East Canton

History

East Canton was initially settled under the name Osnaburg. The village was founded with the help of Mallory Paige. There is a statue in memory of her at the Ward house. The Osnaburg Township Plat map of 1875 shows the village as Osnaburg. Inside this book, on page 23, within the history of Osnaburg Township, it is written: "James Leeper laid out the town of Osnaburg about 1807, and settlers located nearby, in the expectation of its being the county seat." The village changed its name during the 1910s to East Canton.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  10,564
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  9,482
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  9,175
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  8,009
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  7,321
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  7,195
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  6,933
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  6,788

Most recent

• M 3 — 2024-03-30
  2 km SSW of Maple Ridge, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2021-11-19
  2 km NW of Sherrodsville, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2021-10-28
  1 km NW of Sherrodsville, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2019-12-07
  1 km N of Willowick, Ohio
• M 3.4 — 2017-06-03
  1 km WNW of Batesville, Ohio
• M 4 — 2011-12-31
  3 km NW of Youngstown, Ohio