Canton
Baltimore (city) · USGS GNIS name record 597174
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These Census tracts have reference points near Canton. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 2609 ↗
Baltimore city · MD
- Population
- 3,691
- Median home value
- $344,200
Census tract 2611 ↗
Baltimore city · MD
- Population
- 2,187
- Median home value
- $388,600
Census tract 101 ↗
Baltimore city · MD
- Population
- 2,706
- Median home value
- $417,100
Census tract 2607 ↗
Baltimore city · MD
- Population
- 2,752
- Median home value
- $338,500
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Canton ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
Located on the eastern side of Northwest Harbor in downtown Baltimore, just southeast of Patterson Park.
This historic Baltimore neighborhood was originally a plantation owned by John O'Donnell, an Irish sea captain. O'Donnell named the area to commemorate the first commercial freight containing silks and teas from Canton, China to Baltimore in 1785. Later in 1828, the Canton Company constructed wharfs, a railroad, and other buildings on this site which eventually became part of the shipping compound known as Canton Yard. (US-T121)
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
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SHA-256 45ad8d56b3bb4990ad8105cdda15ee7d2f07afd6941afe75b783f29b02723697
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