From Sweet Corn Capital to Michigan's second-largest township
Canton Township organized in 1834 from part of Plymouth Township and was settled largely by New England families who arrived via the Erie Canal; the area was known for a time as "the Sweet Corn Capital of Michigan" and later as a metro-Detroit dairy hub for most of the 20th century. Population held near 5,300 as late as 1961, then more than quadrupled within a few years of I-275's 1977 completion and has more than doubled since — 98,659 residents at the 2020 census, making Canton Michigan's second-most-populous township.
A remodel profile shaped by one big growth wave
Because most of Canton's housing dates to the subdivision boom that followed I-275's 1977 opening, its bathrooms typically reflect 1980s-2000s construction standards — fiberglass tub-shower units, single-vanity layouts — rather than the older cast-iron and plaster work found in NW Wayne County's pre-war towns. The Cherry Hill hamlet in the township's northwest corner is the exception, holding onto older building stock from its days as a 19th-century commercial hub.
Bathroom Remodeling in Canton
Prepare a Canton inquiry
Flag whether the home is in the Cherry Hill hamlet's older stock or one of the newer post-1977 subdivisions, and share fixture age and condition.
Newer construction still needs verification
A subdivision built in one wave can share the same original vent-stack routing or waterproofing shortcuts across dozens of homes — worth checking rather than assuming newer means better-detailed.