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Town of Canton

General-purpose government in North Carolina. Browse the source-reported information below.

Census ID 110080 · Census county field: Haywood · Functioning in the 2025 inventory
Names, roles & contact channels

Published local officials

5 source-linked entries for Canton town, compiled by CivicPatch. Each entry keeps the source's update date and government links.

A dated roster, not a live verification. We matched this jurisdiction to its exact Census identifier. Continued service, complete seat coverage, and your individual district representative have not been independently verified. Check the linked government source before contacting an official.

Gail Mull

  • Mayor Pro Tempore

Source updated

Government profile ↗Email: uswlocal507@bellsouth.netPublished phone: (828) 648-6014
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Kristina Proctor

  • Alderperson

Source updated

Government profile ↗Email: kristinaelizabethsmith@gmail.comPublished phone: (828) 549-8349
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Ralph Hamlett

  • Alderperson

Source updated

Government profile ↗Email: rhamlett@charter.netPublished phone: (828) 276-6060
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Tim Shepard

  • Alderperson

Source updated

Government profile ↗Email: timshepard39@gmail.com
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Zeb Smathers

  • Mayor

Source updated

Government profile ↗Published phone: (828) 648-8240
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Audit the exact CivicPatch snapshot ↗Data license ↗Imported 2026-10-02. Import date is not a new source-verification date.
The source record

Listed as functioning in 2025.

The Census ACTIVE field is Y for this record.

Census ID
110080
Record type
General-purpose government
Classification
Municipal
Status
Functioning
2025 Census snapshot

Reported contact and location fields

Reported mailing addressPO BOX 987 · CANTON, NC · 28716-0987
Reported contact roleTown Manager

A role label, not a verified person’s name.

Census county fieldHaywood
Reported websiteOpen listed website ↗

These are inventory fields, not newly verified office contacts. A county field or mailing address does not establish the exact service boundary.

Published context

Scale and parent relationship

Population estimate4,4182023

About these sources and their limits
Evidence boundary

What each source proves—and what it does not.

Established by the published records

  • The entity or system appears in the 2025 Census listing.
  • Its Census category, identifier, and functioning/dormant field.
  • Only the location, function, population, enrollment, and contact fields actually published.

Not established by these records

  • Whether each governing or administrative role is elected, appointed, or mixed.
  • The exact geographic service boundary or that a reported website remains current.
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Related North Carolina entities

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GENERAL-PURPOSE GOVERNMENTCounty of HaywoodHaywood county areaGENERAL-PURPOSE GOVERNMENTTown of ClydeHaywood county areaGENERAL-PURPOSE GOVERNMENTTown of Maggie ValleyHaywood county areaGENERAL-PURPOSE GOVERNMENTTown of WaynesvilleHaywood county areaDEPENDENT SCHOOL SYSTEMHaywood Co SchHaywood county areaDEPENDENT SCHOOL SYSTEMHaywood Community CollegeHaywood county area
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How to interpret this record

Town of Canton, NC — Officials & Contacts

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