West Canton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, West Canton had a population of 1,265. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
West Canton is located in east-central Haywood County. It is bordered to the east by the town of Canton.
U.S. Routes 19 and 23 form the southern boundary of the CDP. The combined highway leads west to Lake Junaluska and east through Canton to Asheville. Waynesville, the Haywood county seat, is to the southwest via US-23.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the West Canton CDP has a total area of , all land. The Pigeon River, a west-flowing stream that is part of the Tennessee River basin, forms the northern edge of the CDP.
Demographics
As of the census