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| − | Canton, [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]] is a town of 775 inhabitants in 1950 (829 in 2000), midway between [[McPherson (Kansas, USA)|McPherson]] and [[Hillsboro (Kansas, USA)|Hillsboro]], in the eastern part of [[McPherson County (Kansas, USA)|McPherson County]]. Between 30 and 40 percent of the people living in its trade territory in 1950 were Mennonites, most of whom came originally from [[Karolswalde (Rivne Oblast, Ukraine)|Karolswalde]], [[Poland|Poland]], and were now affiliated with the [[Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (CGC)|Church of God in Christ, Mennonite]] (see [[Lone Tree Church of God in Christ, Mennonite ( | + | Canton, [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]] is a town of 775 inhabitants in 1950 (829 in 2000), midway between [[McPherson (Kansas, USA)|McPherson]] and [[Hillsboro (Kansas, USA)|Hillsboro]], in the eastern part of [[McPherson County (Kansas, USA)|McPherson County]]. Between 30 and 40 percent of the people living in its trade territory in 1950 were Mennonites, most of whom came originally from [[Karolswalde (Rivne Oblast, Ukraine)|Karolswalde]], [[Poland|Poland]], and were now affiliated with the [[Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (CGC)|Church of God in Christ, Mennonite]] (see [[Lone Tree Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (Galva, Kansas, USA)|Lone Tree Church]]). The members of the [[Emmanuel Mennonite Church (McPherson County, Kansas, USA)|Emmanuel Mennonite Church]] ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]]) were of the same background. Here also is located the [[Spring Valley Mennonite Church (Canton, Kansas, USA)|Spring Valley Mennonite Church]] (Mennonite Church USA). |
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Canton, Kansas is a town of 775 inhabitants in 1950 (829 in 2000), midway between McPherson and Hillsboro, in the eastern part of McPherson County. Between 30 and 40 percent of the people living in its trade territory in 1950 were Mennonites, most of whom came originally from Karolswalde, Poland, and were now affiliated with the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (see Lone Tree Church). The members of the Emmanuel Mennonite Church (General Conference Mennonite) were of the same background. Here also is located the Spring Valley Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA).
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| Author(s) | Charles Diener |
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| Date Published | 1953 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Diener, Charles. "Canton (Kansas, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Canton_(Kansas,_USA)&oldid=170371.
APA style
Diener, Charles. (1953). Canton (Kansas, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Canton_(Kansas,_USA)&oldid=170371.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 509. All rights reserved.
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