Town file
Canton Township, Michigan
Canton Township, Michigan (Wayne County, Michigan) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 358, "The Not So Missing Spouse" (28 January 2023). Dorothy Barker was born on 6 February 1948, the sixth of seven children of Anna and Lewis Barker.
- Town
- Canton Township
- County
- Wayne County
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 358
- Approximate location
- 42.308, -83.486
Episode 358 / 28 January 2023 / 69 min / express
The Not So Missing Spouse
"Canton Township, Michigan, about 40 minutes outside Detroit, a Detroit suburb" about 0:03:29
The case: Murder of Dorothy Tyberski (September 28, 1985). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2023
- Population
- 94,000
- Median household income
- $82,243
- Median home value
- $331,000
History, in brief
- In 1829 a bill created the townships of Lima and Richland out of Buckland Township. about 0:04:54
- The governor refused to approve it because the names conflicted with existing post offices. about 0:05:02
- The legislature substituted the names Nanking and Pekin, after the Chinese cities. about 0:05:27
- Pekin was renamed Redford in 1833. about 0:05:45
- The township was finally named Canton in 1834. about 0:06:08
- It is named after Canton, the provincial capital known historically as Canton of imperial China. about 0:06:21
The reviews read out
4 stars
"A resident since 2014 has enjoyed it; there is plenty to do, such as open rollerblading at Skating Station on Joy Road and Sky Zone on Executive Drive, music in the park on summer Friday nights and bars nearby; the only complaint is how busy Ford Road is and the stopped trains around Joy Road and Hagerty."about 0:06:32
2 stars
"There is not a lot besides movies, bowling and putt-putt."about 0:07:50
1 star
"Calls it the most miserable place to live, full of wannabe nouveau riche busybodies, with aggressive drivers and no road etiquette, and says it is a diverse community but devastatingly racist, with a bullying culture stemming from the auto industry."about 0:08:22
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Webster Township, Michigan19 miles
- Brownstown Township, Michigan19 miles
- Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan29 miles
- Jackson, Michigan47 miles
- Morrice, Michigan51 miles
- Delta, Ohio57 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.