Canton
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city in and county seat of Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- South Dakota
- County
- Lincoln
- Type
- Council-Manager
- Total
- 3.29 sq mi (8.51 km )
- Land
- 3.27 sq mi (8.47 km )
- Water
- 0.015 sq mi (0.04 km )
- Elevation
- 1,286 ft (392 m)
- Density
- 937.7/sq mi (362.05/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 46-09500
- Website
- City website
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Canton
- Population
- 3066
- Area
- 8.343613
- Elevation
- 387
- Official website
- www.cantonsd.org
- Image
- Lincoln County Courthouse South Dakota 5.jpg
- Households
- 1167
- Dialing code
- 605
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- postal code
- 57013
- Commons category
- Canton, South Dakota
- P8168
- Symphony No. 5
- water as percent of area
- 0.855
- per capita income
- 32163
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Canton is a city in South Dakota and the county seat of Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States. Canton is located 18 miles south of Sioux Falls in southeastern South Dakota. Canton is nestled in the rolling hills of the Sioux Valley, providing an abundance of recreational activities with the Big Sioux River bordering the eastern side, Newton Hills State Park to the south, and Lake Alvin to the north. The city was named by Norwegian settler and former legislator James M. Wahl. The population was 3,066 as of the 2020 census.
The City of Canton was the proud recipient of the South Dakota Community of the Year Award in 2004 and in 2011. The city is also home to the Canton Industrial Park, South Dakota's first Certified Ready Site.