Canton
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town in Massachusetts, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Massachusetts
- County
- Norfolk
- Type
- Open town meeting
- Town administrator
- Charles Doody
- Total
- 19.6 sq mi (50.7 km )
- Land
- 18.9 sq mi (49.0 km )
- Water
- 0.66 sq mi (1.7 km )
- Elevation
- 98 ft (30 m)
- Density
- 1,288/sq mi (497.3/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( Eastern )
- Zip code
- 02021
- Area code
- 781 / 339
- Fips code
- 25-11315
- Gnis feature id
- 0619457
- Website
- www.town.canton.ma.us
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Canton
- Population
- 24370
- Area
- 19.6
- Elevation
- 30
- Official website
- www.town.canton.ma.us
- Image
- Canton Town Hall, MA.jpg
- Households
- 9238
- Dialing code
- 339
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- Commons category
- Canton, Massachusetts
- postal code
- 02021
- inception
- 1630-00-00
- per capita income
- 56441
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Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,370 at the 2020 census. Canton is part of Greater Boston, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) southwest of Downtown Boston.
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