Canton, South Dakota

Canton, South Dakota
City
Downtown Canton
Motto:  "Can Live. Can Dream. Can Do!"
Location in Lincoln County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 43°18′12″N 96°35′06″W / 43.30333°N 96.58500°W / 43.30333; -96.58500
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Lincoln
Incorporated	1881[1]
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
Area [2]
• Total	3.29 sq mi (8.51 km2)
• Land	3.27 sq mi (8.47 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation [3]	1,286 ft (392 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• Total	3,066
• Density	937.61/sq mi (362.05/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code	57013
Area code	605
FIPS code	46-09500
GNIS feature ID	1267310[3]
Website	City website

Canton is a city in the eastern part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is the county seat of Lincoln County, and 3,066 people lived there at the 2020 census.^[4] Canton became a city in 1881.^[5]

1. ↑ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-10. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
2. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canton, South Dakota
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Canton city, South Dakota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
5. ↑ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-16.