Canton, Missouri | |
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 Downtown on Fourth Street | |
 Location of Canton, Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 40°07′46″N 91°31′36″W / 40.12944°N 91.52667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Lewis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.59 sq mi (6.70 km2) |
| • Land | 2.29 sq mi (5.92 km2) |
| • Water | 0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2) |
| Elevation | 509 ft (155 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,774 |
| • Density | 1,214.00/sq mi (468.76/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 63435 |
| Area code | 573 |
| FIPS code | 29-11134[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393734[2] |
| Website | showmecanton |
Canton is a city in Lewis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,774 at the 2020 census.[4] Canton is the home of Culver-Stockton College, a small liberal arts college affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). It also had the oldest continuously operating ferry across the Mississippi River, which closed in April 2014.[5] Four members of the United States House of Representatives have come from Canton, and are buried in the city's Forest Grove Cemetery. Canton is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canton, Missouri
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "The History of Canton, Missouri". City of Canton. 2012. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2013.