Canton

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Canton

Total population

398

Median home value

$93,200

14.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$53,056

Canton$53k

National$74k

Elevation410 m

Land area1 km²

Weather53°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates43.53°, -91.93°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Canton is a city in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Canton had a population of 310.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Canton, MN from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Grace Ingalls

youngest sister of author Laura Ingalls Wilder (1877–1941)

Byron Houck

American baseball player and cinematographer

Howard Haugerud

American government official

Philip Manuel

American pianist, harpsichordist and music educator

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Bennie Benson

American politician – Minnesota -House 1933-34 (District 1); House 1937-38 (District 1)

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Francis A. Duxbury

American politician – Minnesota -- "F.A." Senate 1911-18 (District 1)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Canton

Behind the cameras

Rolf J. Canton · 2007

Minnesotans in the Movies

Rolf J. Canton · 2006

Aircraft accident report

United States. National Transportation Safety Board. · 1975

1990 census of population and housing

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1992

All rise

Bill McGrane · 2010

Masters of design

Sean Adams · 2008

Sixteenth census of the United States: 1940

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1940

1972 census of transportation

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1975

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Spotted Orbweaver

Neoscona crucifera

Seen 2026-09-15

Lemon Cuckoo Bumble Bee

Bombus citrinus

Seen 2026-09-13

Brown-belted Bumble Bee

Bombus griseocollis

Seen 2026-09-13

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

Seen 2026-09-13

Banded Garden Spider

Argiope trifasciata

Seen 2026-09-07

American groundnut

Apios americana

Seen 2026-09-07

Brickwork Woodlouse

Porcellio spinicornis

Seen 2026-08-29

field thistle

Cirsium discolor

Seen 2026-08-22

pale jewelweed

Impatiens pallida

Seen 2026-08-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).