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CantonMN

A town of 398.

Photo: Myotus · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
398
residents
Median home value
$93K
Census ACS
Household income
$53K
median
Median age
38.5
years
Jobs based here
17
A commuter town
Small town

398 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Canton

Most working residents leave Canton for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Harmony (13%), Rochester (13%) and Preston (9%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Canton2%
Harmony13%
Rochester13%
Preston9%
Spring Valley4%
21 mi
median commute distance
17
jobs based in Canton
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Canton has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 47 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

47″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter11–27°
Spring34–55°
Summer58–79°
Fall37–57°
Sep 28
typical first frost
May 14
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 38% of U.S. communities.

38risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
38Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Canton is

Canton beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better16 too close to call16 worse
What stands outCantonMN
More adults with COPD8.2%5.4%
More smokers18.9%13.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth12.6%8.9%
Regional Health Services of Howard County
13.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing

Homes in Canton sell for about $127K

The median sale price was $127,000 in April 2026.

$127Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Canton for work

Where Canton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

13% → Harmony Harmony 13% 13% → Rochester Rochester 13% 9% → Preston Preston 9% 4% → Spring Valley Spring Valley 4% 3% → Cresco Cresco 3% 3% → Mabel Mabel 3% Canton · 2% stay
17jobs based in Canton
2%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Building in
2012 · Building in · Wikimedia Commons
Canton’s story

Canton in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

MNMap-doton-CantonCanton streetsign-Prairie and MainCanton, Minnesota
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About Canton

City in Minnesota, United States

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

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
310
Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
1,345 ft
ZIP code
55922

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