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A township of 562 people in Lincoln County, South Dakota
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Conserved land0.1%33 of 24,113 acres
Trails1.9 mi0.1 mi per sq mi
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Canton, S. Dak1907
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Canton, S. Dak, 1907

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City in South Dakota, United States
3,066Population
3.2 sq miArea
1,270 ftElevation

Canton is a city in South Dakota and the county seat of Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States. Canton is located 18 miles south of Sioux Falls in southeastern South Dakota. The city was named by Norwegian settler and former legislator James M. Wahl. The population was 3,066 as of the 2020 census. The City of Canton was the recipient of the South Dakota Community of the Year Award in 2004 and in 2011. The city is also home to the Canton Industrial Park, which became the first South Dakota Certified Ready Site in July of 2012.

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ZIP code57013
Area code605
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Housing in Canton

$305K▼ 1.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Canton home is worth about $305,000, down 1.8% in a year, 5% below the South Dakota typical home.

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Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center - CahCanton · 4.8 mi · ER · rural critical access
Horizon Health - Alcester DentalAlcester · 17.8 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
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