Canton, South Dakota
Canton is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States. Canton is located 20 minutes south of Sioux Falls in southeastern South Dakota. Canton is nestled in the rolling hills of the Sioux Valley, providing an abundance of recreational activities with the Big Sioux River bordering the eastern side, Newton Hills State Park to the south, and Lake Alvin to the north. The city was named by Norwegian settler and former legislator... Show more James M. Wahl. The population was 3,057 as of the 2010 census. The City of Canton was the proud 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, South Dakota's first Certified Ready Site.