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Canton Of Léman
Canton may refer to: Administrative divisions * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and entertainment * Canton (band), an Italian synth pop group * "Canton" (song) by Japan * Canton, a fictional town in " Jaynestown", an episode of ''Firefly'' Design * Canton (building), a corner pilaster * Canton (flag), an emblem placed in the top left quarter of a flag * Canton (heraldry), a square or other charge (symbol) occupying the upper left corner of a coat of arms * Canton porcelain, Chinese ceramic ware People * Canton (surname), and list of people with the surname * Canton Jones, American Christian music/hip-hop artist Places Canada * Canton, New Brunswick, a community in Drummond Parish, New Brunswick * Canton, Ontario China * Guangdong (Canton Province), province in southern China * Guangzhou (Canton City), capital of Guangdong Province * C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton (administrative Division)
A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared with other administrative divisions such as county, counties, Department (administrative division), departments, or provinces. Internationally, the most politically important cantons are the Cantons of Switzerland, Swiss cantons. As the constituents of the Swiss Confederation, theoretically and historically, they are semi-sovereign states. The term is derived from the French language, French word ''wikt:canton#French, canton'', meaning "corner" or "district" (from which "cantonment" is also derived). In specific countries Cantons exist or previously existed in the following countries: *Cantons of Belgium *Bohol#U.S. intervention and occupation, Cantonal Government of Bohol *Cantons of Bolivia *Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cantons of Bosnia and Herzegovina: federal units of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Road
Canton Road (Traditional Chinese characters, Chinese: 廣東道) is a List of streets and roads in Hong Kong, major road in Hong Kong, linking the former west Land reclamation in Hong Kong, reclamation shore in Tsim Sha Tsui, Jordan, Hong Kong, Jordan, Yau Ma Tei, Mong Kok and Prince Edward, Hong Kong, Prince Edward on the Kowloon Peninsula. The road runs mostly parallel and west to Nathan Road. It starts from the junction with Salisbury Road, Hong Kong, Salisbury Road in the south and ends in the north at the junction with Lai Chi Kok Road in the Prince Edward, Hong Kong, Prince Edward area. The southern section of Canton Road is home to many upscale retail shops, shopping centres and others business establishments, with busy traffic from both vehicles and pedestrians from morning till late at night. Name The road was originally named MacDonnell Road. It was renamed to Canton Road in 1909 to avoid confusion with MacDonnell Road on Hong Kong Island. The road is named after the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton, Missouri
Canton is a city in Lewis County, Missouri, Lewis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,774 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. 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. 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, Illinois, Quincy, Illinois, IL–MO Quincy micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area. History The city of Canton, believed to be named in honor of Canton, Ohio, predates the surrounding Lewis County by three years, having been founded in 1830, whereas the county would not be created from part of Marion County, Missouri, Marion county until 1833. It was founded by Issac Bland, Robert Sinclair, and Edward White—the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton, Mississippi
The city of Canton is the county seat of Madison County, Mississippi, United States, and is situated in the northern part of the Jackson, Mississippi metropolitan area, metropolitan area surrounding the state capital, Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson. The population of Canton was 10,948 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down from 13,189 in 2010 United States census, 2010. The city is adjacent to a large auto manufacturing facility owned by Nissan. History Although not a major battle site during the American Civil War, Civil War, Canton was important as a rail and logistics center. Many wounded soldiers were treated in or transported through the city, and as a consequence it has a large Confederate States of America, Confederate cemetery. Much of Canton is on the National Register of Historic Places. The courthouse square is a historic shopping district and host to the Canton Flea Market. The picturesque Georgian architecture, Georgian courthouse is particularly notabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton, Minnesota
Canton is a city in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 346 at the 2010 census. History A post office called Canton has been in operation since 1882. Canton was incorporated in 1887. The city was named after Canton, Ohio. The city was previously served by passenger rail at Canton station. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Canton is along U.S. Highway 52 and Fillmore County Road 21, Main Street. It is five miles east-southeast of Harmony, and nine miles west of Mabel. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 346 people, 162 households, and 88 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 177 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.7% White and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population. There were 162 households, of which 25.3% had children under the age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton, Michigan
Canton Township (commonly known simply as Canton) is a charter township in Wayne County, Michigan, Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A western Metro Detroit, suburb of Detroit, Canton is located roughly west of downtown Detroit, and east of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ann Arbor. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the township had a population of 98,659, making it Michigan's second most-populated township (after Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan, Clinton Township) and List of municipalities in Michigan (by population), ninth most-populated municipality overall. The township is ranked as the 96th highest-income place in the United States with a population of 50,000 or more, and is consistently ranked as one of the safest communities in the United States. Communities *Canton is an unincorporated community within the township, although the name often refers to the whole township itself. It is located just south of M-153 (Michigan highway), M-153 (Ford Roa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton, Massachusetts
Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,370 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Canton is part of Greater Boston, about southwest of Downtown Boston. History The area that is present-day Canton was inhabited for thousands of years prior to European colonization of the Americas, European colonization. The Paleo-Indians, Paleo-Indian site Wamsutta, Radiocarbon dating, radiocarbon dated to 12,140 years before present, is located within the bounds of modern day Canton at Signal Hill (Canton, Massachusetts), Signal Hill. At the time of the Puritan migration to New England (1620–1640), Puritan migration to New England in the early 1600s, Canton was seasonally inhabited by the Neponset band of Massachusett under the leadership of sachem Chickatawbut. From the 1630s to the 1670s, increasing encroachment by year-round English settlers on lands traditionally inhabited only part of the year, devastating Virgin soil epidemic, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton, Baltimore
Canton is a historic waterfront neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The neighborhood is along Baltimore's outer harbor in the southeastern section of the city, roughly east of Downtown Baltimore, Baltimore's downtown district and next to or near the neighborhoods of Patterson Park (Neighborhood), Baltimore, Patterson Park, Fell's Point, Highlandtown, Baltimore, Highlandtown, and Brewers Hill, Baltimore, Brewers Hill. Canton is considered one of Baltimore's trendiest and vibrant neighborhoods, known for its family-friendly community, urban lifestyle and hot spot for the social scene. The inclusive neighborhood continues to see rapid growth as more development opportunities come into the area. Since the late 1990s, the neighborhood has undergone significant gentrification and has been ranked the 16th most-gentrified zip code in the nation from 2000 to 2016. History Before 1785 For several hundred years before 1608, the land including Canton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton, Maine
Canton is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. Canton is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area. The population was 1,125 at the 2020 census. Located beside Lake Anasagunticook, Canton is a summer recreational area. History Canton Point was the site of Rockemeka, village of the Anasagunticook (or Androscoggin) Abenaki Indians. It is said the tribe had cleared to raise corn. By 1757 the tribe population was devastated by smallpox. The land became part of a grant the Massachusetts General Court awarded to Captain Joseph Phipps and 63 other soldiers for their services during the French and Indian War. Called Phipps-Canada, it was incorporated in 1795 as Jay in honor of John Jay, the first chief justice of the U. S. Supreme Court. On February 5, 1821, Canton was set off from Jay and incorporated, named after Canton, Massachusetts. Settlement began in the early 1790s when William Livermore, William French, Joseph Coolidg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton, Kansas
Canton is a city in McPherson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 685. It is named after Canton, Ohio. History Early history For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau. 19th century In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre. From the 1820s to the 1870s, one of the most significant land routes in the United States was the Santa Fe Trail. It was located southeast of Canton. Two DAR markers were located on the trail near Canton, one at the Jones Cemetery eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton, Iowa
Canton is an unincorporated community in Jackson and Jones counties, Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ..., United States. There is a restaurant there, and no other businesses or services. History In the mid-19th century, Canton contained a flouring mill, a saw mill and a woolen factory powered by the waters of its river. Canton's population was 210 in 1902, and 75 in 1925. The population was 54 in 1940. References Unincorporated communities in Iowa Unincorporated communities in Jackson County, Iowa Unincorporated communities in Jones County, Iowa {{JonesCountyIA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton, Indiana
Canton is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Washington County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History Canton was laid out and platted in 1838. Old variant names of the community were Greensburg and Eggharbor. A post office was established at Canton in 1835, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905. Demographics The United States Census Bureau delineated Canton as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey The American Community Survey (ACS) is an annual demographics survey program conducted by the United States Census Bureau. It regularly gathers information previously contained only in the long form of the United States census, decennial census .... References Unincorporated communities in Indiana Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Indiana Populated places established in 1838 1838 establishments in Indiana {{LouisvilleMSA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
