Canton may refer to:

Administrative divisions

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), ...

, 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) In heraldry, a canton is a charge placed upon a shield. It is, by default a square in the upper dexter corner, but if in the sinister corner is blazoned ''a canton sinister''. A canton is classed by some heraldic writers as one of the honorab ...

, 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 ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...

(Canton Province), province in southern China *

Guangzhou Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about nor ...

(Canton City), capital of Guangdong Province * Canton River (Pearl River), a river in southern China near Guangzhou * Canton Road, Hong Kong

United States

* Canton, Connecticut * Canton, Georgia *

Canton, Illinois Canton is the largest city in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 13,242 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down from 14,704 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The Canton Micropolitan Statistical Ar ...

* Canton, Indiana * Canton, Iowa * Canton, Kansas * Canton, Maine * Canton, Baltimore, Maryland, a neighborhood and park * Canton, Massachusetts * Canton, Michigan * Canton, Minnesota * Canton, Mississippi * Canton, Missouri * Canton, Montana, a former town now situated under Canyon Ferry Lake * Canton, New Jersey * Canton, New York, a town *

Canton (village), New York Canton is a Administrative divisions of New York#Village, village and county seat of St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The village is centrally located in both the Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town of Canton (town), ...

* Canton, North Carolina * Canton City, North Dakota *

Canton, Ohio Canton () is a city in Stark County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of cities in Ohio, eighth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 70,872 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Canton–Massillo ...

* Canton, Oklahoma * Canton, Pennsylvania * Canton, South Dakota * Canton, Texas * Canton, West Virginia * Canton, Wisconsin, a town * Canton, Barron County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Canton River (United States), a river in Canton, Massachusetts, United States * Canton Township (disambiguation)

Kiribati

* Canton Island

Wales

* Canton, Cardiff, Wales, UK ** Canton (Cardiff electoral ward)

Other uses

* ''Canton'' (1790 EIC ship), an East Indiaman * Canton (basketball), a 1906–1907 basketball team in Canton, Ohio, US * Canton (liqueur), a ginger-flavored liqueur * Canton Fair, a biannual trade fair in Canton (Guangzhou), China * Canton System, a Chinese trade policy from 1757 to 1842 * Canton System (Prussia), unrelated to the above - a system of recruitment to the Prussian Army * A metonym for the

Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional football (gridiron), professional American football, located in Canton, Ohio. Opened on September 7, 1963, the Hall of Fame enshrines exceptional figures in the sport of profes ...

, located in Canton, Ohio, US * Canton Electronics, German loudspeaker manufacturer