Canton
Administrative Unit
- in France, see Canton (France)
- in Switzerland, see Canton (Switzerland)
- in El Salvador, see Canton (El Salvador)
Place names
in the United States:
- Canton (Colorado)
- Canton (Connecticut)
- Canton (Georgia)
- Canton (Illinois)
- Canton (Indiana)
- Canton (Iowa)
- Canton (Kansas)
- Canton (Kentucky)
- Canton (Maine)
- Canton (Maryland)
- Canton (Massachusetts)
- Canton (Michigan)
- Canton (Minnesota)
- Canton (Mississippi)
- Canton (Missouri)
- Canton (Montana)
- Canton (New Jersey)
- Canton (New York)
- Canton (North Carolina)
- Canton (Ohio)
- Canton (Oklahoma)
- Canton (Pennsylvania)
- Canton (South Dakota), in Lincoln County
- Canton (Texas)
- Canton (Virginia)
- Canton (West Virginia)
- Canton (Wisconsin), in Barron County
- Canton (Town, Buffalo County), town(ship) in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.
in Switzerland:
- Canton GR in the municipality of Poschiavo, Canton Grisons
in China:
- Guangzhou (exonym: Canton or Canton), a city in southern China
- Guangdong (exonym: Canton or Canton), a province in the south of China
Canton or Cantón is the family name of the following people:
- Darío Canton (* 1928), Argentine writer and sociologist
- Gustav Jacob Canton (1813-1885), German landscape and animal painter and illustrator of the Düsseldorf School
- Joanna Canton (* 1978), US actress
- John Canton (1718-1772), English physicist
- José Cantón (1937-2013), Spanish football player
- Neil Canton (* 1948), US-American film producer
Other:
- Canton electronics, loudspeaker manufacturer
- Canton Buggy Company, former US-American automobile manufacturer
- Canton (band), Italo disco band of the 1980s
- Canton (Rhineland), an administrative unit in the French-occupied Rhineland 1801-1815.
properties listed on the NRHP:
- Canton Apartments, in Atlanta, Georgia, ID# 80004456
- Canton Asylum for American Indians Cemetery, in Canton, South Dakota, ID# 98000074.
- Canton Center Historic District, in Canton, Connecticut, ID# 97000831.
- Canton Commercial Historic District, in Canton, Georgia, ID# 84000962.
- Canton Corner Historic District, in Canton, Massachusetts, ID# 09000697.
- Canton Cotton Mills No. 2, in Canton, Georgia, ID No. 02000293
- Canton Courthouse Square Historic District, in Canton, Mississippi, ID# 82004895.
- Canton High School, in Canton, Mississippi, ID No. 98001334
- Canton House, in Baltimore, Maryland, ID No. 78003140
- Canton Lutheran Church, in Canton, South Dakota, ID No. 02000582
- Canton Main Street Historic District, in Canton, North Carolina, ID# 05000958.
- Canton Public Library, in Canton, Ohio, ID No. 82003643
- Canton School, in Canton, Iowa, ID No. 79000898
- Canton Township Carnegie Library, in Canton, Kansas, ID# 87000960.
- Canton Viaduct, in Canton, Massachusetts, ID No. 84002870
- Canton Wholesale Company Building, in Canton, Georgia, ID# 97001421.
See also:
Questions and Answers
Q: What is a canton?
A: A canton is a way to divide the land of a country into different regions or states.
Q: Give examples of countries with cantons.
A: Countries with cantons include Costa Rica, France, Luxembourg, and Switzerland.
Q: What is Canton in China known for?
A: Canton in China is known for producing a ginger-flavored liqueur called canton.
Q: Where in China is canton produced?
A: Canton is produced in the Guangdong province in China.
Q: What is the upper left part of a flag called?
A: The upper left part of a flag is not specifically referred to as a canton, but it is commonly called the canton in vexillology (the study of flags).
Q: What are the cantons of Switzerland known for?
A: The cantons of Switzerland are known for having a high degree of autonomy and for being divided into different regions with their own distinct cultures and languages.
Q: How is a canton different from a province or state?
A: A canton is essentially the same thing as a province or state, but the term is more commonly used in certain countries, particularly in Switzerland where the cantons have a high degree of autonomy.
