Canton may refer to:

Administrative divisions

  • Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries
  • Canton of Cartagena, the government of Cartagena during the Cantonalist Rebellion of 1873–1874
  • 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

China

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

Canada

  • Canton, Ontario
  • Canton, New Brunswick, a community in Drummond Parish, New Brunswick

Kiribati

  • Canton Island

United States

  • Canton, Connecticut, town
  • Canton, Georgia, city and county seat
  • Canton, Illinois, city
  • Canton, Indiana, unincorporated community
  • Canton, Iowa, unincorporated community
  • Canton, Kansas, rural city
  • Canton, Maine, town
  • Canton, Baltimore, Maryland, neighborhood and park
  • Canton, Massachusetts, town in Greater Boston
  • Canton, Michigan, suburban township near Detroit
  • Canton, Minnesota, rural city
  • Canton, Mississippi, city in Jackson metropolitan area
  • Canton, Missouri, city
  • Canton, Montana, former town now situated under Canyon Ferry Lake
  • Canton, New Jersey, township
  • Canton, New York, college town
  • Canton (village), New York
  • Canton, North Carolina, town in Asheville metropolitan area
  • Canton City, North Dakota, rural city
  • Canton, Ohio, the most populous U.S. city of this name
  • Canton, Oklahoma, town
  • Canton, Pennsylvania, borough
  • Canton, South Dakota, city in Sioux Falls metropolitan area
  • Canton, Texas, city in Tyler metropolitan area
  • Canton, Wisconsin, town
  • Canton, Barron County, Wisconsin, unincorporated community
  • Canton River (United States), river in Canton, Massachusetts
  • Canton Township (disambiguation)

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

See also

  • Afrin Canton, one of the cantons of the autonomous Democratic Federation of Northern Syria
  • Cantonal Rebellion, a rebellion in Spain in 1873–1874
  • Cantone (disambiguation)
  • Cantoning, the division of soldiers into groups for the purpose of billeting on campaign or to garrison a territory
  • Cantonist, sons of Russian conscripts who were educated in special canton schools
  • East Canton, Ohio
  • East Cantons, a region of eastern Belgium
  • Kanton (disambiguation)
  • New Canton, Illinois
  • New Canton, Virginia
  • North Canton, Ohio
  • Shahba Canton, one of the cantons of the autonomous Democratic Federation of Northern Syria
  • Pancit canton, a Philippine noodle dish
  • West Canton, North Carolina