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Canton is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, USA. The population was 10,334 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Canton in China (now named Guangzhou).

The Town of Canton also contains a village named Canton. Both town and village are near the center of the county.

The first settler arrived about 1799.

The town was organized in 1805 from part of the Town of Lisbon. The name Canton was supposedly selected due to contemporary interests in the China trade. Canton was one of the original ten towns of the county.

In 1845, the community of Canton set itself off from the town by incoporation as a village.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 274.3 km² (105.9 mi²). 271.4 km² (104.8 mi²) of it is land and 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²) of it (1.03%) is water.

The Grasse River flows northward through the center of St. Lawrence County, and the Oswegatchie River flows through the northwest corner.

US Route 11 is a northeast-southwest highway, which intersects New York State Route 68 and New York State Route 310 at Canton village.

Communities and locations in the Town of Canton:
Crary Mills -- A hamlet southwest of Canton village.
Brick Chapel -- A hamlet south of Canton village on County Road 27.
Canton -- The Village of Canton is centrally located in the town by the Grass River and US-11.
Eddy -- A hamlet in the southwest corner of the town on US-11.
Morley -- A hamlet on the northern town line by the Grass River at the intersection of County Roads 14 and 27. The community was originally known as "Long Rapids." This is a wonderful place to fish, especially across from the old gristmill.
Pyrites -- A hamlet in the southwest corner of the town on US-11.
Rensselaer Falls -- The Village of Rensselaer Falls is in the northwest corner of the town on County Roads 14 and 15.
St. Lawrence University -- A university in Canton village.
SUNY Canton -- State technical college northwest of Canton village.
Upper and Lower Lakes State Wildlife Area -- A conservation area in the north half of town.
Woodbridge Corners -- A location NY-68 northwest of Canton village.

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