Canton, Connecticut

Canton, Connecticut
Town
Town of Canton
Canton Historical Museum
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Hartford County and Connecticut  Capitol Planning Region and Connecticut
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Coordinates: 41°51′42″N 72°54′33″W / 41.86167°N 72.90917°W / 41.86167; -72.90917
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	Hartford
Region	Capitol Region
Incorporated	1806
Hamlets	Canton (Canton Valley) Canton Center Collinsville North Canton
Government
• Type	Selectman-town meeting
• First Selectman	Robert Bessel (D)
• Selectmen	William Volovski (D) Warren Humphrey (R) Timothy LeGeyt (R) Stephen Sedor (R)
Area
• Total	25.0 sq mi (64.8 km2)
• Land	24.6 sq mi (63.7 km2)
• Water	0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Elevation [1]	436 ft (133 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	10,124
• Density	411.6/sq mi (158.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	06019, 06020, 06022, 06059
Area code(s)	860/959
FIPS code	09-12270
GNIS feature ID	0213404[1]
Major highways
Website	www.townofcantonct.org

Canton is a town, incorporated in 1806, located in the Farmington Valley section of the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States. The population was 10,124 as of the 2020 census.^[2] It is bordered by Granby on the north, Simsbury on the east, Avon and Burlington on the south, New Hartford on the west, and Barkhamsted on the northwest. Running through it is the Farmington River. The town includes the villages of North Canton, Canton Center, Canton (Canton Valley), and Collinsville. In September 2007, Collinsville was ranked in Budget Travel magazine as one of the "Ten Coolest Small Towns In America".^[3]