Canton

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