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Canton

Canton is a town in , United States. Canton is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area. The population was 1,125 at the 2020 census.
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  • Type: Village with 1,130 residents
  • Description: town in Maine, United States
  • Also known as: “Canton, Maine” and “Canton, ME”
  • Postal code: 04221

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gilbertville and Hartford.

Neighborhood
is a community in the town of Canton in , , about 30 miles northwest of the city of . The town originated between 1879 and 1882, with growth spurred by the construction of a sawmill and a pulp mill which had been given 10-year tax abatements by the Canton government.

Village
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is a town in , United States. is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town Area. The population was 1,203 at the 2020 census. is situated 5 miles south of Canton.

Village
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is a town in , United States, formerly in , . The population was 2,127 at the 2020 United States census. is situated 5 miles southeast of Canton.

Canton

Latitude
44.44064° or 44° 26′ 26″ north
Longitude
-70.31593° or 70° 18′ 57″ west
Population
1,130
Elevation
397 feet (121 metres)
Open location code
87PFCMRM+7J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158810337
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4960064
Wiki­data ID
Q629704
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Canton” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كانتون”
  • Catalan: “Canton”
  • Cebuano: “Canton”
  • Chechen: “Кантон”
  • Chinese: “坎頓”
  • Chinese: “坎顿”
  • Dutch: “Canton, Maine”
  • Dutch: “Canton”
  • French: “Canton”
  • German: “Canton”
  • Haitian: “Canton, Maine”
  • Haitian: “Canton”
  • Irish: “Canton”
  • Italian: “Canton”
  • Japanese: “カントン”
  • Kazakh: “Кэнтон”
  • Kirghiz: “Кэнтон”
  • Mazanderani: “کانتون”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Canton (Maine)”
  • Norwegian: “Canton”
  • Polish: “Canton”
  • Portuguese: “Canton”
  • Slovenian: “Canton”
  • Spanish: “Canton”
  • Swedish: “Canton, Maine”
  • Swedish: “Canton”
  • Tatar: “Кантон”
  • Turkish: “Canton, ME”
  • Turkish: “Canton”
  • Ukrainian: “Кантон”
  • Urdu: “کینٹن، مینے”
  • Urdu: “کینٹن”
  • Volapük: “Canton”
  • Welsh: “Canton, Maine”
  • Welsh: “Canton”

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Highlights include Canton United Baptist Church and Donald E. Hutchins Memorial Ballfield.

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