Canton
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Canton
Summary
Canton is a town in the United States[1]. Canton ranks in the top 2% of town_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,349 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Canton is located in Norfolk County[3].
- Canton is in the country of United States[4].
- Canton's instance of is recorded as town in the United States[5].
- Canton's postal code is recorded as 02021[6].
- Canton is part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Norfolk district[7].
- Canton is part of Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth district[8].
- Canton's Commons category is recorded as Canton, Massachusetts[9].
- Canton's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[10].
- Canton's local dialing code is recorded as 781[11].
- Canton's local dialing code is recorded as 339[12].
- 1630 marks the founding of Canton[13].
- Canton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.158333333333, 'lon': -71.145277777778}[14].
- Canton's official website is recorded as http://www.town.canton.ma.us/[15].
- Canton's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Canton, Massachusetts[16].
- Canton has a population of {'amount': '+21561'}[17].
- Canton has a population of {'amount': '+24370'}[18].
- Canton's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Canton'}[19].
- Canton's category for people born here is recorded as Q32644295[20].
- Canton's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+9238'}[21].
- Canton's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Canton, Massachusetts[22].
- Canton sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+30'}[23].
- Canton covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+19.6'}[24].
- Canton's located in the statistical territorial entity is recorded as Boston–Cambridge–Newton NECTA division[25].
- Canton's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+56441'}[26].
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Founding
1630 marks the founding of Canton[13].
Identity
Canton's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Canton'}[19]. Part of include Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Norfolk district[7], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district[27], in United States[28] and Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth district[8], a Massachusetts Senate electoral district[29], in United States[30].
Why It Matters
Canton ranks in the top 2% of town_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,349 views/month).[2] Canton has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Canton is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]