Canton

Canton may refer to:

Administrative divisions

 * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries
 * 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

Canada

 * Canton, New Brunswick, a community in Drummond Parish, New Brunswick
 * Canton, Ontario

China

 * Guangdong (Canton Province), province in southern China
 * Guangzhou (Canton City), capital of Guangdong Province
 * Canton River (Pearl River), a river in southern China near Guangzhou
 * Canton Road, Hong Kong

United States

 * Canton, Connecticut
 * Canton, Georgia
 * Canton, Illinois
 * Canton, Indiana
 * Canton, Iowa
 * Canton, Kansas
 * Canton, Maine
 * Canton, Baltimore, Maryland, a neighborhood and park
 * Canton, Massachusetts
 * Canton, Michigan
 * Canton, Minnesota
 * Canton, Mississippi
 * Canton, Missouri
 * Canton, Montana, a former town now situated under Canyon Ferry Lake
 * Canton, New Jersey
 * Canton, New York, a town
 * Canton (village), New York
 * Canton, North Carolina
 * Canton City, North Dakota
 * Canton, Ohio
 * Canton, Oklahoma
 * Canton, Pennsylvania
 * Canton, South Dakota
 * Canton, Texas
 * Canton, West Virginia
 * Canton, Wisconsin, a town
 * Canton, Barron County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
 * Canton River (United States), a river in Canton, Massachusetts, United States
 * Canton Township (disambiguation)

Other countries

 * Canton, Cardiff, Wales, UK
 * Canton (Cardiff electoral ward)
 * Canton Island, Kiribati

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