South Dakota · Census place 4609500

Canton, South Dakota

Canton is a city in Lincoln County, South Dakota with an estimated 2,974 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 27th largest of 64 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 2,974; #27 of 64 in South Dakota
Change since 2020: -3.3%; -101 people
Land area: 3.3 sq mi; + 0.02 sq mi water
Density: 909 / sq mi; State median 1,459

Orange pin: Canton. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Pierre.

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Canton population, 2020 to 2024

Canton lost 101 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.3%. In the latest year it moved by -22.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 3,069. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Canton covers 3.27 square miles of land and 0.02 of water, for 909 people per square mile of land. The median South Dakota place of 5,000+ has 1,459, so Canton is less dense than the typical town.

What county Canton is in

All of Canton's residents live in Lincoln County, which had 75,244 residents in 2024. Canton holds 4.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Canton

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Canton by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 57013. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Canton is

The Census internal point of Canton is at 43.303100, -96.585600. Pierre, the capital, is 201.3 miles WNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Harrisburg, SD (10,203 people), 11.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD, 18.0 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 43.303100, -96.585600
DMS: 43°18'11.16"N 96°35'8.16"W
UTM: 14N 695827.2E 4797305.2N
Geohash: 9zeq65hdb
Plus code: 86M58C37+6Q

Daylight in Canton

At 43.30° N, Canton gets about 15 h 24 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 58 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 26 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Canton

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in South Dakota, measured between internal points. The closest is Harrisburg, 11.1 miles away, with 10,203 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Canton, SD?

2,974 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 101 (3.3%) from 3,075 in July 2020.

What county is Canton in?

Lincoln County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Canton?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 57013.

How far is Canton from Pierre?

201.3 miles (323.9 km) in a straight line, heading WNW from Canton.

What is the nearest larger city to Canton?

Harrisburg, SD, with 10,203 residents, 11.1 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.