Town
Town of Canton
Canton is a town in Massachusetts, in Norfolk County.
- State
- Massachusetts
- Population
- 25,163
- Officials listed
- 6
- Incorporated
- 1797
- Government type
- Select Board – Town Meeting
- Fiscal year starts
- —
- Region
- Not listed
- Coordinates
- 42.1757, -71.1254
- County
About Canton
Canton is listed in the Massachusetts city directory with Norfolk County. The directory currently includes 351 cities in Massachusetts and 28 in Norfolk County.
The Census place estimate for Canton is 25,163 residents.
By population, it ranks 14 of the 28 cities the directory lists in Norfolk County.
The source classifies the city's government as Select Board – Town Meeting.
It was incorporated in 1797.
Location
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Contact
801 Washington St.Canton, MA 02021
Phone 781-821-5000
Contact details are reproduced from the state source and may change. Confirm them with the city before relying on them.
Council meetings
The Massachusetts source used for this directory does not publish a council meeting schedule for Canton.
Officials (6)
The directory lists 6 officials for Canton, reproduced from the Massachusetts source. Position titles link to the statewide position directory.
Other cities in Norfolk County
Canton is one of 28 cities the directory lists in Norfolk County. The other cities, ordered by population, are below.
Source
City, county, contact, meeting, and official records for Canton are reproduced from Massachusetts Municipal Association community profiles + Census estimates.
City website or directory profile for Canton
Population figures are Census place estimates. Fields the source does not publish are left blank rather than inferred. See the Massachusetts coverage page and the About page for sourcing and corrections.