Editing Canton, South Dakota (section)

==Geography==
Canton is located along the [[Big Sioux River]] across from [[Beloit, Iowa]].<ref>[[DeLorme]] (2001).  ''South Dakota Atlas & Gazetteer'', Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme.  {{ISBN|0-89933-330-3}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.22|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|3.19|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-06-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-07-02 }}</ref> Canton has been assigned the [[ZIP code]] 57013 and the [[FIPS place code]] 09500.

===Climate===
Canton experiences a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfa''), which is characterized by hot, relatively humid summers and cold, dry winters, and is located in [[Hardiness zone|USDA Plant Hardiness Zone]] 4b.<ref>{{Cite news|title = USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map|access-date = 2013-07-18|url = http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/Default.aspx|publisher = United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service|archive-date = May 2, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210502182923/https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/Default.aspx|url-status = dead}}</ref> The monthly daily average temperature ranges from {{convert|15.5|°F|1}} in January to {{convert|72.5|°F|1}} in July, while there are 15 days of {{convert|90|°F|0}}+ highs and 25 days with sub-{{convert|0|°F|0}} lows annually.<ref name=NOAA/><ref name=NCEI/> Snowfall occurs mostly in light to moderate amounts during the winter, totaling {{convert|36.1|in|cm|0}}.<ref name=NOAA/><ref name=NCEI/> Precipitation, at {{convert|27.81|in|mm|0}} annually, is concentrated in the warmer months. Extremes range from {{convert|-47|°F|0}} on February 2, 1905, to {{convert|115|°F|0}} on July 17, 1936.<ref name = NOAA />

{{Weather box
|location = Canton, South Dakota (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1896−present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 68
|Feb record high F = 70
|Mar record high F = 90
|Apr record high F = 97
|May record high F = 109
|Jun record high F = 106
|Jul record high F = 115
|Aug record high F = 112
|Sep record high F = 104
|Oct record high F = 95
|Nov record high F = 82
|Dec record high F = 65
|year record high F = 115

|Jan avg record high F = 46.2
|Feb avg record high F = 52.9
|Mar avg record high F = 70.5
|Apr avg record high F = 82.7
|May avg record high F = 89.2
|Jun avg record high F = 94.3
|Jul avg record high F = 93.5
|Aug avg record high F = 92.2
|Sep avg record high F = 88.6
|Oct avg record high F = 82.8
|Nov avg record high F = 66.6
|Dec avg record high F = 49.1
|year avg record high F = 96.5

|Jan high F = 25.3
|Feb high F = 30.6
|Mar high F = 43.7
|Apr high F = 57.8
|May high F = 69.8
|Jun high F = 79.8
|Jul high F = 83.3
|Aug high F = 80.2
|Sep high F = 73.6
|Oct high F = 60.0
|Nov high F = 43.5
|Dec high F = 29.4
|year high F = 56.4
|Jan mean F = 15.5
|Feb mean F = 20.5
|Mar mean F = 32.8
|Apr mean F = 46.1
|May mean F = 58.3
|Jun mean F = 69.0
|Jul mean F = 72.5
|Aug mean F = 69.6
|Sep mean F = 62.0
|Oct mean F = 48.2
|Nov mean F = 33.3
|Dec mean F = 20.3
|year mean F = 45.7
|Jan low F = 5.8
|Feb low F = 10.5
|Mar low F = 22.0
|Apr low F = 34.3
|May low F = 46.7
|Jun low F = 58.2
|Jul low F = 61.8
|Aug low F = 59.0
|Sep low F = 50.3
|Oct low F = 36.4
|Nov low F = 23.0
|Dec low F = 11.3
|year low F = 34.9

|Jan avg record low F = -18.4
|Feb avg record low F = -10.6
|Mar avg record low F = -1.7
|Apr avg record low F = 18.1
|May avg record low F = 32.9
|Jun avg record low F = 46.2
|Jul avg record low F = 50.1
|Aug avg record low F = 47.9
|Sep avg record low F = 33.7
|Oct avg record low F = 19.8
|Nov avg record low F = 4.4
|Dec avg record low F = -10.8
|year avg record low F = -21.3

|Jan record low F = −38
|Feb record low F = −47
|Mar record low F = −23
|Apr record low F = -6
|May record low F = 17
|Jun record low F = 25
|Jul record low F = 34
|Aug record low F = 32
|Sep record low F = 15
|Oct record low F = -10
|Nov record low F = −22
|Dec record low F = −42
|year record low F = -47
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.56
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.75
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.31
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.88
|May precipitation inch = 4.08
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.66
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.55
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.99
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.90
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.21
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.15
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.77
|year precipitation inch = 27.81
|Jan snow inch = 7.0
|Feb snow inch = 8.5
|Mar snow inch = 4.7
|Apr snow inch = 2.8
|May snow inch = 0.1
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.8
|Nov snow inch = 4.8
|Dec snow inch = 7.4
|year snow inch = 36.1
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 5.3
|Feb precipitation days = 5.3
|Mar precipitation days = 5.9
|Apr precipitation days = 8.8
|May precipitation days = 12.4
|Jun precipitation days = 10.5
|Jul precipitation days = 8.5
|Aug precipitation days = 8.8
|Sep precipitation days = 7.8
|Oct precipitation days = 7.7
|Nov precipitation days = 5.2
|Dec precipitation days = 5.4
|year precipitation days = 91.6
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 4.4
|Feb snow days = 4.2
|Mar snow days = 2.7
|Apr snow days = 1.3
|May snow days = 0.1
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.6
|Nov snow days = 2.0
|Dec snow days = 4.5
|year snow days = 19.8
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= NOAA>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=fsd
| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = October 18, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00391392&format=pdf
| title = Station: Canton, SD
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = October 18, 2021}}</ref>
}}

===Metropolitan area===
Canton is part of the [[Sioux Falls metropolitan area|Sioux Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area]] that consists of four counties, all of which are located in South Dakota: [[Lincoln County, South Dakota|Lincoln]], [[McCook County, South Dakota|McCook]], [[Minnehaha County, South Dakota|Minnehaha]], and [[Turner County, South Dakota|Turner]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Components | publisher = United States Census Bureau | access-date = 2008-11-23 | url = https://www.census.gov/population/estimates/metro-city/List4.txt}}</ref> The estimated population of this MSA in 2008 was 232,930, an increase of over 24% from the 2000 census.<ref name=PopEstMSA>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/metro/files/2008/CBSA-EST2008-alldata.csv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322152859/http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/files/2008/CBSA-EST2008-alldata.csv |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 22, 2009 |title=Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area population and estimated components of change: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |format=[[comma-separated values|CSV]] |work=2008 Population Estimates |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division |date=2008-07-01 |access-date=2009-08-05 }}</ref> According to recent estimates, Lincoln County, which Canton is the County Seat, is the ninth fastest-growing county (by percentage) in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=Estimates for the 100 Fastest Growing U.S. Counties in 2004: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2004 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2008-11-23 |url=https://www.census.gov/popest/counties/CO-EST2004-09.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403192900/http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/CO-EST2004-09.html |archive-date=2007-04-03 }}</ref> In addition to Canton, several cities and towns included in the metropolitan area are [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota|Sioux Falls]], [[Brandon, South Dakota|Brandon]], [[Dell Rapids, South Dakota|Dell Rapids]], [[Tea, South Dakota|Tea]], [[Harrisburg, South Dakota|Harrisburg]], [[Worthing, South Dakota|Worthing]], [[Beresford, South Dakota|Beresford]], [[Lennox, South Dakota|Lennox]], [[Hartford, South Dakota|Hartford]], [[Crooks, South Dakota|Crooks]], [[Baltic, South Dakota|Baltic]], [[Montrose, South Dakota|Montrose]], [[Salem, South Dakota|Salem]], Renner, Chancellor, Colton, Humboldt, Parker, Hurley, Garretson, Sherman, Corson, and Centerville.

===Parks and recreation===
[[Newton Hills State Park]], located six miles south of Canton, offers camping and picnicking, as well as horseback riding, nature trails and cross country skiing throughout the park. Canton hosts many recreation festivals and events. The summer starts with the Optimist Youth Days Carnival in June. An annual Car Show is held each year in the end of July along with other weekend festivities held in the park. The Big Sioux River Folk Festival in August attracts approximately 5,000 each year. The summer ends with the 4-H Achievement Days held on the 4-H grounds behind the hospital. The winter event hosted by the Canton Chamber of Commerce is the annual Christmas Parade and Visit with Santa in December. Canton also has a 9-hole golf course with a club house, a community pool, and seven area parks. Canton has many active community organizations that include: Masons, Greig Male Chorus, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Booster Club, Red Hat Society, PEO Sisterhood, Questers, Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Corporation, Ministerial Association, [[Sons of Norway]], Optimists Club, Love, INC., Historical Society, Grand Valley Rural School Historical Society, Junior Cheerleading, Boy and Girl Scouts, Boys and Girls Youth Softball, Youth Football and Baseball, Youth and Adult Bowling Leagues, 4-H Club, Retired Seniors Volunteer Program (RSVP), Garden Club, Meals on Wheels, Gun Club, Ducks Unlimited and an active [[Veterans of Foreign Wars|VFW]].