Canton, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Canton is located in Iowa
Canton
Canton
Canton is located in the United States
Canton
Canton
Coordinates: 42°09′48″N 90°53′45″W / 42.16333°N 90.89583°W / 42.16333; -90.89583
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountiesJackson, Jones
Elevation
728 ft (222 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code563
GNIS feature ID455154[1]

Canton is an unincorporated community in Jackson and Jones counties, Iowa, United States.[1] There is a restaurant there, and no other businesses or services.

History

Canton in Jackson County, Iowa, in 1903

In the mid-19th century, Canton contained a flouring mill, a saw mill and a woolen factory powered by the waters of its river.[2] Canton's population was 210 in 1902,[3] and 75 in 1925.[4] The population was 54 in 1940.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Canton, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ History of Jackson County, Iowa, Volume 1. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. 1910. p. 686.
  3. ↑ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  4. ↑ Company, Rand McNally and (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States,territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 190.
  5. ↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 295.


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