Town guide

Canton, Connecticut

Canton is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, home to about 10,144 people across 25 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 06019, 06020, 06022 and 06059.

Homes sold for a median of $231 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population10,144413 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$231Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Canton

4 ZIP codes
Canton Center, CT06020Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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North Canton, CT06059Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Around Canton

Distances

Nearest major airportBradley International Airport (BDL)13 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+New York, NY98 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Canton; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Canton

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Canton had 10,124 residents in the 2020 census, up 15% since 2000.

It’s the 97th largest of 169 towns in Connecticut by population.

Hartford County grew from 195,480 residents in 1900 to 899,498 in 2020.

Canton population by census2000: 8,840, 2010: 10,292, 2020: 10,1248,840200010,292201010,1242020

Hartford County, 1900–2020

Hartford County population, 1900 to 20201900: 195,480, 1910: 250,182, 1920: 336,027, 1930: 421,097, 1940: 450,189, 1950: 539,661, 1960: 689,555, 1970: 816,737, 1980: 807,766, 1990: 851,783, 2000: 857,183, 2010: 894,014, 2020: 899,498195K’00’10336K’20’30450K’40’50690K’60’70808K’80’90857K’00’10899K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 53.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 39 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near CantonJan: high 36°F, low 17°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 39°F, low 18°F, 3.4 in; Mar: high 47°F, low 26°F, 4.2 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 36°F, 4.3 in; May: high 70°F, low 47°F, 4.2 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 57°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 62°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 60°F, 5.1 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 53°F, 5 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 41°F, 5.7 in; Nov: high 52°F, low 32°F, 3.9 in; Dec: high 41°F, low 24°F, 4.8 in36°17°Jan3.739°18°Feb3.447°26°Mar4.260°36°Apr4.370°47°May4.279°57°Jun4.884°62°Jul4.482°60°Aug5.175°53°Sep5.063°41°Oct5.752°32°Nov3.941°24°Dec4.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Burlington, CT weather station (4 miles away).

Health care

121 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Canton’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • John Dempsey Hospital of the University of ConnectGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Farmington8.3 miles
  • St. Francis Hospital & Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Hartford11.3 miles
  • Bristol HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Bristol11.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors10
Specialist doctors4
Dentists10
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants10
Mental health providers50
Physical and occupational therapists32
Optometrists3
Chiropractors2
Pharmacies3

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Canton

Parks (7 nearby)

  • Stratton Brook State Park · 186 acres3.2 mi
  • Mill Pond Park · 60 acres1.2 mi
  • Collinsville V.F.D. Memorial Field · 21 acres1.6 mi
  • Satan's Kingdom State Recreation Area · 14 acres3.2 mi
  • Millennium Field · 4 acres1.3 mi
  • Town Open Space (Canton Spring Road) · 2 acres1.2 mi

Grocery stores (6 nearby)

  • Aldi1.4 mi
  • ShopRite1.4 mi
  • Stop & Shop2.4 mi
  • The Fresh Market2.8 mi

Pharmacies (4 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy1.3 mi
  • Walgreens2.3 mi
  • Stop & Shop Pharmacy2.4 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy2.6 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Canton Town Library1.6 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Canton Historical Museum2.4 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Bridge Street Live2.3 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Canton

Public schools here are run by Canton School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Cherry Brook Primary SchoolCantonPre-K–3426Public1.6 mi
Canton Intermediate SchoolCanton4–6333Public1.5 mi
Canton Middle SchoolCanton7–8214Public1.3 mi
Canton High SchoolCanton9–12443Public1.3 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Focus Center for Autismfresh Start SchoolCanton7–1212Nonsectarian1.1 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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