Canton, South Dakota, United States

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Canton, South Dakota, United States, is a small city in Lincoln County best known as the birthplace of Nobel Prize–winning physicist Ernest O. Lawrence.

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Canton, South Dakota 1
Ernest O. Lawrence 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
physicist
areaCode 605
awardReceived Nobel Prize in Physics
birthPlace Canton, South Dakota, United States self-linksurface differs
surface form: Canton, South Dakota
climate humid continental climate
coordinates 43.3000°N 96.5900°W
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countrySubdivision Great Plains
county Lincoln County, South Dakota
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 1,220 feet
FIPSCode 46-09740
foundedIn 19th century
GNISFeatureID 1254144
governmentType mayor–council government
hasAirport Canton Municipal Airport
hasEducationalInstitution Canton School District
hasHighSchool Canton School District
surface form: Canton High School
hasHistoricBuilding Lincoln County Courthouse
hasHistoricDistrict Canton Commercial Historic District
hasNotablePerson Ernest O. Lawrence
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.cityofcantonsd.com/
hasPark Newton Hills State Park (nearby)
hasPostalCode 57013
hasPublicLibrary Canton Public Library
hasRiver Big Sioux River
hasZIPCode 57013
incorporatedAsCityIn 19th century
isCountySeatOf Lincoln County, South Dakota
isSeatOf Lincoln County, South Dakota
surface form: Lincoln County, South Dakota government
knownFor birthplace of Ernest O. Lawrence
locatedIn Lincoln County, South Dakota
Midwestern United States
South Dakota
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedNear Big Sioux River
namedAfter Canton, China
nearestMajorCity Sioux Falls, South Dakota
partOf Sioux Falls metropolitan area
populationCensus2010 about 3,100
populationCensus2020 about 3,300
region southeastern South Dakota
roadAccess South Dakota Highway 11
South Dakota Highway 18
state South Dakota

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Ernest O. Lawrence birthPlace Canton, South Dakota, United States
Canton, South Dakota, United States birthPlace Canton, South Dakota, United States self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Ernest O. Lawrence
this entity surface form: Canton, South Dakota