A canton is:
- a territorial subdivision of a country (especially cantons of Switzerland), see canton (subnational entity)
- the top inner quarter of a flag, see flag terminology
- the name of a number of cities, towns:
- Canton, China, see Guangzhou
- Canton, Connecticut, USA.
- Canton, Georgia, USA.
- Canton, Illinois, USA.
- Canton, Massachusetts, USA.
- Canton, Michigan, USA.
- Canton, Mississippi, USA.
- Canton, Missouri, USA.
- Canton, New York, USA.
- Canton, North Carolina, USA.
- Canton, Ohio, USA.
- Canton, South Dakota, USA.
- Canton Township, Michigan, USA.
- Canton Township, Pennsylvania, USA.