Adirondacks & North Country
Canton, New York
Canton is a village in St. Lawrence County, in New York's Adirondacks & North Country region, home to about 7,200 people as of the 2020 census.
Adirondack peaks, Forest Preserve lands, Olympic Lake Placid, and the St. Lawrence islands. Canton sits in that part of the state.
- Type
- Village
- County
- St. Lawrence
- Region
- Adirondacks & North Country
- Population (2020)
- 7,155
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Canton
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Ogdensburg Explains Why St. Lawrence County Had to Move Inland
St. Lawrence County history is partly a story of moving government from a border city to a more central county seat.
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St. Lawrence DMV Errands Are Split Across County Offices
St. Lawrence County drivers should check which DMV office fits the trip before heading to Canton by default.
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St. Lawrence University gives Canton a college-village rhythm
St. Lawrence University helps explain Canton as a North Country village where campus life and local civic identity overlap.
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Potsdam Is River, Falls, and Red Sandstone
Potsdam's identity joins the Raquette River, Fall Island, local red sandstone, and a college-town center.
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Canton Follows the Grasse River
Canton's identity ties the Grasse River, island parks, old waterpower, and college-town life into one North Country center.
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Potsdam's College Village Has a Sandstone Backbone
Potsdam's identity combines North Country colleges with a building material that still marks the village landscape.
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Pierrepont's old work gathered around turnpike and falls
Pierrepont's North Country story mixes grazing hills, old turnpike settlement, cheese and butter work, and Hannawa Falls mill history.
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Lisbon keeps a St. Lawrence River public-beach clue
Lisbon's town map includes municipal recreation on the St. Lawrence River side of the county.
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Canton code enforcement is split across town services
Canton property owners should use the town code-enforcement page and official site before assuming village or county rules answer the question.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $15–$44 per $1,000 in St. Lawrence County
Combined full-value rate — county + town/city + school district, per $1,000 of market value (FY2025). On a $300,000 home that's about $4,502–$13,334 a year before the STAR break. A village is assessed within its town; expect the town's rate plus a separate village tax.
A planning estimate, not a bill. Your exact rate depends on your school district and any village. Confirm with the assessor.
Statewide links
Statewide starting points.
Good to know
- • Your assessed value usually isn't your market value — ask for the equalization rate.
- • Register for STAR; new applicants generally receive a credit instead of an automatic exemption on the bill.
- • Outside the cities, check the well, the septic, and the FEMA flood map before you buy.
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Tax rates: NYS Dept of Taxation & Finance (ORPTS), Real Property Tax Rates and Levy Data by Municipality, data.ny.gov dataset iq85-sdzs. (FY2025). Population: U.S. Census 2020. Reviewed June 2026. Source data ->
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