Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHow is Canton run?
Canton’s city government spent $1.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $758 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Canton didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Canton is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $758 per resident a year, or $2.08 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 27%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Canton didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Canton yet
Every year of Canton’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $736 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.62% of the home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Canton’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Canton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Canton →
Who’s in charge in Canton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 154 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (2,314).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Canton R-V School District
Canton’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,939 per pupil, $8,646 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Canton’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Canton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lewis County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.5%3,565 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat19.4%872 votesOthers: 1.1% (49 votes).
Most votes in Lewis County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Canton lies in Lewis County. Every 2024 race in Lewis County is on the county’s page.
Lewis County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Canton.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Missouri HouseState representatives
- 3Missouri SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Canton’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Canton’s government
How much does Canton spend per resident?
About $758 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Canton didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.6 million.
What is the property tax rate in Canton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $736 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.62% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Canton’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Canton yet.
How did Canton vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Canton alone. Lewis County, where 100% of Canton lies, voted Trump 79.5%, Harris 19.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Canton?
15 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $56,015 (about $672,180 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Canton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Cindy O'Laughlin) and State House District 4 (Greg Sharpe). The House district also covers 35 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Canton, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →