Madison County Jail · Photo: Scoutandboo · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Canton run?
Canton’s city government spent $22.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $2,126 per resident. Water and other utilities ($18.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Canton is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $2,126 per resident a year, or $5.82 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 35%.
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No comparison for Canton yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Canton’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported 40% of its 2022 dollars), so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 6% since 2023
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Canton reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2023: $2,017 · 2024: $2,126.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,002 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.89% of the home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi.
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.
Canton’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on canton-mississippi.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 93 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (10,744).
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 Public School District
Canton’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,278 per pupil, $6,479 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.
Mississippi districts overall: 33% local, 45% state, 23% federal.
Madison County School District · $12,712 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Canton’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi 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 Madison County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.0%32,333 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat40.7%22,700 votesOthers: 1.2% (677 votes).
Most votes in Madison County: Donald J Trump
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Canton lies in Madison County. Every 2024 race in Madison County is on the county’s page.
Madison 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 & councilOfficials: canton-mississippi.com ↗
- 2Mississippi HouseCanton is split between 2 districts
- 3Mississippi SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Mississippi
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Canton compares with the towns next door
Canton’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. None of its neighbors reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Gluckstadt | estimate | $2,395 |
| Canton | estimate | $1,002 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Canton’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Canton’s government
How much does Canton spend per resident?
About $2,126 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Canton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,002 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.89% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.72% across Mississippi. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see canton-mississippi.com.
Who runs Canton’s government?
See canton-mississippi.com for current officials. 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?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Canton alone. Madison County, where 100% of Canton lies, voted Trump 58.0%, Harris 40.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Canton?
116 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $387,431 (about $4.6M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Canton in the state legislature?
Canton is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Mississippi Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Canton’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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; 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 →