St. Lawrence County > Canton

County: St. Lawrence

Population:
11,638 town
7,155 village

Canton was named for district of Switzerland; another theory suggests the community was named for Canton, China.

St. Lawrence University and Canton College, the two largest nonprofits here, dominate the local economy. In 2025, Corning Inc. announced a major investment in its manufacturing plant here.

School districts: Canton Central School District

Libraries: Canton Free Library

Emergency services: Canton Rescue Squad, Canton Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: Masons, Rotary, VFW, Zonta

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Brick Chapel Cemetery, Canton Cemetery, Dekalb Cemetery, Fairview Cemetery, Jerusalem Cemetery, Morley Cemetery, North Russell Cemetery, Pierrepont Hill Cemetery,

Recent grants:

GRANT KEY:

Association of Women Executives In Corrections
  Tkcares - St Louis, MO - $12,000  (2023)

Canton Central School District
  Smidt Foundation - Beverly Hills, CA - $35,000  (2024)

Canton Free Library
  Corning Foundation - Corning, NY - $4,000  (2023)

Canton Free Library
  Corning Foundation - Corning, NY - $4,000  (2023)

Canton Village Police Department
  NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $94,000  (2024)

Canton-Potsdam Hospital
  Northern Border Regional Commission - Concord, NH - $500,000  (2023)

Community Health Center of the North Country
  Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000  (2024)

Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of St. Lawrence Co
  Truman Mildred Faulkner Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $2,000  (2023)

Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of St. Lawrence Co
  U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $489,191  (2025)

Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of St. Lawrence Co
  U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $96,248  (2023)

First Presbyterian Church of the Park
  Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $1,000  (2023)

GardenShare
  Arconic Foundation - Pittsburgh, PA - $30,000  (2023)

GardenShare
  Corning Foundation - Corning, NY - $3,000  (2023)

GardenShare
  NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets - Albany, NY - $34,180  (2025)

GardenShare
  U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $161,135  (2024)

Grasse River Heritage Area Development Corp.
  Corning Foundation - Corning, NY - $4,000  (2023)

Grasse River Heritage Area Development Corp.
  Corning Foundation - Corning, NY - $4,000  (2023)

Grasse River Heritage Area Development Corp.
  Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000  (2024)

Health Workforce New York
  Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $325,000  (2024)

Health Workforce New York
  Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $227,000  (2023)

Help Sami Kick Cancer Foundation
  Pyrities Youth Group - Pyrites, NY - $15,668  (2023)

North Country Public Radio
  Chingos Foundation - Boynton Beach, FL - $1,500  (2023)

North Country Public Radio
  Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $10,000  (2024)

North Country Public Radio
  Glenn & Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $5,500  (2024)

North Country Public Radio
  Harold & Joan Feinbloom Family Foundation - Pittsford, NY - $2,500  (2024)

North Country Public Radio
  Holbrook R & Sarah M Davis Foundation - Cotuit, MA - $1,250  (2025)

North Country Public Radio
  Maple Grove Foundation - Nobleboro, ME - $1,000  (2024)

North Country Public Radio
  Meadowhill Fund - Charlotte, VT - $10,000  (2023)

North Country Public Radio
  Prospect Hill Foundation - New York, NY - $7,500  (2024)

North Country Public Radio
  Prospect Hill Foundation - New York, NY - $3,000  (2024)

North Country Public Radio
  Prospect Hill Foundation - New York, NY - $5,005  (2024)

Northern Area Health Education Center
  Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $3,000  (2024)

Northern Area Health Education Center
  Northern Border Regional Commission - Concord, NH - $277,945  (2025)

St Lawrence-Lewis BOCES
  U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington, DC - $99,814  (2024)

St. Lawrence County
  Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $615,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence County Cancer Fund
  Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $12,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence County Cancer Fund
  Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $14,073  (2023)

St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce
  Empire State Development - Rochester, NY - $250,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence County Community Development
  Leonard C & Mildred F Ferguson Foundation - Canton, OH - $1,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence County Community Development
  Leonard C & Mildred F Ferguson Foundation - Canton, OH - $1,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence County Community Development
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $2,053,295  (2025)

St. Lawrence County Community Development
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $2,053,296  (2025)

St. Lawrence County Community Development
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $93,379  (2024)

St. Lawrence County Community Development
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $2,006,606  (2024)

St. Lawrence County Community Development
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $2,006,606  (2024)

St. Lawrence County Community Development
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $304,791  (2023)

St. Lawrence County Community Development
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $1,854,210  (2023)

St. Lawrence County Historical Association
  NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $25,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence County Historical Association
  NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $30,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence County Historical Association
  William G Pomeroy Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $1,550  (2023)

St. Lawrence County Snowmobile Association
  Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $250,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Analog Devices Foundation - Boston, MA - $3,089  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Angelo Family Charitable Foundation - New York, NY - $50,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Angelo Family Charitable Foundation - New York, NY - $50,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Bank of America Charitable Foundation - Charlotte, NC - $8,250  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Bank of America Charitable Foundation - Charlotte, NC - $4,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Bert Johnson Charitable Foundation - Seattle, WA - $9,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Beyond Boundaries Institute - Hunt Valley, MD - $25,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Beyond Boundaries Institute - Hunt Valley, MD - $25,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Birdsong Family Foundation - Fort Collins, CO - $25,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Blanchard Family Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $25,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Bockus Brown Family Foundation - Palo Alto, CA - $1,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Boeschenstein Family Foundation - Perrysburg, OH - $5,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Brothers Brook Foundation - Denver, CO - $147,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Brothers Brook Foundation - Denver, CO - $150,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Cherry Family Foundation - Naples, FL - $1,500  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Cherry Family Foundation - Naples, FL - $1,500  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Costanza Family Foundation - Rochester, NY - $1,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Davidow Family Foundation - Woodside, CA - $50,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Davidow Family Foundation - Woodside, CA - $20,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Double Eagle Foundation - Philadelphia, PA - $7,500  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Double Eagle Foundation - Philadelphia, PA - $7,500  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Douglas Foundation - Beverly Hills, CA - $500,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Douglas Foundation - Beverly Hills, CA - $500,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Dreamcatcher Foundation - Islamorada, FL - $20,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Dreamcatcher Foundation - Islamorada, FL - $20,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Edmac Foundation - Pittsford, NY - $1,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Edmond N & Virginia H Moriarty Charitable Foundation - Parsippany, NJ - $1,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Edward John Noble Foundation - Greenwich, CT - $1,000,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Edward John Noble Foundation - Greenwich, CT - $5,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Edward John Noble Foundation - Greenwich, CT - $5,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Edward John Noble Foundation - Greenwich, CT - $10,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Eisner Foundation - Beverly Hills, CA - $250,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Eisner Foundation - Beverly Hills, CA - $250,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Equitable Foundation - New York, NY - $2,500  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Equitable Foundation - New York, NY - $2,775  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Fairfield Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Fidelity Foundation - Boston, MA - $2,500,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Fidelity Foundation - Boston, MA - $1,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Fidelity Foundation - Boston, MA - $3,400  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Fidelity Foundation - Boston, MA - $2,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Fidelity Foundation - Boston, MA - $1,334  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Fidelity Foundation - Boston, MA - $1,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Florence V Burden Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Florence V Burden Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  France-Merrick Foundation - Baltimore, MD - $21,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Frederick H Bedford Jr & Margaret S Bedford Charitable Foundation - Easton, PA - $5,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Frederick H Bedford Jr & Margaret S Bedford Charitable Foundation - Easton, PA - $5,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Freeman Foundation - New York, NY - $100,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Freeman Foundation - New York, NY - $62,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Freeman Foundation - New York, NY - $62,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Fresh Sound Foundation - Cambridge, MA - $5,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Garland & Brenda Reiter - Watsonville, CA - $2,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Garland & Brenda Reiter Family Foundation - Watsonville, CA - $5,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Glenn & Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation - Johnsburg, NY - $5,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Harold & Joan Feinbloom Family Foundation - Pittsford, NY - $2,500  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Hunt Charitable Foundation - Depew, NY - $50,000  (2025)

St. Lawrence University
  Hunt Charitable Foundation - Depew, NY - $25,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Hunt Charitable Foundation - Depew, NY - $18,560  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  James Ford Bell Foundation - Minneapolis, MN - $1,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  James Ford Bell Foundation - Minneapolis, MN - $1,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  JI Foundation - New York, NY - $30,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  John A Hartford Foundation - New York, NY - $52,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Joukowsky Family Foundation - New York, NY - $10,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Kenwood Foundation - Boston, MA - $5,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Kenwood Foundation - Boston, MA - $5,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Kissinger Family Foundation - Boulder, CO - $10,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Koski Family Foundation - Sarasota, FL - $15,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Koski Family Foundation - Sarasota, FL - $10,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Lawrence P Castellani Family Foundation - Sarasota, FL - $1,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  LBJ Family Foundation - Austin, TX - $20,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  LBJ Family Foundation - Austin, TX - $15,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Lozen Foundation - Palm Beach, FL - $216,241  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Lubrano Family Charitable Foundation - Boston, MA - $1,532  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Lubrano Family Charitable Foundation - Boston, MA - $2,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Mackinnon Family Charitable Foundation - Williston, VT - $1,950  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Mackinnon Family Charitable Foundation - Williston, VT - $1,950  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Marie & John Zimmermann Fund - New York, NY - $1,500  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Marie & John Zimmermann Fund - New York, NY - $2,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Marie G Dennett Foundation - Fairfield, CT - $5,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Marilynn & John Hill Foundation - Wadmalaw Island, SC - $12,500  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Mathenaeum Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $50,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Maurer Family Foundation - New York, NY - $291,666  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  McCutchen Foundation - Brunswick, MD - $35,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  McCutchen Foundation - Brunswick, MD - $35,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Millicent C Starr Charitable Trust - Boston, MA - $19,500  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Milliken & Company Charitable Foundation - Spartanburg, SC - $1,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Nolan Family Foundation - Minneapolis, MN - $5,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $98,592  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Oaklawn Foundation - Wilton, CT - $22,500  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Oaklawn Foundationinc - Wilton, CT - $22,500  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Pearson Family Charitable Foundation - Boston, MA - $7,500  (2025)

St. Lawrence University
  Penniman Family Foundation - Naples, FL - $14,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Penniman Family Foundation - Naples, FL - $10,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Prospect Hill Foundation - New York, NY - $7,500  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Reed Family Foundation - Lake Geneva, WI - $102,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Reed Family Foundation - Lake Geneva, WI - $100,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Reed Family Foundation - Lake Geneva, WI - $1,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  RS Evans Foundation - Garden City, NY - $1,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Scott Family Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Scott Family Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Sherbrooke Family Charitable Trust - Cohasset, MA - $3,500  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Sherbrooke Family Charitable Trust - Cohasset, MA - $3,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Stewart Family Foundation - Woburn, MA - $5,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Syd & Jan M Silverman Foundation - Pennington, NJ - $2,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Syd & Jan M Silverman Foundation - Pennington, NJ - $2,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving - Baltimore, MD - $10,850  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Theodore H Barth Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Theodore H Barth Foundation - New York, NY - $5,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Thorpe Family Foundation - Bluffton, SC - $1,425  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Titus Foundation - Denver, CO - $220,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Titus Foundation - Denver, CO - $50,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Tortimaki Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $5,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Tortimaki Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $5,000  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $280,777  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $280,777  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $95,687  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $95,687  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Webb Larson Family Foundation - Rhinebeck, NY - $2,500  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Webb Larson Family Foundation - Rhinebeck, NY - $2,500  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Wheelwright Scientific School - Newburyport, MA - $26,975  (2023)

St. Lawrence University
  Windham Foundation - Grafton, VT - $5,000  (2024)

St. Lawrence University
  Windham Foundation - Grafton, VT - $6,500  (2023)

St. Lawrence Valley Renewal House
  NYS Office of Victim Services - Albany, NY - $547,103  (2025)

SUNY Canton
  Air Products Foundation - Allentown, PA - $2,500  (2024)

SUNY Canton
  Mother Cabrini Health Foundation - New York, NY - $254,733  (2024)

SUNY Canton
  Norman J & Anna B Gould Scholarship Fund - Ithaca, NY - $3,694  (2024)

SUNY Canton
  Roberta M Knapp Testamentary Trust - Norwich, NY - $7,500  (2023)

Town of Canton
  Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $81,986  (2023)

Traditional Arts In Upstate New York
  Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000  (2024)

Traditional Arts In Upstate New York
  Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $4,500  (2024)

Traditional Arts In Upstate New York
  Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $3,750  (2023)

Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
  Corning Foundation - Corning, NY - $2,000  (2023)

Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
  NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000  (2026)

Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
  NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000  (2026)

Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
  NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000  (2026)

Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
  NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000  (2026)

Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
  NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000  (2024)

Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
  NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000  (2024)

Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
  NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000  (2024)

United Cerebral Palsy Association of the North Country
  Northern Border Regional Commission - Concord, NH - $615,625  (2025)

United Cerebral Palsy Association of the North Country
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $257,431  (2025)

United Cerebral Palsy Association of the North Country
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $514,862  (2025)

United Cerebral Palsy Association of the North Country
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $772,294  (2025)

United Cerebral Palsy Association of the North Country
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $36,546  (2024)

United Cerebral Palsy Association of the North Country
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $128,716  (2024)

United Cerebral Palsy Association of the North Country
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $128,716  (2024)

United Cerebral Palsy Association of the North Country
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $514,862  (2024)

United Cerebral Palsy Association of the North Country
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $772,293  (2024)

United Cerebral Palsy Association of the North Country
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $13,661  (2023)

United Cerebral Palsy Association of the North Country
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $110,052  (2023)

United Cerebral Palsy Association of the North Country
  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $276,095  (2023)

Viable Options
  William Penn Foundation - Philadelphia, PA - $1,000  (2024)

Village of Canton
  NY Forward - Albany, NY - $4,500,000  (2024)

Village of Canton
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $3,375,000  (2023)

Village of Canton
  NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation - Albany, NY - $3,375,000  (2025)

Village of Canton
  NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation - Albany, NY - $573,602  (2025)

Village of Canton
  Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $50,000  (2025)

Village of Canton
  Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $505,485  (2024)

Village of Canton
  Restore New York Communities Initiative - Albany, NY - $749,997  (2025)

Volunteer Transportation Center
  Kinney Drugs Foundation - Gouverneur, NY - $2,000  (2024)

Whole Learners
  Cloudsplitter Foundation - Saranac Lake, NY - $5,000  (2024)

Whole Learners
  J M McDonald Foundation - Wilmington, DE - $3,000  (2024)

Whole Learners
  Price Choppers Golub Foundation - Schenectady, NY - $1,000  (2024)

Largest nonprofits in Canton (by assets) include:

St. Lawrence University
Canton College Foundation
United Cerebral Palsy Association of the North Country
United Helpers Canton Nursing Home
St. Lawrence County Indust Develop Agency Local Develop Corporation
College Association of SUNY Agri & Tech Coll At
Canton Free Library
United Helpers Independent Living Corporation
St. Lawrence County Historical Association
Canton Rescue Squad
St. Lawrence County Community Development Program
St. Lawrence Valley Renewal House for Victims of Family Violence
North Country Freedom Homes
Canton Fire and Rescue Resources Corporation
Foundation of St. Lawrence NYsarc
Canton Fire Corporation
St. Lawrence Hostels
St. Lawrence County Property Development Corporation
Canton Day Care Center
Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
Fairview Cemetery Association
St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce
Sweetgrass Foundation
Grasse River Heritage Area Development Corporation
St. Lawrence County Snowmobile Association
St. Lawrence County Fire Training Facility
Health Workforce New York
Student Govt Association of the SUNY College of Tech at Canton
Pierrepont Fire Corporation
Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity
Help Sami Kick Cancer Foundation
Northern Area Health Education Center
Veterans of Foreign Wars
United Steelworkers
Spay-Neuter-Now
St. Lawrence Land Trust
Canton Minor Hockey
Knights of Columbus
Gardenshare