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Per Secretary's Order 3423 and 3424, the change to use the names Gulf of America and Mount McKinley have been made. (Regarding the display base maps, the USGS is aware of issues occurring outside of CONUS and Alaska impacting country boundaries and ocean labels).

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38.8108209°, -95.5494690°, 5

Summary Report

Town of Canton

Feature Details

Feature ID

213404

Name

Town of Canton

Class

Civil

Feature Code

Town

Location

Capitol Planning Region - Connecticut

Citation

Source Type	Text
Reference	US
Originator	U.S. Census Bureau
Notes	Bureau of Census, Geography Division
Distribution Date	January 1, 2002
Title	Census County/Townships, Census Designated Places (CDP) and incorporated cities
Edition
Original Citation	Census County/Townships, CDP's and incorporated cities - Bureau of Census, Geography Division, coordinates are located at the centroid. If known, the year the data were compiled follows:

Entry Date

September 1, 1995

*Elevation

133 meters / 436 feet

Designations

History

Established in 1737. Incorporated in 1806.

Description

Census Code	Class Code	GSA Code	OPM Code
12270	T1	-	-

Variant Names

Name	In Part	Originator	Reference	Series Name	Publication Date	Source URL	Title	Edition	Notes	Additional Information
West Simsbury Parish	No	-	CT	-	-	-	-	-	-	Hughes, Arthur and Morse S. Allen. Connecticut Place Names. Hartford, Connecticut: The Connecticut Historical Society, 1976.

Decisions

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Coordinates

Sequence	Coordinates	Map	State
1	41.8600157, -72.9083026 / 41° 51' 36.06" N, 72° 54' 29.89" W	Collinsville	CT
2	41.8790308, -72.8748351 / 41° 52' 44.51" N, 72° 52' 29.41" W	Tariffville	CT
3	41.8358866, -72.8736445 / 41° 50' 9.19" N, 72° 52' 25.12" W	Avon	CT
4	41.8939347, -72.9033910 / 41° 53' 38.16" N, 72° 54' 12.21" W	New Hartford	CT