Canova is a town in Miner County, South Dakota, United States.

[10] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.31 square miles (0.80 km2), all land.

There were 59 housing units at an average density of 190.3 per square mile (73.5/km2).

A single person aged 65 or older lived alone in 25.5% of all homes, which made up 44.7% of all households overall.

33.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 7.1% of families and 12.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including 32.3% of under eighteens and 8.1% of those over 64.