Canton is a town, incorporated in 1806, located in the Farmington Valley of Connecticut in the United States.

[2] It is bordered by Granby on the north, Simsbury on the east, Avon and Burlington on the south, New Hartford on the west, and Barkhamsted on the northwest.

In September 2007, Collinsville was ranked in Budget Travel magazine as one of the "Ten Coolest Small Towns In America".

"[5] Barbour instead noted that "it came from Mr. Mills' interest in the Swiss people and their ardent patriotism, and was suggested to his mind by their territorial divisions into cantons.

At the Collins ax factory in Collinsville, Elisha Root invented the important industrial technique of die casting.

It displays a 19th-century general store, a post office, a printing press and blacksmith and barber shops.

Vehicles, tools and farm implements are also exhibited, as well as a working railroad diorama, Victorian fashions, toys and dolls.

[11] The town center is a census-designated place (CDP) known as Canton Valley, with an area of 1.8 square miles (4.6 km2), all land.

in 2009) has rose in the town of Canton due to an increase of home sales in the past decade.

Intercity train and bus services are provided from Union Station in Hartford, and the nearest large airport is Bradley International Airport, about 13 miles (21 km) away in Windsor Locks.