[3] Canton Township is located in the southwestern corner of Bradford County.

[3] As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 2,084 people, 771 households, and 591 families residing in the township.

The population density was 56.5 inhabitants per square mile (21.8/km2).

There were 771 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families.

18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.