Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Mississippi Medical Center - Madison4.2 miPost officeCanton Post Office3.7 miTown hallCanton City Hall4.0 miPoliceCanton Police Department3.6 miFire stationCanton Fire Department Station 33.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryRuben B Meyers Canton School of Arts and Sciences1.1 miCollegeTulane University Madison Campus12.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport JAN23 miInterstateI-552.0 miUS highwayUS 513.6 miAmtrakYazoo City, MS YAZ24 miCoachYazoo CityDelta Bus Lines Inc.22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min5:53 am – 8:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 0 min6:58 am – 4:58 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 34°F57 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month April1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days77 days above 90°F, 57 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Canton 4n station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksLong Lakelake · 5.4 miIndian Field Lakelake · 4.1 miTwin Lakesreservoir · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSaab Parkpark · 3.4 miPearl River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.0 mi · 277 acresPearl River Wmastate conservation land · 11.1 mi · 5,583 acresPrivatestate conservation land · 13.7 mi · 50 acresMedgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monumentnational monument · 22.0 miLefleur's Bluff State Parkstate park · 21.5 mi · 491 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 29 Jun 20156 mi away, near Canton, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 29 Jun 20156 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMadison County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality46% of days had good air in 2025167 of 365 days measured198 moderate daysMedian index 52, worst day 84main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hinds County, MS, 34 mi away
Drinking waterBear Creek W/a-westserves 26,677 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation235 ft72 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
