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About Canton

Canton lies 25 miles north of Jackson on Interstate 55, making it an easy drive from Mississippi's capital. Highway 51 and State Route 22 also pass through town, connecting it to the Natchez Trace and Delta communities. The city hosts the Mississippi School of the Arts, where students from across the state come to study in a historic downtown campus.

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Canton is in United States, at 32.597, -90.032 - about 18 km north-east of Madison, MS.

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The closest airport to Canton is Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport, 51 km (about 45 min by car).

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