▁Pl anning ▁Commission ▁is ▁charged ▁with ▁over see ing ▁the ▁long - range ▁planning ▁of ▁the ▁community , ▁including ▁z oning ▁issues , ▁sub div isions ▁and ▁form ulation ▁of ▁the ▁Com pre h ensive ▁Plan . ▁ ▁The ▁Pl anning ▁Commission ▁serves ▁a ▁vital ▁role ▁in ▁recomm ending ▁major ▁policy ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁gover ning ▁body ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁C anton ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁County ▁seat ▁for ▁Lincoln ▁County , ▁South ▁Dak ota . ▁ ▁Geography ▁C anton ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁( 4 3 . 3 0 2 2 5 4 , ▁- 9 6 . 5 9 0 8 1 0 ), ▁along ▁the ▁Big ▁Si oux ▁River ▁across ▁from ▁Bel oit , ▁Iowa . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which , ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁is ▁water . ▁C anton ▁has ▁been ▁assigned ▁the ▁Z IP ▁code ▁ 5 7 0 1 3 ▁and ▁the ▁F IP S ▁place ▁code ▁ 0 9 5 0 0 . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁C anton ▁experiences ▁a ▁hum id ▁contin ental ▁climate ▁( K ö ppen ▁D fa ), ▁which ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁hot , ▁relatively ▁hum id ▁sum mers ▁and ▁cold , ▁dry ▁winter s , ▁and ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁US DA ▁Plant ▁Hard iness ▁Zone ▁ 4 b . ▁The ▁month ly ▁daily ▁average ▁temperature ▁ranges ▁from ▁ ▁in ▁January ▁to ▁ ▁in ▁July , ▁while ▁there