, ▁South ▁Dak ota , ▁United ▁States . ▁C anton ▁is ▁located ▁ 2 0 ▁minutes ▁south ▁of ▁Si oux ▁F alls ▁in ▁sout he astern ▁South ▁Dak ota . ▁C anton ▁is ▁nest led ▁in ▁the ▁rolling ▁hills ▁of ▁the ▁Si oux ▁Valley , ▁providing ▁an ▁abund ance ▁of ▁recre ational ▁activities ▁with ▁the ▁Big ▁Si oux ▁River ▁border ing ▁the ▁eastern ▁side , ▁Newton ▁Hills ▁State ▁Park ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁and ▁Lake ▁Al vin ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁The ▁city ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁Norwegian ▁sett ler ▁and ▁former ▁legisl ator ▁James ▁M . ▁Wahl . ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁ 3 , 0 5 7 ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁growing ▁small ▁community , ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁C anton ▁was ▁the ▁proud ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁Community ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁C anton ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁C anton ▁Indust rial ▁Park , ▁South ▁Dak ota ' s ▁first ▁Cert ified ▁Re ady ▁Site . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁earliest ▁known ▁visitor ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁Lewis ▁P . ▁Hy de , ▁who ▁first ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁The ▁first ▁actual ▁sett ler ▁was ▁August ▁Lind erman . ▁By ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 3 5 ▁people ▁living ▁in ▁Lincoln ▁County . ▁The ▁residents ▁named ▁the ▁community ▁C anton , ▁bel ieving