New Canton, Illinois

About New Canton

New Canton is a tiny community in western Illinois counting 324 people who proudly call it home.

New Canton holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.88 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 368 residents per square mile.

📰 New Canton News Today

• Obituary for James Dolbeare Niebur Funeral Homes · Mar 16
• Obituary information for Jennifer René Hart James O'Donnell Funeral Home, Inc. · Feb 11
• Suspect dead after shooting wife, killing her parents in New Canton, Illinois, sheriff's officials say CBS News · Oct 2
• Woman shot, parents found dead in home in scene that put Illinois town on lockdown NBC 5 Chicago · Oct 2
• Anatomy of a nightmare: Never before heard account of the New Canton double homicide, suicide Muddy River News · Oct 2

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes New Canton Unique

• The only place in America named New Canton — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in western Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

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