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Data centers in Canton, New York

No data center in Canton is on the record yet; the page exists because the city has a scorecard row. Canton has a scorecard row with no rating yet, and a pause on new data centers is on the record. The latest decision on the record: The town of Canton imposed a moratorium in July to give a data center committee time to research the issue, September 17, 2026. St. Lawrence County's own decisions are on the St. Lawrence County page.

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No data center in Canton yet

No data center is on the record in Canton yet. The first published record in Canton puts it on the map and in the list here.

What Canton has decided

1 body, 1 decision on the record

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  1. Cantoncity

    The town of Canton imposed a moratorium in July to give a data center committee time to research the issue, July 2026.

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    1. moratorium adopted

      The town of Canton imposed a moratorium in July to give a data center committee time to research the issue

      yahoo.com national outlet

    Last verified September 17, 2026.

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  1. · Canton

    Moratorium adopted: The town of Canton imposed a moratorium in July to give a data center committee time to research the issue yahoo.com national outlet

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The county and nearby counties

The county St. Lawrence County Its decisions and every record in it 158 miles away Ontario County 1 data center on the record 200 miles away Dutchess County 1 data center on the record 204 miles away Niagara County 1 data center on the record 221 miles away Erie County 1 data center on the record

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Data Center Record, "Data centers in Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/ny/st-lawrence-county/canton, updated September 17, 2026.

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