Canova, South Dakota

About Canova

Set in the eastern part of South Dakota, Canova is a tiny community counting 94 people who proudly call it home.

Canova holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.31 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 303 residents per square mile.

📰 Canova News Today

• Enjoying America’s pastime in small-town South Dakota KELOLAND.com · Jun 30
• Area amateur baseball roundup for June 11: Big offense sends Canova past Cubs Mitchell Republic · Jun 12
• Jerry David Freeman Obituary Nov 15, 2025 Eidsness Funeral and Cremation Services · Nov 15
• Obituary | Rose Marie Tornow of Sioux Falls, South Dakota - George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory · Mar 24
• Area amateur baseball roundup for June 21: Canova sweeps Flandreau Blue Teal in doubleheader Mitchell Republic · Jun 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Canova Unique

• With 94 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in eastern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of South Dakota — one of 485 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

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