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Population (year 2000): 15,288. Estimated
population in July 2005: 14,938 (-2.3% change)
Males: 8,203 (53.7%), Females: 7,085 (46.3%)
Fulton County
Zip code:
61520
Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $31,011 (year 2000)
Median house value: $61,500 (year 2000)
Races in Canton:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.0%)
- Black (8.9%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (17.3%), United States
(11.3%), English (10.5%), Irish (7.7%), Dutch (3.0%), Italian
(2.0%).
Elevation: 660 feet
Land area: 7.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Canton
- High school or higher: 72.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 8.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Canton city
- Never married: 17.2%
- Now married: 54.7%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 17.1%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1,234 (+8.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Canton:
- GRAHAM HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (210 WEST WALNUT
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Canton:
- MASON DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; HAVANA, IL)
- PEKIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; PEKIN, IL)
- METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF ILLINOIS (about 32
miles; PEORIA, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Canton:
- GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 26 miles; PEORIA, IL;
ID: PIA)
- CAPITAL (about 56 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; ID: SPI)
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 69 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Canton:
- INGERSOLL (about 3 miles; CANTON, IL; ID: CTK)
- TRI-COUNTY (about 15 miles; YATES CITY, IL; ID: 2C6)
- MANITO MITCHELL (about 20 miles; MANITO, IL; ID:
C45)
Colleges/Universities in Canton:
- SPOON RIVER COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
1,212; Location: 23235 N CO 22; Public; Website:
SpoonRiverCollege.net)
- GRAHAM HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING (FT
enrollment: 27; Location: 210 W WALNUT ST; Private,
not-for-profit; Website:
www.rsa.lib.il.us/~ghsn/home.htm)
- LAMONTS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY
(FT enrollment: 23; Location: 60 & 64 E ELM ST; Private,
for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Canton:
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 26 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,404)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,262)
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; MACOMB,
IL; FT enrollment: 11,096)
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 63
miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 72 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,891)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; NORMAL,
IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
Public high schools in Canton:
- CANTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 820; Location:
1001 N MAIN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ILLINOIS RIVER CORRECTIONAL CTR (Students:
504; Location: PO BOX 999; Grades: 12 - 12)
- SPOON RIVER ACADEMY (Students: 20; Location:
23235 N COUNTY 22; Grades: 11 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Canton:
- INGERSOLL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 844;
Location: 1605 E ASH ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
- WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 451;
Location: 700 W OLD VINE ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- EASTVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 397;
Location: 1490 E MYRTLE ST; Grades: KG - 04)
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 257;
Location: 20 LINCOLN RD; Grades: KG - 04)
- FULTON REGIONAL SAFE SCHOOL (Students: 20;
Location: 749 E LOCUST STREET; Grades: 07 - 11)
- FACS/SRC/LAMONTS (Location: 23235 N COUNTY
22; Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle schools in Canton:
- CANTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 32;
Location: 2075 N MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- FULTON CNTY PVT REHAB CENTER (Students: 26;
Location: 1675 E ASH; Grades: UG - UG)
Library in Canton:
- PARLIN INGERSOLL LIB. (Operating income:
$605,824; Location: 205 W. CHESTNUT STREET; 67,480
books; 3,820 audio materials; 3,108 video materials; 173
serial subscriptions)
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