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Population (year 2000): 829. Estimated
population in July 2005: 812 (-2.1% change)
Males: 393 (47.4%), Females: 436 (52.6%)
McPherson County
Zip code:
67428
Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $34,808 (year 2000)
Median house value: $65,600 (year 2000)
Races in Canton:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (30.0%), United States
(17.1%), Irish (11.2%), English (7.0%), Swedish (4.1%), Dutch
(2.8%).
Elevation: 1590 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Canton
- High school or higher: 77.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 2.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Canton city
- Never married: 16.5%
- Now married: 63.4%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 12.3%
- Divorced: 7.6%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +33 (+4.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Canton:
- HILLSBORO COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles;
HILLSBORO, KS)
- MERCY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; MOUNDRIDGE, KS)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; MCPHERSON, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Canton:
- SALINA MUNI (about 32 miles; SALINA, KS; ID: SLN)
- HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 38 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; ID:
HUT)
- WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 52 miles; WICHITA, KS;
ID: ICT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Canton:
- MOUNDRIDGE MUNI (about 14 miles; MOUNDRIDGE, KS; ID:
47K)
- ALFRED SCHROEDER FIELD (about 17 miles; HILLSBORO,
KS; ID: M66)
- MC PHERSON (about 18 miles; MC PHERSON, KS; ID: MPR)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Canton:
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; WICHITA,
KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT
enrollment: 2,983)
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; EL
DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; MANHATTAN,
KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; EMPORIA,
KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 94 miles;
GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
Public high school in Canton:
- CANTON HIGH (Students: 134; Location: 506 S.
KANSAS; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Canton:
- CANTON-GALVA ELEM AT CANTON (Students: 155;
Location: 210 N. SIXTH; Grades: KG - 04)
Library in Canton:
- CANTON CARNEGIE TOWNSHIP LIBRARY (Operating
income: $2,274; Location: 203 N MAIN; 4,890 books; 30
video materials; 25 serial subscriptions)
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