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Population (year 2000): 4,029. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,002 (-0.7% change)
Males: 1,862 (46.2%), Females: 2,167 (53.8%)
Haywood County
Zip code:
28716
Median resident age: 43.3 years
Median household income: $28,775 (year 2000)
Median house value: $75,300 (year 2000)
Races in Canton:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
- Hispanic (2.4%)
- Black (1.6%)
- Other race (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (19.7%), Irish (9.3%),
English (8.8%), German (7.6%), Scotch-Irish (6.7%), Dutch
(2.2%).
Elevation: 2609 feet
Land area: 3.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Canton
- High school or higher: 72.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Canton town
- Never married: 15.2%
- Now married: 56.5%
- Separated: 3.7%
- Widowed: 14.4%
- Divorced: 10.2%
2.7% Foreign born (1.8% Latin America, 0.7%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -41 (-1.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Canton:
- HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles;
CLYDE, NC)
- MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
ASHEVILLE, NC)
- THOMS REHABILITATION HOSP (about 24 miles;
ASHEVILLE, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Canton:
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 23 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC;
ID: AVL)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 63 miles; GREER,
SC; ID: GSP)
- DONALDSON CENTER (about 63 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
ID: GYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Canton:
- MEYERS (about 8 miles; CANDLER, NC; ID: N39)
- TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY (about 24 miles; BREVARD, NC;
ID: 22W)
- JACKSON COUNTY (about 30 miles; SYLVA, NC; ID: 24A)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Canton:
- ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(about 20 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment:
2,728)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 21
miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
- WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles;
CULLOWHEE, NC; FT enrollment: 5,843)
- CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; CLEMSON, SC; FT
enrollment: 15,962)
- FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
FT enrollment: 2,915)
- WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles;
MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
- BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; GREENVILLE,
SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
Public high school in Canton:
- PISGAH HIGH (Students: 960; Location: 1 BLACK
BEAR LANE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Canton:
- BETHEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 142;
Location: 5900 PIGEON ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
- CENTER PIGEON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 14;
Location: 24 CENTER PIGEON ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Canton:
- CANTON MIDDLE (Students: 567; Location: 60
PENLAND ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NORTH CANTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 457;
Location: 60 THOMPSON ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY (Students: 337;
Location: 85 MORNING STAR RD; Grades: KG - 05)
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