Canton, Texas - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	3,757
Male Share of the Population	49.9%
Female Share of the Population	50.1%
Senior Citizens	25.7%
Employed Population 16+	1,462
Age of the Population	47

Families

% of people married	49.9%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	18.1%
Median Earnings25+	$31,016
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$25,789
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$22,222

Wealth

Median Family Income	$52,361
% Above Poverty Level	85.6%
% Below Poverty Level	14.4%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	26 minutes
% Working from Home	2.3%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0.5%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	31.7%
Median Gross Rent	$983
Median House Value	$104,900

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	23.4%
Irish	10.3%
English	7.2%
German	5.6%
French Except Basque	2.9%
Italian	1.9%
Polish	1%
Dutch	0.8%
Hungarian	0.7%
Scottish	0.6%
Swedish	0.3%
Russian	0.3%
Norwegian	0.2%
Czech	0.2%
Canadian	0.2%
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Canton Almanac

Category	Value
County	Van Zandt County
Standard Zip Codes	75103
Phone Area Codes	4,30,903
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	32.54
Approximate Longitude	-95.86

Canton Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	WILLS POINT
Distance	13.4 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 52 F
Apr Temp	50 to 74 F
Jul Temp	70 to 93 F
Oct Temp	53 to 77 F
Annual Precip	43.6 inches

Station	KAUFMAN 3 SE
Distance	23.5 miles
Jan Temp	32 to 54 F
Apr Temp	52 to 74 F
Jul Temp	72 to 95 F
Oct Temp	54 to 78 F
Annual Precip	38.9 inches

Station	ATHENS
Distance	27 miles
Jan Temp	35 to 57 F
Apr Temp	54 to 76 F
Jul Temp	73 to 93 F
Oct Temp	55 to 78 F
Annual Precip	42 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Edgewood	1,876	$62,083
Fruitvale	479	$29,688
Grand Saline	3,105	$49,805
Mabank	3,194	$46,887

Canton Public Libraries

Van Zandt County Library
317 1ST MONDAY LN
Canton, Texas
(903) 567-4276

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Canton Public Schools

Canton El
1163 S Buffalo St
ZIP: 75103
(903) 567-6521
Primary
Total Enrollment 537

Canton H S
1110 W Hwy 243
ZIP: 75103
(903) 567-6561
High
Total Enrollment 594

Canton Int
1190 W Hwy 243
ZIP: 75103
(903) 567-6418
Primary
Total Enrollment 448

Canton J H
1115 S Buffalo St
ZIP: 75103
(903) 567-4329
Middle
Total Enrollment 483

Ranch Academy
3120 Vzcr 2318
ZIP: 75103
(903) 479-3601
High
Total Enrollment 76

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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