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

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,747
Male Share of the Population	47.6%
Female Share of the Population	52.4%
Senior Citizens	16.5%
Employed Population 16+	759
Age of the Population	38

Families

% of people married	44.7%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	29.1%
Median Earnings25+	$30,000
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$24,583

Wealth

Median Family Income	$53,250
% Above Poverty Level	80.9%
% Below Poverty Level	19.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	31 minutes
% Working from Home	5.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	9.4%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	31.1%
Median Gross Rent	$649
Median House Value	$111,200

Ancestry

Irish	16.7%
English	15.2%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	12.1%
Italian	7.5%
Polish	5.4%
French Except Basque	4.6%
Dutch	3.8%
Scottish	3.1%
Welsh	1.5%
Swedish	0.6%
Norwegian	0.5%
Slovak	0.3%
Hungarian	0.3%
Finnish	0.3%
Canadian	0.3%
German	0.3%
Icelander	0.3%
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Canton Almanac

Category	Value
County	Bradford County
Standard Zip Codes	17724
Phone Area Codes	570
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	41.65
Approximate Longitude	-76.85

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	CANTON
Distance	2.8 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 32 F
Apr Temp	33 to 57 F
Jul Temp	55 to 81 F
Oct Temp	35 to 61 F
Annual Precip	39.4 inches

Station	WELLSBORO 4 SW
Distance	27.5 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 30 F
Apr Temp	33 to 54 F
Jul Temp	56 to 77 F
Oct Temp	38 to 58 F
Annual Precip	33.4 inches

Station	WILLIAMSPORT LYCOMING AP
Distance	28.3 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 33 F
Apr Temp	38 to 60 F
Jul Temp	62 to 83 F
Oct Temp	41 to 62 F
Annual Precip	41.5 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Alba	115	$33,333
Blossburg	1,909	$72,467
Burlington	210	$58,750
Liberty	269	$67,083
Sylvania	222	$47,083
Troy	1,534	$66,250

Canton Public Libraries

Green Free Library Canton
38 N. CENTER STREET
Canton, Pennsylvania
(570) 673-5744

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Canton Public Schools

Canton Area El Sch
545 E Main St
ZIP: 17724
(570) 673-5196
Primary
Total Enrollment 540

Canton Jshs
509 E Main St
ZIP: 17724
(570) 673-5134
High
Total Enrollment 422

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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