Canton, South Dakota - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	3,392
Male Share of the Population	49.2%
Female Share of the Population	50.8%
Senior Citizens	17.5%
Employed Population 16+	1,715
Age of the Population	39

Families

% of people married	47.7%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	21.1%
Median Earnings25+	$36,096
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$26,848
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$30,150

Wealth

Median Family Income	$72,645
% Above Poverty Level	90.2%
% Below Poverty Level	9.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	20 minutes
% Working from Home	1.6%
% Walking and Biking to Work	3.5%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	25.5%
Median Gross Rent	$639
Median House Value	$127,800

Ancestry

German	38.9%
Norwegian	25.6%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	15.4%
Irish	11.1%
Dutch	7.2%
English	4.6%
Swedish	2.6%
Danishn	1.2%
Polish	1.1%
Czech	1%
French Except Basque	1%
African	0.6%
Italian	0.5%
Welsh	0.4%
Swiss	0.3%
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Canton Almanac

Category	Value
County	Lincoln County
Standard Zip Codes	57013
Phone Area Codes	605
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	43.3
Approximate Longitude	-96.58

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 4 WNW
Distance	3.1 miles
Jan Temp	5 to 26 F
Apr Temp	35 to 61 F
Jul Temp	61 to 85 F
Oct Temp	37 to 63 F
Annual Precip	23.5 inches

Station	SIOUX FALLS AP
Distance	21.1 miles
Jan Temp	3 to 25 F
Apr Temp	33 to 59 F
Jul Temp	60 to 86 F
Oct Temp	35 to 61 F
Annual Precip	24.6 inches

Station	ROCK RAPIDS
Distance	23.3 miles
Jan Temp	3 to 24 F
Apr Temp	34 to 58 F
Jul Temp	61 to 85 F
Oct Temp	35 to 61 F
Annual Precip	27.4 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Beresford	2,235	$75,625
Harrisburg	5,760	$80,529
Hudson	349	$67,500
Lennox	2,437	$58,125
Tea	5,098	$84,632
Worthing	1,025	$76,250

Canton Public Libraries

Canton Public Library
225 N BROADWAY
Canton, South Dakota
(605) 987-5831

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Canton Hospitals

Keystone Treatment Center
(Non-profit)
1010 East 2nd Street
(605) 987-2751

Canton-inwood Memorial Hospital
(Non-profit)
440 North Hiawatha Drive
(605) 987-2621

Canton Public Schools

Canton High School - 01
800 N Main
ZIP: 57013
(605) 764-2706
High
Total Enrollment 266

Canton Middle School - 04
800 N Main
ZIP: 57013
(605) 764-2706
Middle
Total Enrollment 185

Canton Virtual High School - 06
800 N Main
ZIP: 57013
(605) 764-2706
High
Total Enrollment 10

Lawrence Elementary - 02
724 N Sanborn
ZIP: 57013
(605) 764-2579
Primary
Total Enrollment 430

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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