Canton, South Dakota
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Canton is a city located in Lincoln County, South Dakota, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 3,110. It is the county seat of Lincoln CountyTemplate:GR.
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Geography
Image:SDMap-doton-Canton.PNG Canton is located at 43°18'8" North, 96°35'27" West (43.302254, -96.590810)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.7 km² (3.0 mi²). 7.6 km² (3.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.01% water.
Canton has been assigned the ZIP code 57013 and the FIPS place code 09500.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 3,110 people, 1,209 households, and 824 families residing in the city. The population density was 407.0/km² (1,053.4/mi²). There were 1,286 housing units at an average density of 168.3/km² (435.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.43% White, 0.32% African American, 0.80% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.03% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. 0.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,209 households out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,654, and the median income for a family was $46,058. Males had a median income of $31,121 versus $20,902 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,891. 4.7% of the population and 2.0% of families were below the poverty line. 3.1% of those under the age of 18 and 7.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Notable people born here
- Tim Johnson-South Dakota Senator.
- Ernest Lawrence-Nobel Laurate who invented the Cyclotron.
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| Regions of South Dakota | Image:South Dakota state flag.png |
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| Black Hills - Coteau des Prairies | |
| Largest cities | |
| Aberdeen | Belle Fourche | Brandon | Brookings | Canton | Ellsworth | Hot Springs | Huron | Madison | Mitchell | Mobridge | Pierre | Rapid City | Rapid Valley | Sioux Falls | Spearfish | Sturgis | Vermillion | Watertown | Winner | Yankton | |
| Counties | |
| Aurora - Beadle - Bennet - Bon Homme - Brookings - Brown - Brule - Buffalo - Butte - Campbell - Charles Mix - Clark - Clay - Codington - Corson - Custer - Davison - Day - Deuel - Dewey - Douglas - Edmunds - Fall River - Faulk - Grant - Gregory - Haakon - Hamlin - Hand - Hanson - Harding - Hughes - Hutchinson - Hyde - Jackson - Jerauld - Jones - Kingsbury - Lake - Lawrence - Lincoln - Lyman - Marshall - McCook - McPherson - Meade - Mellette - Miner - Minnehaha - Moody - Pennington - Perkins - Potter - Roberts - Sanborn - Shannon - Spink - Stanley - Sully - Todd - Tripp - Turner - Union - Walworth - Yankton - Ziebach |
