U.S. Beacon December 3, 2008

Canton, KS

Mcpherson County, Kansas

Latitude: 38.387129     Longitude: -97.427853
Population 812 (2005)
Elevation of Canton, Kansas: 1590 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2010475, place: Canton city, Kansas)

Total Population: 829
Male: 393 (47.41%)
Female: 436 (52.59%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 52 (6.27%)
5 to 9 years: 62 (7.48%)
10 to 14 years: 59 (7.12%)
15 to 19 years: 52 (6.27%)
20 to 24 years: 50 (6.03%)
25 to 34 years: 94 (11.34%)
35 to 44 years: 116 (13.99%)
45 to 54 years: 93 (11.22%)
55 to 59 years: 41 (4.95%)
60 to 64 years: 44 (5.31%)
65 to 74 years: 57 (6.88%)
75 to 84 years: 63 (7.6%)
85 years and over: 46 (5.55%)

Median age: 38.6 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 623 (75.15%)
21 years and over: 598 (72.14%)
62 years and over: 194 (23.4%)
65 years and over: 166 (20.02%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 623 (75.15%)
--Male: 292 (35.22%)
--Female: 331 (39.93%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 166 (20.02%)
--Male: 57 (6.88%)
--Female: 109 (13.15%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 817 (98.55%)
--White: 805 (97.1%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 6 (0.72%)
--Black or African American: 2 (0.24%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 1 (0.12%)
--Asian: 3 (0.36%)
----Asian Indian: 0 (0%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 2 (0.24%)
----Japanese: 0 (0%)
----Korean: 0 (0%)
----Vietnamese: 1 (0.12%)
----Other Asian: 0 (0%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.12%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.12%)
--Some other race: 0 (0%)
Two or more Races: 12 (1.45%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 6 (0.72%)
--Mexican: 4 (0.48%)
--Puerto Rican: 0 (0%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 2 (0.24%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 823 (99.28%)
--White Alone: 805 (97.1%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 782 (94.33%)
--Householder: 315 (38%)
--Spouse: 198 (23.88%)
--Child: 230 (27.74%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 197 (23.76%)
--Other relatives: 20 (2.41%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 4 (0.48%)
--Nonrelatives: 19 (2.29%)
----Unmarried partner: 7 (0.84%)
Living in group quarters: 47 (5.67%)
--Institutionalized Population: 47 (5.67%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
Total households: 315
Family households (families): 231 (73.33%)
----With own children under 18 years: 107 (33.97%)
--Married-couple families: 198 (62.86%)
----With own children under 18 years: 84 (26.67%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 18 (5.71%)
----With own children under 18 years: 12 (3.81%)
Nonfamily households: 84 (26.67%)
--Householder living alone: 77 (24.44%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 36 (11.43%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 111 (35.24%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 89 (28.25%)
Average household size: 2.48 people
Average family size: 2.94 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 342
Occupied housing units: 315 (92.11%)
Vacant housing units: 27 (7.89%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 1 (0.29%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 4.2%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 8.8%
Occupied housing units: 315 (92.11%)
Owner occupied housing units: 253 (73.98%)
Renter occupied housing units: 62 (18.13%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.54 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.26 people

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