Canton City, Missouri

Canton City is a city located in Lewis County, Missouri, in the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. In 2000, the population was 2557. The July 2008 population estimate is 2469, It is the 212th largest in terms of population. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.54 square miles (6.58 square kilometre), of which, 2.29 square miles (5.93 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the 216th largest by size in Missouri.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2557 people, 884 households, and 537 families residing in the city. The population density was 1118.1 people per square mile (431.7/kmē), it is 336th most densely populated city in Missouri. There were 1011 housing units at an average density of 441.5 per square mile (170.46/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.28 persons, and the average family size was 2.96 persons. In the Canton City, 21.5% of the population was under the age of 18, 27.5% were 18 to 24, 21.4% were 25 to 44, 15.5% were 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males. The median age was 26.4 years, The median age of males was 24 years, for females the median age was 28.7 years. The racial makeup of the city was 95.07% White, 2.11% Black or African American, 0.27% American Indian, 0.82% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 1.17% from two or more races and 0.55% Other races.

Canton city Missouri Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Canton city Missouri School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Canton City Missouri GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $26983, making it the 591st wealthiest city by median household income among the Missouri. The median income for a family in the city was $34444, it would be the 530th highest city by median family income in the U.S. state of Missouri. The per capita income for the city was $14663, it is the 497th highest city by per capita income in the U.S. state of Missouri. The median income of city was $10043, Males had a median income of $15156 versus $6642 for females.

In 2000, 1043 pupils and students, of which 521 are male and 522 are female, 40.79% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 33 nursery or pri school, 21 kindergarten, 261 elementary school, 96 high school and 632 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census2557
April 2000 Estimate2557
July 2000 Estimate2557
July 2001 Estimate2529
July 2002 Estimate2516
July 2003 Estimate2484
July 2004 Estimate2476
July 2005 Estimate2476
July 2006 Estimate2486
July 2007 Estimate2478
July 2008 Estimate2469
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school181533
Kindergarten2121
Elementary school138123261
High school484896
College or graduate school296336632
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Canton city, Missouri$26983$34444$14663
Lewis County, Missouri$30651$35740$14746
Missouri, United States$37934$46044$19936
United States$41994$50046$21587