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Notable locations in Canton: Canton Country Club (A), Canton City Hall (B), Cherokee County Courthouse (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Canton include: Zion Baptist Church (A), Saint Paul Cemetery (B), First Baptist Church (C), First Methodist Episcopal Church South (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Keith Cemetery (1), Cherokee Memorial Park (2), Hickory Log Cemetery (3), River View Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Canton Mills Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Scott Mill Creek (A), Canton Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Canton include: Boling Park (1), Brown Park (2), Canton Commerical Historic District (3), Harmon Field (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Canton Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Tanglewood Farm (Petting Zoos; 171 Tanglewood Drive) (1), Cherokee Lanes (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1149 Marietta Highway) (2), Etowah Maid Dairy (Tours & Charters; 362 Stringer Road) (3), Around Canton (Tours & Charters; 270 East Main Street) (4), Cagle's Dairy (Tours & Charters; 362 Stringer Road) (5). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Comfort Inn Canton (138 Keith Drive) (1), Days Inn of Canton (101 Juniper Street) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: Cherokee County - Probate Court- Kipling L McVay Judge (Justice Centre) (1), Cherokee County - Probate Court (90 North Street Suite 310) (2), Cherokee County - State Court & Juvenile Court Judge (90 North Street Suite 310) (3), Promience Court (508 Willow Turn) (4), Cherokee County - Superior Court Judges (90 North Street Suite 310) (5), Court Collections Corporation (154 North Street) (6), Cherokee County - Juvenille Court Judges (90 North Street) (7), Holly Springs Police Department (100 Hickory Circle) (8). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Canton and their reported violations in the past:
CANTON (Population served: 11518, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-16-1998), St Public Notif received (JUL-22-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and AUG-16-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-16-2005)
- M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In FEB-2002, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-25-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-25-2002), St Compliance achieved (FEB-26-2003), St Public Notif received (FEB-26-2003)
- M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In JAN-2002, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-25-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-25-2002), St Compliance achieved (FEB-26-2003), St Public Notif received (FEB-26-2003)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2000 and JUL-12-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-12-2001), St Intentional no-action (FEB-10-2004)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1998 and AUG-20-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-20-1999), St Intentional no-action (FEB-10-2004)
- One minor monitoring violation
- One other older monitoring violation
CARTERS LAKE ESTATES (Population served: 140, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-12-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-12-2003), St Public Notif received (FEB-27-2004)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-25-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-25-2003), St Public Notif received (FEB-27-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-06-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-06-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and NOV-18-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-25-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-18-2004)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-23-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-23-2003), St Public Notif received (FEB-27-2004)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-2003 and MAR-22-2006, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-03-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-03-2004), St AO (w/penalty) issued (APR-07-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAR-22-2006)
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 minor monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
LITTLE RIVER MARINA (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
USCE-DOLL MTN. DAY USE AREA HP (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-02-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-02-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-05-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 regular monitoring violations
USCE-CARTERS LK-HARRIS BRANCH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
USCE-CARTERS POWERHOUSE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  11.2% | | Whole state: |  13.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 5.0% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Canton compared to Georgia state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with most branches in Canton (2007 data):
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: 7 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
- SunTrust Bank: Canton Branch - 977, Hickory Flat Branch, Market Bridgemill Publix In-Store Br. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
- Regions Bank: Canton/West Main Branch, Riverstone, Canton Branch. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- Cherokee Bank, National Association: Marietta Highway Branch at 3595 Marietta Highway, branch established on 2002-07-01; at 1275 Riverstone Parkway, branch established on 1999-07-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $206.0 mil, Deposits: $189.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Cherokee Banking Company
- Habersham Bank: Hickory Flat Branch at 6782 Hickory Flat Highway, branch established on 2004-03-31; Canton Branch at 1600 Marietta Highway, branch established on 1990-10-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $554.9 mil, Deposits: $451.4 mil, headquarters in Clarkesville, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Habersham Bancorp
- United Community Bank: Sixes Road Branch at 3781 Sixes Road, branch established on 2001-10-29; Riverstone Branch at 2215 Riverstone Boulevard, branch established on 2003-07-28. Info updated 2006-12-12: Bank assets: $5,982.2 mil, Deposits: $4,814.7 mil, headquarters in Blairsville, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 73 total offices, Holding Company: United Community Banks, Inc.
- The Citizens Bank of Forsyth County: Canton Branch at 11950 Cumming Highway, branch established on 2004-11-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $212.0 mil, Deposits: $190.8 mil, headquarters in Cumming, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Forsyth Bancshares, Inc.
- Bank of Ellijay: Canton Branch at Intersection Of Riverstone Terrace And Reinhardt College Parkway, branch established on 2006-05-19. Info updated 2006-04-05: Bank assets: $83.7 mil, Deposits: $63.7 mil, headquarters in Ellijay, GA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices
- 5 other banks with 5 local branches
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
6 | $17,205 | $34,410 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $10,410 | $41,640 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
15 | $48,247 | $38,598 | 10 | $487 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $8,269 | $33,076 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
34 | $102,395 | $36,139 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
10 | $19,085 | $22,902 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
4 | $12,407 | $37,221 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
10 | $26,661 | $31,993 | 1 | $1,499 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $1,913 | $22,956 | 2 | $2,241 |
| Parks and Recreation |
4 | $8,418 | $25,254 | 1 | $1,176 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
1 | $3,511 | $42,132 | 0 | $0 |
| Transit |
1 | $2,311 | $27,732 | 5 | $2,582 |
| Other and Unallocable |
8 | $33,538 | $50,307 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
100 | $294,371 | $35,325 | 19 | $7,984 |
Canton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,968,000
All Other: $347,000
Solid Waste Management: $316,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $1,684,000
Sewerage: $1,123,000
Regular Highways: $1,083,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $1,898,000
Police Protection: $1,695,000
Sewerage: $1,359,000
Central Staff Services: $967,000
Fire Protection: $938,000
Regular Highways: $607,000
General - Other: $546,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $334,000
General Public Buildings: $222,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $221,000
Solid Waste Management: $214,000
Parks & Recreation: $200,000
Financial Administration: $175,000
Housing & Community Development: $124,000
Corrections - Other: $42,000
Libraries: $20,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $49,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $42,000
Libraries: $20,000
Police Protection: $20,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,510,000
General Support: $18,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $8,283,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $825,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $325,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $7,933,000
Other, NEC: $1,100,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $350,000
Other, NEC: $50,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,168,000
Interest Earnings: $148,000
Rents: $44,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $1,377,000
General - Other: $591,000
Fire Protection: $324,000
General Public Building: $240,000
Police Protection: $113,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $49,000
Regular Highways: $41,000
Central Staff: $35,000
Water Utilities: $28,000
Sewerage: $19,000
Financial Administration: $11,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,846,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,952,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $325,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $140,000
All Other: $25,000
- Tax - Property: $1,977,000
NEC: $1,518,000
Public Utilities: $727,000
Other Selective Sales: $332,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $322,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $3,415,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $460,000
13.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,664 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 13.15% | | Georgia average: | 10.98% |
0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($179 average AGI)| Cherokee County: | 0.14% | | Georgia average: | 0.39% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($50,727 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.74% | | Georgia average: | 9.55% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($147 average AGI)| Cherokee County: | 0.04% | | Georgia average: | 0.09% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Canton:
- WCHK (1290 AM; 5 kW; CANTON, GA; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WAZX (1550 AM; 50 kW; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: GA-MEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
- WAOK (1380 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WGKA (1190 AM; 25 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF GEORGIA, INC.)
- WAOS (1600 AM; 20 kW; AUSTELL, GA; Owner: LA FAVORITA, INC.)
- WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Canton:
- W221AW (92.1 FM; NORTH CANTON, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- W214AS (90.7 FM; WALESKA, GA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WLCL (105.7 FM; CANTON, GA; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- W265BD (100.9 FM; WOODSTOCK, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WCCV (91.7 FM; CARTERSVILLE, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WWEV-FM (91.5 FM; CUMMING, GA; Owner: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION)
- W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WWWQ (100.5 FM; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
- WNNX (99.7 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
- WKHX-FM (101.5 FM; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WKLS (96.1 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WLTM (94.9 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WFOX (97.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WSB-FM (98.5 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WSTR (94.1 FM; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
- WVEE (103.3 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WZGC (92.9 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF ATLANTA)
- WRFG (89.3 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: RADIO FREE GEORGIA BROADCASTING FOUNDATION INC)
- WYAY (106.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WNSY (100.1 FM; TALKING ROCK, GA; Owner: CHARLES A. MCCLURE)
TV broadcast stations around Canton:
- WSKC-LP (Channel 59; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: KM LPTV OF ATLANTA, L.L.C.)
- WPXA (Channel 14; ROME, GA; Owner: PAXSON ATLANTA LICENSE, INC.)
- WUVG (Channel 34; ATHENS, GA; Owner: UNIVISION ATLANTA LLC)
- WAGA (Channel 5; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- W38CU (Channel 38; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: KOREAN AMERICAN TV BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WSB-TV (Channel 2; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WSB-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WATL (Channel 36; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WATL, LLC)
- WTBS (Channel 17; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: SUPERSTATION, INC.)
- WGCL-TV (Channel 46; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- WXIA-TV (Channel 11; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: GANNETT GEORGIA, L.P.)
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WHSG (Channel 63; MONROE, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WANN-LP (Channel 32; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: PRISM BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WDTA-LP (Channel 53; FAYETTEVILLE, GA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WUPA (Channel 69; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF ATLANTA INC.)
- WPBA (Channel 30; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA)
- WIRE-CA (Channel 40; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WTHC-LP (Channel 42; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: THE ATLANTA CHANNEL, INC.)
- WANX-LP (Channel 26; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: PRISM BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- W24AL (Channel 24; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- WATC (Channel 57; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: COMMUNITY TELEVISION, INC.)
- W55BM (Channel 55; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
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