Canton, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2007: 1,707. Population change since 2000: -5.1%

Males: 794	(46.5%)
Females: 913	(53.5%)

Median resident age:	36.5 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 17724.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,700 (it was $26,848 in 2000)

Canton	$29,700
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $78,900 (it was $59,300 in 2000)

Canton	$78,900
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

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Races in Canton:

White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Canton: 82.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (22.4%), English (20.4%), Irish (12.6%), United States (10.3%), Polish (7.7%), Dutch (5.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 05/10/1864

Elevation: 1248 feet

Land area: 1.14 square miles.

Population density: 1493 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Canton

High school or higher: 81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
Unemployed: 4.0%
Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Canton borough

Never married: 20.7%
Now married: 56.2%
Separated: 3.0%
Widowed: 10.4%
Divorced: 9.8%

5 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.3%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Canton:	1.6% ($924)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Union, NY (65.2 miles , pop. 56,298).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (116.8 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (164.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Alba, PA (3.7 miles) , Troy borough, PA (9.7 miles ), Sylvania, PA (10.4 miles) , Blossburg borough, PA (14.8 miles ), Roseville borough, PA (16.2 miles ), Liberty borough, PA (18.7 miles ), Burlington, PA (18.8 miles) , Mansfield borough, PA (18.8 miles ).

Latitude: 41.66 N, Longitude: 76.85 W

16 people in other group homes

Area code: 570

Population change in the 1990s: -204 (-10.1%).

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (16%)
Construction (9%)
Plastics and rubber products (8%)
Educational services (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Food (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (26%)
Plastics and rubber products (8%)
Educational services (7%)
Paper (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Registered nurses (11%)
Health technologists and technicians (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.76
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Canton, Pennsylvania

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Canton, Pennsylvania average temperatures

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Canton-area historical tornado activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 45% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 44.1 miles away from the Canton city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 28.4 miles away from the city center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Canton:

TROY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; TROY, PA)
DIVINE PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA)
WILLIAMSPORT HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Canton, PA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Canton:

WILLIAMSPORT RGNL (about 30 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; ID: IPT)
ELMIRA/CORNING REGIONAL (about 35 miles; ELMIRA/CORNING, NY; ID: ELM)
ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 64 miles; ITHACA, NY; ID: ITH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Canton:

BRADFORD COUNTY (about 30 miles; TOWANDA, PA; ID: N27)
BLUE SWAN (about 31 miles; SAYRE, PA; ID: N32)
ECHO (about 33 miles; MORRIS, PA; ID: PN0)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Canton:

MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 19 miles; MANSFIELD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,831)
PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 28 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; FT enrollment: 4,666)
CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; CORNING, NY; FT enrollment: 2,797)
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 3,534)
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 54 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
ITHACA COLLEGE (about 58 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 6,052)
CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 61 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 12,036)

Public high school in Canton:

Canton Jshs School (Students: 573; Location: 139 E Main St; Grades: 7 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Canton:

Canton Area Elementary School (Students: 566; Location: 141 E Union St; Grades: KG - 6)

Private elementary/middle school in Canton:

SON-SHINE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 41; Location: 63 65 SULLIVAN ST; Grades: PK - 8)

Library in Canton:

GREEN FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $63,618; Location: 14 NORTH CENTER ST; 16,214 books; 118 audio materials; 1,048 video materials; 51 serial subscriptions)

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Cemeteries: Park Cemetery (1), Saint Michaels Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Doc's Irish Inn (71 Troy Street).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Canton and their reported violations in the past:

CANTON BOROUGH AUTHORITY (Population served: 2050, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-13-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (DEC-13-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-16-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (DEC-16-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-28-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (MAR-28-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-25-2004), St Consent Decree/Judgement (OCT-25-2004)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (FEB-28-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-11-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-11-2001)

One minor monitoring violation

23 regular monitoring violations

JAMIE LOUS GOURMET CAFE (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

8 regular monitoring violations

DEMORGAN ACRES MHP (Population served: 90, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-03-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (AUG-03-2006)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-08-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (MAY-08-2006)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-25-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JAN-25-2006)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-21-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (NOV-21-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (OCT-31-2005)

3 routine major monitoring violations

4 regular monitoring violations

12 other older monitoring violations

LANDON'S CEDAR LEDGE SERVICE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

4 routine major monitoring violations

6 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	62.7%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.6%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	15.6%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	8.2%
Whole state:	5.1%

Canton compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Canton (2007 data):

First Citizens National Bank: Canton Branch at 23 East Main Street, branch established on 1973-04-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $571.5 mil, Deposits: $452.3 mil, headquarters in Mansfield, PA, positive income, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Financial Services, Inc.
Bank of Canton: Bank Of Canton at 5 West Main Street, branch established on 1881-02-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $83.4 mil, Deposits: $61.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Canton Bancorp, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Bradford County Pennsylvania:

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers	2	$5,227	$31,362	5	$1,286
Other Government Administration	1	$1,616	$19,392	0	$0
Streets and Highways	2	$3,835	$23,010	1	$536
Totals for Government	5	$10,678	$25,627	6	$1,822

Canton government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $86,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $117,000
General - Other: $84,000

Regular Highways: $76,000

Central Staff Services: $33,000

Financial Administration: $19,000

General Public Buildings: $13,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000

Housing & Community Development: $2,000
General - Interest on Debt: $11,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $217,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $510,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $696,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $31,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $17,000
General Revenue, NEC: $13,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $580,000
Regular Highways: $41,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $324,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $48,000
All Other: $3,000

Housing & Community Development: $1,000

General Support: $1,000
Tax - Property: $251,000
Individual Income: $90,000

NEC: $60,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $188,000

3.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,228 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.87%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Tioga County, NY	0.47% ($25,450 average AGI)
from Chemung County, NY	0.35% ($30,780)
from Tioga County, PA	0.24% ($25,491)

4.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,197 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.70%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Tioga County, NY	0.59% ($23,804 average AGI)
to Chemung County, NY	0.42% ($26,245)
to Tioga County, PA	0.22% ($25,385)

Strongest AM radio stations in Canton:

WTZN (1310 AM; 1 kW; TROY, PA; Owner: CANTROAIR COMMUNICATIONS INC)
WRKK (1200 AM; 10 kW; HUGHESVILLE, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WATS (960 AM; 5 kW; SAYRE, PA; Owner: WATS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLNL (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: LIGHTHOUSE MEDIA, INC.)
WWLZ (820 AM; 4 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WELM (1410 AM; 5 kW; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LIMITED)
WKOK (1070 AM; 10 kW; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WEHH (1590 AM; 5 kW; ELMIRA HTS/HORSEHEAD, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WABH (1380 AM; 10 kW; BATH, NY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Canton:

WHGL-FM (100.3 FM; CANTON, PA; Owner: CANTROAIR COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WMTT (94.7 FM; TIOGA, PA; Owner: EUROPA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WDKC (101.5 FM; COVINGTON, PA; Owner: MID-ATLANTIC BROADCASTING, INC)
WRVH (107.9 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
WCIH (90.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WZXR (99.3 FM; SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
WBZD-FM (93.3 FM; MUNCY, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
WILQ (105.1 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
W263AG (100.5 FM; SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: DBA COVENANT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNBQ (92.3 FM; MANSFIELD, PA; Owner: FARM & HOME BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WENY-FM (92.7 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WREQ (96.9 FM; RIDGEBURY, PA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
WLVY (94.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
WOKN (99.5 FM; SOUTHPORT, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
WSQE (91.1 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: WSKG PUB. TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
WGMM (97.7 FM; BIG FLATS, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCBA-FM (98.7 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
W205BR (88.9 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
W201CO (88.1 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WCIT (90.1 FM; TROUT RUN, PA; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Canton:

WETM-TV (Channel 18; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
W54AV (Channel 54; MANSFIELD, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
W63AB (Channel 63; MANSFIELD, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA EDUC'L. TV ASSN.)
WENY-TV (Channel 36; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: LILLY BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
W59DG (Channel 59; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Canton fatal accident list for 1988:
Dec 3, 1988 12:22 AM, 14, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1

Canton fatal accident list for 1987:
Aug 4, 1987 08:46 AM, Sr00140110, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

Canton fatal accident list for 1986:
Jan 31, 1986 01:45 AM, 00020, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Oct 8, 1986 10:35 AM, 00299, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

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