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CANTON, MISSISSIPPI QUICK STATSCounty: Madison
Incorporated: 1834
Elevation: 250 feet
Land Area: 18.6 square miles
Population Density: 673 people per square mile
Races (City): Black (80.3%), White Non-Hispanic (18.6%), Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries (City): United States (3.3%), English (3.0%), Irish (2.8%), German (1.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, MS (22.5 miles , pop. 184,256)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (162.7 miles , pop. 227,818)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (372.9 miles , pop. 1,953,631)
Nearest cities: Madison, MS (3.4 miles ), Ridgeland, MS (3.8 miles ), Flora, MS (4.1 miles ), Pickens, MS (4.4 miles ), Bentonia, MS (4.4 miles ), Flowood, MS (4.6 miles ), Jackson, MS (4.7 miles ), Brandon, MS (4.8 miles )
Canton Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value significantly below state average. Unemployed percentage above state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Median age below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average. House age significantly above state average. Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average. Number of college students below state average.
CANTON, MISSISSIPPI EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 55.60%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.10%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.70%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Canton:
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY about 25 miles, JACKSON, MS, Full-time enrollment: 5,955 HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 27 miles, GOODMAN, MS, FT enrollment: 2,485 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE about 30 miles, CLINTON, MS, FT enrollment: 2,904 HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 39 miles, RAYMOND, MS, FT enrollment: 10,057 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY about 64 miles, ITTA BENA, MS, FT enrollment: 2,297 MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 64 miles, MOORHEAD, MS, FT enrollment: 2,486 MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 77 miles, MERIDIAN, MS, FT enrollment: 2,455
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