Canon, Georgia
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(30.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 70.2% for Black residents, 88.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 87.9% for other race residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Canon, GA
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2019, including police officers: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 1.19 |
Georgia average: | 1.98 |
Here: | 4.5% |
Georgia: | 5.4% |

- Construction (11.7%)
- Textile mills & textile products (7.0%)
- Educational services (7.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.2%)
- Machinery (4.4%)
- Finance & insurance (4.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.0%)

- Construction (17.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.9%)
- Textile mills & textile products (6.5%)
- Machinery (6.0%)
- Wood products (6.0%)
- Transportation equipment (5.4%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (5.4%)

- Educational services (16.2%)
- Health care (10.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (10.5%)
- Finance & insurance (9.5%)
- Textile mills & textile products (7.6%)
- Clothing & accessories, including shoe, stores (5.7%)
- Chemicals (4.8%)

- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.1%)
- Carpenters (4.8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.4%)

- Carpenters (7.7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.0%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.4%)
- Construction laborers (5.4%)

- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8.6%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (7.6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7.6%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (6.7%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (5.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.8%)
Average climate in Canon, Georgia
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Canon-area historical tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 21% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/31/1973, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 35.9 miles away from the Canon city center killed 7 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 4/8/1974, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.1 miles away from the city center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Canon-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 28% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 48.3 miles away from Canon center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 144.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 186.0 miles away from the city center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 111.5 miles away from the city center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 144.2 miles away from the city center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 271.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Hart County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Winter Storms: 4, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Canon:
- TY COBB HEALTHCARE SYSTEM LONG (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; ROYSTON, GA)
- DCA OF ROYSTON (Dialysis Facility, about 5 miles away; ROYSTON, GA)
- TY COBB REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, LLC Acute Care Hospitals (about 7 miles away; LAVONIA, GA)
- TUGALOO HOME HEALTH AGENCY, AN AMEDISYS COMPANY (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; LAVONIA, GA)
- LAKE HARTWELL KIDNEY CENTER (Dialysis Facility, about 10 miles away; HARTWELL, GA)
- HERITAGE INN OF HARTWELL (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; HARTWELL, GA)
- HARTWELL HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; HARTWELL, GA)
Airports located in Canon:
- Franklin County Airport (18A) (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 3,000, Local Ops: 3,000)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Canon:
- Tri-County Technical College (about 28 miles; Pendleton, SC; Full-time enrollment: 5,174)
- Clemson University (about 28 miles; Clemson, SC; FT enrollment: 20,131)
- Athens Technical College (about 28 miles; Athens, GA; FT enrollment: 3,204)
- Piedmont College (about 30 miles; Demorest, GA; FT enrollment: 2,251)
- Anderson University (about 30 miles; Anderson, SC; FT enrollment: 2,510)
- University of Georgia (about 31 miles; Athens, GA; FT enrollment: 32,679)
- Brenau University (about 41 miles; Gainesville, GA; FT enrollment: 2,341)
Private high school in Canon:
- CHEROKEE ROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 30, Location: 4347 BETHANY BOWERSVILLE RD, Grades: 1-9)
User-submitted facts and corrections:
- For Canon, Georgia: You have county listed as "HART", however, Canon is located in both FRANKLIN and HART - I live on the Franklin County side. Most of the city is in Franklin County
Points of interest:
Notable location: Canon Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Manly Cemetery (1), Oak View Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Canon include: Canon Commercial Historic District (1), Historic Churches of Canon Historic District (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Birthplace of: Ernest Vandiver - Politician, Crash Davis - Baseball player.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Canon and their reported violations in the past:
CANON (Population served: 967, Purch surface water):Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R - In OCT-01-2009, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-12-2010), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-12-2010), St Compliance achieved (AUG-23-2010)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-22-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-22-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-13-2006)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - In OCT-01-1996, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from APR-13-1994 to APR-13-1994), St Intentional no-action (FEB-05-1999)
- 3 regular monitoring violations
This city: | 2.5 people |
Georgia: | 2.6 people |
This city: | 66.0% |
Whole state: | 68.5% |
This city: | 5.3% |
Whole state: | 5.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Here: | 15.0 |
Georgia average: | 12.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Canon, GA (based on Hart County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 13,017 | 39 |
Catholic | 2,650 | 1 |
Mainline Protestant | 2,128 | 12 |
Black Protestant | 507 | 3 |
Other | 115 | 2 |
None | 6,796 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Hart County: | 2.07 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Hart County: | 0.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Georgia: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Hart County: | 1.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Hart County: | 6.62 / 10,000 pop. |
Georgia: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Hart County: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Georgia: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 11.8% |
State: | 10.4% |
Hart County: | 27.8% |
State: | 27.8% |
Hart County: | 13.4% |
Georgia: | 14.6% |
Health and Nutrition:
Canon: | 43.7% |
State: | 48.0% |
Here: | 34.7% |
Georgia: | 44.9% |
Here: | 28.5 |
Georgia: | 29.0 |
Canon: | 25.6% |
State: | 20.8% |
This city: | 9.6% |
State: | 11.0% |
This city: | 6.8 |
Georgia: | 6.7 |
This city: | 31.9% |
State: | 33.6% |
Canon: | 48.0% |
Georgia: | 55.2% |
Canon: | 74.6% |
Georgia: | 80.4% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Canon, GA Residents
Canon government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):
- Construction - Regular Highways: $70,000 ($89.17)
Parks and Recreation: $19,000 ($24.20)
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $239,000 ($304.46)
Water Utilities: $154,000 ($196.18)
Regular Highways: $112,000 ($142.68)
Sewerage: $103,000 ($131.21)
Police Protection: $98,000 ($124.84)
Local Fire Protection: $30,000 ($38.22)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $36,000 ($45.86)
Local Fire Protection: $23,000 ($29.30)
Canon government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $76,000 ($96.82)
Sewerage: $39,000 ($49.68)
Other: $14,000 ($17.83)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $282,000 ($359.24)
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $21,000 ($26.75)
Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($1.27)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $58,000 ($73.89)
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $17,000 ($21.66)
- Tax - Insurance Premiums Sales: $50,000 ($63.69)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $36,000 ($45.86)
Public Utilities Sales: $35,000 ($44.59)
Property: $17,000 ($21.66)
Other License: $14,000 ($17.83)
Occupation and Business License - Other: $4,000 ($5.10)
Canon government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $299,000 ($380.89)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $268,000 ($341.40)
6.27% of this county's 2016 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2015 ($51,737 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.27% |
Georgia average: | 9.49% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2015 and 2016.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2015 and 2016:
from Franklin County, GA | |
from Elbert County, GA | |
from Gwinnett County, GA |
5.65% of this county's 2015 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2016 ($39,569 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.65% |
Georgia average: | 9.04% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2015 and 2016.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2015 and 2016:
to Franklin County, GA | |
to Anderson County, SC | |
to Elbert County, GA |
Strongest AM radio stations in Canon:
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKLY (980 AM; 1 kW; HARTWELL, GA; Owner: JAMES E. HICKS & BILLIE F. HICKS, PARTNERS)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBIC (810 AM; daytime; 0 kW; ROYSTON, GA; Owner: DIANE E. HAWKINS)
- WRIX (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HOMELAND PARK, SC; Owner: AM 1020 INCORPORATED)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WJJC (1270 AM; 5 kW; COMMERCE, GA; Owner: BANKS-JACKSON BROADCASTING)
- WLET (1420 AM; 5 kW; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WBKZ (880 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JEFFERSON, GA; Owner: BROWN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Canon:
- WBTS (95.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WHZT (98.1 FM; SENECA, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WNGC (106.1 FM; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF PENSACOLA, INC)
- WPUP (103.7 FM; ROYSTON, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF ATHENS, INC.)
- WFOX (97.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WFSH-FM (104.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WRBN (104.1 FM; CLAYTON, GA; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
- WYAY (106.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WRAF (90.9 FM; TOCCOA FALLS, GA; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
- WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WJMZ-FM (107.3 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCON-FM (99.3 FM; CORNELIA, GA; Owner: HABERSHAM BROADCASTING CO.)
- W269AY (101.7 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WPPR (88.3 FM; DEMOREST, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WWRK-FM (92.1 FM; ELBERTON, GA; Owner: RADIO ELBERTON, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Canon:
- W22AC (Channel 22; HARTWELL & ROYSTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WNEG-TV (Channel 32; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W52AA (Channel 52; CARNESVILLE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
Canon fatal accident list:
Jul 1, 2006 05:32 PM, Sr-17, Lat: 34.334560, Lon: -83.109230, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Mar 25, 1980 04:02 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 8Number of bridges
- 36ft / 10.6mTotal length
- $2,040,000Total costs
- 2,770Total average daily traffic
- 96Total average daily truck traffic
- 4,155Total future (year 2031) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
3- FRANKLIN BASE, 56 New Hope Road (Lat: 34.398778 Lon: -83.104139), Type: Gtower, Structure height: 30 m, Overall height: 33 m, Call Sign: KII309,
Assigned Frequencies: 154.280 MHz, 159.277 MHz, 151.115 MHz, 151.400 MHz, 159.360 MHz, 159.390 MHz, 158.925 MHz, 159.255 MHz, 159.270 MHz, 159.330 MHz... (+18 more), Grant Date: 01/06/2012, Expiration Date: 04/03/2022, Certifier: Wray Hall, Registrant: Gta Gfc Franklin Base, Macon, GA 31202-0819, Phone: (478) 751-3500, Email: - LAVONIA, 56 New Hope Road (Lat: 34.398778 Lon: -83.104139), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 30 m, Overall height: 33 m, Call Sign: KNFG825,
Assigned Frequencies: 154.680 MHz, 154.905 MHz, 154.800 MHz, 154.935 MHz, Grant Date: 07/10/2012, Expiration Date: 09/24/2022, Registrant: State Of Georgia, 47 Trinity Ave Sw 3rd Floor, Atlanta, GA 30334, Phone: (404) 656-2042, Fax: (404) 657-0320, Email: - City Water Tank (Lat: 34.343444 Lon: -83.108194), Call Sign: KUX710,
Assigned Frequencies: 154.905 MHz, 154.935 MHz, 155.520 MHz, Grant Date: 11/18/2015, Expiration Date: 10/28/2025, Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 30251 Golden Lantern, Suite E# 501, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
27 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers:
1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Canon)FAA Registered Aircraft:
1- Aircraft: BEECH F33A (Category: Land, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 138 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7233L , Serial Number: CE-1049, Year manufactured: 1984, Airworthiness Date: 10/01/1984, Certificate Issue Date: 04/06/2005
Registrant (Individual): Barry W Cronic, 1020 Redwine Church Rd, Canon, GA 30520
2006 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Canon, GA
- 6543.9%Structure Fires
- 4530.4%Outside Fires
- 3725.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 10.7%Other
Most common first names in Canon, GA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 44 | 72.4 years |
Mary | 33 | 73.2 years |
William | 28 | 71.3 years |
John | 22 | 74.8 years |
Robert | 19 | 73.7 years |
Willie | 16 | 80.5 years |
Charles | 14 | 68.5 years |
Ruby | 14 | 74.7 years |
Thomas | 12 | 66.0 years |
George | 11 | 77.8 years |
Most common last names in Canon, GA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Hill | 21 | 75.8 years |
Brown | 19 | 73.8 years |
Cheek | 15 | 76.8 years |
Peeples | 15 | 76.3 years |
Phillips | 14 | 74.0 years |
Smith | 14 | 68.5 years |
Floyd | 14 | 78.7 years |
Jordan | 13 | 66.9 years |
Massey | 13 | 75.1 years |
Bennett | 11 | 76.9 years |
- 66.7%Electricity
- 22.1%Utility gas
- 8.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.3%Wood
- 41.1%Utility gas
- 38.4%Electricity
- 14.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Canon compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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