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Notable locations in Canton: Canton Industrial Park (A), West Side Sewage Treatment Plant (B), Canton Country Club (C), Parlin Ingersoll Library (D), Ingersoll Gymnasium (E), Illinois River State Correctional Center (F), Fulton County Emergency Medical Association (G), Canton Fire Department (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Lake Drive Shopping Center (1), North Main Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Canton include: Agape Believers Fellowship Church (A), Berean Missionary Baptist Church (B), Canton Assembly of God Church (C), Canton Church of Christ (D), Christian Life Center (E), Church of the Brethren (F), Church of God of Prophecy (G), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (H), Eastside Church of the Nazarene (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Josephs Cemetery (1), Saint Marys Cemetery (2), Greenwood Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Bond Lake (A), Fitch Lake (B), Veterans Lake (C), Strode Lake (D), Rainbow Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Canton include: Big Creek Park (1), South Park (2), Memorial Stadium (3), McCall Park (4), Lakeland Park (5), Kellogg Park (6), Dean Park (7), Anderson Park (8), Wallace Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attraction: Canton Friendship Festival (Tours & Charters; 890 East Oak).
Hotels: Canton Inn (665 West Locust Street), Heritage Grand Inn (1150 East Linn Street).
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Fulton County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 39.3. This is worse than average.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.362. This is about average. There were 24 monitors within city limits.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.739. This is significantly better than average. There were 17 monitors within city limits.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 26.2. This is about average. There were 36 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2004 was 22.4. This is about average. There were 61 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 12.0. This is worse than average. There were 24 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Canton and their reported violations in the past:
CANTON (Address: 2 N. MAIN ST.  , Population served: 13932, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In DEC-1996. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-31-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-31-1997), St Public Notif received (MAR-04-1997)
FARMINGTON PIZZA COMPANY (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2001 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-16-2001), St Intentional no-action (SEP-19-2001)
GORDYS GET-N-GO (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-20-1999), St Intentional no-action (JAN-23-2001)
HUNTERS HAVEN (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform
THE GOOSE PIT (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2001 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-15-2001)
KOPPER KETTLE KAFE (092981) (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-13-2004)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2003 and MAR-2003, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2001 and MAR-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-31-2001), St Intentional no-action (JUL-11-2001)
MCDUCKS (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-02-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-05-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-27-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-1999 and JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-07-1999), St Intentional no-action (FEB-21-2001)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Canton that have no violations reported:
- SPOON RIVER SPEEDWAY (Population served: 500, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- NIEMANN FOODS INC (123885) (Population served: 60, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
- HY-VEE FOOD STORE (123117) (Population served: 60, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- KROGER WATER ISLAND (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- SCAPECCHIS (Population served: 45, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- NIEMANN FOODS INC (123430) (Population served: 40, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
- FISCHER FOOD CENTER (Population served: 40, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 16.9%
(17.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 20.2% for Black residents, 3.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 27.7% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | Illinois: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 61.4% | | Whole state: | 67.3% |
| This city: | 5.4% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Canton, IL
People in group quarters in Canton:
- 1,947 people in state prisons
- 282 people in nursing homes
- 25 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 20 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 16 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 4 people in institutions for the blind
Canton compared to Illinois state average:
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Canton (2011 data):
- MidAmerica National Bank: Midamerica National Bank at 100 West Elm Street, branch established on 1933/11/22; Hy-Vee Branch at 825 North Main Street, branch established on 1882/01/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $320.9 mil, Deposits: $265.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Midamerica National Bancshares, Inc.
- THE National Bank: Messenger Service #2 Branch at 801 North Main Street, branch established on 2004/10/25; Canton Branch at 801 North Main Street, branch established on 1912/01/01. Info updated 2009/01/28: Bank assets: $1,088.2 mil, Deposits: $914.5 mil, headquarters in Moline, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 29 total offices, Holding Company: National Bancshares, Inc.
- Bank of Farmington: Bank Of Farmington At Canton Branch at 2115 N Main St, branch established on 2007/09/15. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $112.8 mil, Deposits: $97.1 mil, headquarters in Farmington, IL, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Farmington Bancorp, Inc.
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Canton Branch at 245 North Main Street, branch established on 1949/07/30. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- Ipava State Bank: Canton Branch at 74 East Pine Street, branch established on 2004/07/26. Info updated 2006/05/16: Bank assets: $92.1 mil, Deposits: $81.8 mil, headquarters in Ipava, IL, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Isb Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (84%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Fulton County Illinois:
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Religion statistics for Canton (based on Fulton County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 39.12%
| Here | | 39.1% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Church of the Nazarene |
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| Adherents | 26.0% | 13.2% | 11.2% | 7.4% | 5.9% |
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| Congregations | 28.2% | 4.7% | 5.9% | 7.1% | 11.8% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | American Baptist Churches in the USA | United Church of Christ | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Other |
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| Adherents | 5.4% | 5.0% | 4.7% | 3.1% | 17.9% |
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| Congregations | 4.7% | 2.4% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 29.4% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 7 | Here: | 1.90 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Fulton County: | 0.27 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 0.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 19 | This county: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 34 | Fulton County: | 9.24 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Fulton County: | 9.6% | | State: | 8.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 10.3% | | Illinois: | 14.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $4,203 | $50,436 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $8,096 | $32,384 | 9 | $5,585 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $6,134 | $73,608 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
24 | $98,979 | $49,490 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
17 | $67,932 | $47,952 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
13 | $40,406 | $37,298 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
11 | $36,694 | $40,030 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
10 | $32,115 | $38,538 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
7 | $20,613 | $35,337 | 10 | $6,254 |
| Other and Unallocable |
19 | $42,846 | $27,061 | 6 | $2,516 |
| Totals for Government |
106 | $358,018 | $40,530 | 25 | $14,355 |
Canton government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $37,000 ($2.52)
- Charges - Sewerage: $882,000 ($59.99)
Solid Waste Management: $280,000 ($19.05)
All Other: $73,000 ($4.97)
Parks & Recreation: $16,000 ($1.09)
Parking Facilities: $4,000 ($0.27)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $378,000 ($25.71)
Housing & Community Development: $61,000 ($4.15)
General: $9,000 ($0.61)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,840,000 ($125.15)
Fire Protection: $1,114,000 ($75.77)
Sewerage: $1,050,000 ($71.42)
Water Utilities: $992,000 ($67.47)
Regular Highways: $983,000 ($66.86)
General - Other: $511,000 ($34.76)
Financial Administration: $497,000 ($33.80)
Central Staff Services: $387,000 ($26.32)
Solid Waste Management: $322,000 ($21.90)
General Public Buildings: $151,000 ($10.27)
Parks & Recreation: $23,000 ($1.56)
- Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $3,575,000 ($243.16)
Total Other Securities: $1,413,000 ($96.11)
Total Federal Securities: $832,000 ($56.59)
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $831,000 ($56.52)
Benefit Payments: $552,000 ($37.55)
From Local Government: $225,000 ($15.30)
Local Employee Contribution: $117,000 ($7.96)
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $60,000 ($4.08)
Interest Revenue: $56,000 ($3.81)
From Other Government: $26,000 ($1.77)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $78,000 ($5.31)
Housing & Community Development: $70,000 ($4.76)
- General - Interest on Debt: $88,000 ($5.99)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $81,000 ($5.51)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,260,000 ($85.70)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,150,000 ($78.22)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $110,000 ($7.48)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $371,000 ($25.23)
Interest Earnings: $82,000 ($5.58)
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $704,000 ($47.88)
Water Utilities: $657,000 ($44.69)
Regular Highways: $115,000 ($7.82)
Housing & Community Development: $109,000 ($7.41)
Police Protection: $104,000 ($7.07)
General - Other: $54,000 ($3.67)
Fire Protection: $23,000 ($1.56)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,562,000 ($242.28)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,752,000 ($119.17)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,982,000 ($202.83)
Highways: $437,000 ($29.72)
Housing & Community Development: $27,000 ($1.84)
All Other: $16,000 ($1.09)
- Tax - Property: $1,159,000 ($78.83)
Public Utilities: $678,000 ($46.12)
NEC: $68,000 ($4.63)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $3,740,000 ($254.39)
4.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,412 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.62% | | Illinois average: | 5.66% |
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:
5.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,091 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.22% | | Illinois average: | 5.99% |
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Canton:
- WBYS (1560 AM; daytime; 0 kW; CANTON, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WVEL (1140 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PEKIN, IL)
- WWFS (1290 AM; 5 kW; PEORIA, IL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WMBD (1470 AM; 5 kW; PEORIA, IL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WAIK (1590 AM; 5 kW; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Canton:
- WBYS-FM (107.9 FM; CANTON, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWCT (96.5 FM; FARMINGTON, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
- WPPY (101.1 FM; GLASFORD, IL; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF PEORIA, INC.)
- WCBU (89.9 FM; PEORIA, IL; Owner: BRADLEY UNIVERSITY)
- WIXO (99.9 FM; BARTONVILLE, IL; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF PEORIA, INC.)
- WGLO (95.5 FM; PEKIN, IL; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF PEORIA, INC.)
- WZPW (92.3 FM; PEORIA, IL; Owner: B&G BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WXMP (105.7 FM; PEORIA, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
- WBNH (88.5 FM; PEKIN, IL; Owner: CENTRAL ILLINOIS RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WCIC (91.5 FM; PEKIN, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WPBG (93.3 FM; PEORIA, IL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WFYR (97.3 FM; ELMWOOD, IL; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF PEORIA, INC.)
- WLMD (104.7 FM; BUSHNELL, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSWT (106.9 FM; PEORIA, IL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WAAG (94.9 FM; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: GALESBURG BROADCASTING CO.)
TV broadcast stations around Canton:
- WHOI (Channel 19; PEORIA, IL; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF PEORIA, LLC)
- WTVP (Channel 47; PEORIA, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS VALLEY PUB TELECOMM CORP)
- WEEK-TV (Channel 25; PEORIA, IL; Owner: WEEK-TV LICENSE, INC.)
- WMBD-TV (Channel 31; PEORIA, IL; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF PEORIA, L.L.C.)
- WAOE (Channel 59; PEORIA, IL; Owner: FOUR SEASONS PEORIA, LLC)
- W41BO (Channel 41; PEORIA, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Canton fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 14 meters (46ft)
Total average daily traffic: 14,275
Total average daily truck traffic: 671
Total future (year 2020) average daily traffic: 17,283
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Canton, IL
| Most common first names in Canton, IL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Mary | 198 | 81.4 years |
| John | 171 | 77.0 years |
| William | 150 | 78.7 years |
| Robert | 132 | 71.4 years |
| Charles | 122 | 76.8 years |
| James | 98 | 72.4 years |
| George | 84 | 75.6 years |
| Helen | 79 | 79.7 years |
| Margaret | 67 | 81.5 years |
| Dorothy | 66 | 79.5 years |
| Most common last names in Canton, IL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Smith | 92 | 75.9 years |
| Johnson | 78 | 75.9 years |
| Williams | 63 | 78.9 years |
| Brown | 46 | 75.2 years |
| Wilson | 45 | 76.9 years |
| Miller | 44 | 79.7 years |
| Davis | 42 | 76.2 years |
| Jones | 38 | 75.4 years |
| Ellis | 37 | 79.4 years |
| Clark | 37 | 77.7 years |
| Businesses in Canton, IL |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Papa John's Pizza | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | SAS Shoes | 1 |
| FedEx | 2 | | Sears | 1 |
| Goodwill | 2 | | Subway | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| Hardee's | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| JCPenney | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | U.S. Cellular | 2 |
| Kmart | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
| Kroger | 1 | | Vans | 1 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | Walgreens | 1 |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | YMCA | 1 |
| Nike | 1 | | | |
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides (population 5,000+)"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Machinery (population 5,000+)"
- #68 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Child care workers (population 5,000+)"
- #76 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest wind speed differences during a year (population 5,000+)"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in state prisons"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Gasoline stations (population 5,000+)"
- #78 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Computer specialists (population 5,000+)"
- #87 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #27 (61520) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Croatian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
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