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Notable locations in Canton: Illinois River State Correctional Center (A), Canton Country Club (B), Canton Industrial Park (C), West Side Sewage Treatment Plant (D), Parlin Ingersoll Library (E), Ingersoll Gymnasium (F). 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: South Park United Methodist Church (A), Agape Believers Fellowship Church (B), Seventh Day Adventist Church (C), Berean Missionary Baptist Church (D), Saint Peters Episcopal Church (E), Saint Marys Roman Catholic Church (F), Saint Marys Covent (G), First Church of Christ Scientist (H), First Church of the Nazarene (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Saint Josephs Cemetery (2), Greenwood Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Strode Lake (A), Rainbow Lake (B), Fitch Lake (C), Bond Lake (D), Veterans Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Canton include: Kellogg Park (1), Jones Park (2), Dean Park (3), Big Creek Park (4), McCall Park (5), Anderson Park (6), South Park (7), Lakeland Park (8), Wallace Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Canton Post Office (A). Display/hide its location 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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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)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  13.4% | | Whole state: |  10.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 5.3% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Canton, IL
People in group quarters in Canton
- 1947 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:
- 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 (2009 data):
- MidAmerica National Bank: Midamerica National Bank, Hy-Vee Branch, East Chestnut Facility. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $290.7 mil, Deposits: $229.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Midamerica National Bancshares, Inc.
- THE National Bank: Canton Branch at 801 North Main Street, branch established on 1912-01-01; Messenger Service #2 Branch at 801 North Main Street, branch established on 2004-10-25. Info updated 2009-01-28: Bank assets: $1,236.3 mil, Deposits: $955.2 mil, headquarters in Moline, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 27 total offices, Holding Company: National Bancshares, Inc.
- Ipava State Bank: Canton Branch at 74 East Pine Street, branch established on 2004-07-26. Info updated 2006-05-16: Bank assets: $77.6 mil, Deposits: $70.0 mil, headquarters in Ipava, IL, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Isb 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: $77.9 mil, Deposits: $65.8 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 2009-03-16: Bank assets: $538,958.0 mil, Deposits: $346,850.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3392 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
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2004 Presidential Election results in Fulton County Illinois:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (84%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Religion statistics for Canton
| 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 religions |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| 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
- Charges - Sewerage: $882,000
Solid Waste Management: $280,000
All Other: $73,000
Parks & Recreation: $16,000
Parking Facilities: $4,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $378,000
Housing & Community Development: $61,000
General: $9,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,840,000
Fire Protection: $1,114,000
Sewerage: $1,050,000
Water Utilities: $992,000
Regular Highways: $983,000
General - Other: $511,000
Financial Administration: $497,000
Central Staff Services: $387,000
Solid Waste Management: $322,000
General Public Buildings: $151,000
Parks & Recreation: $23,000
- Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $3,575,000
Total Other Securities: $1,413,000
Total Federal Securities: $832,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $831,000
Benefit Payments: $552,000
From Local Government: $225,000
Local Employee Contribution: $117,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $60,000
Interest Revenue: $56,000
From Other Government: $26,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $78,000
Housing & Community Development: $70,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $88,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $81,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,260,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,150,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $110,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $371,000
Interest Earnings: $82,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $704,000
Water Utilities: $657,000
Regular Highways: $115,000
Housing & Community Development: $109,000
Police Protection: $104,000
General - Other: $54,000
Fire Protection: $23,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,562,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,752,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,982,000
Highways: $437,000
Housing & Community Development: $27,000
All Other: $16,000
- Tax - Property: $1,159,000
Public Utilities: $678,000
NEC: $68,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $3,740,000
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 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 14 meters (46ft)
Total average daily traffic: 13,275
Total average daily truck traffic: 709
Total future (year 2020) average daily traffic: 17,283
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Canton)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Canton, IL)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 83 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Canton)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 23 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Canton)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 52
- Hazardous Condition: 29
- Service Call: 46
- Good Intent Call: 13
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Canton, IL
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