Canton, Maine

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Population in July 2007: 1,143. Population change since 2000: +2.6%

Males: 549	(48.1%)
Females: 594	(51.9%)

Median resident age:	39.7 years
Maine median age:	38.6 years

Zip codes: 04221.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,003 (it was $32,625 in 2000)

Canton:	$40,003
Maine:	$45,888

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $110,259 (it was $59,300 in 2000)

Canton:	$110,259
Maine:	$176,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $123,817; Detached houses: $153,481; Townhouses or other attached units: $64,714; In 2-unit structures: $172,576; Mobile homes: $31,263

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Races in Canton:

White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
Filipino (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Canton: 84.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (17.8%), French (15.7%), United States (12.6%), Irish (9.4%), French Canadian (5.3%), Scottish (4.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/05/1821

Elevation: 400 feet

Land area: 28.9 square miles.

Population density: 39 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Canton

High school or higher: 75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
Unemployed: 5.7%
Mean travel time to work: 30.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Canton town

Never married: 21.6%
Now married: 58.3%
Separated: 0.2%
Widowed: 7.2%
Divorced: 12.8%

15 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.3%
Maine:	2.9%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Canton, Maine in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Canton to the number of sex offenders is 572 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is near the state average.

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

Canton:	1.5% ($877)
Maine:	1.5% ($1,417)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (54.8 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (152.9 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (308.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Livermore, ME (2.3 miles ), Chisholm, ME (2.4 miles ), Jay, ME (2.4 miles ), Livermore Falls, ME (2.4 miles ), Hartford, ME (2.5 miles ), Livermore Falls, ME (2.6 miles ), Peru, ME (2.7 miles ), Dixfield, ME (2.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $55,000
1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $55,000
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $52,500
1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $84,400
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $83,300
2001: 1 building, cost: $68,000
2002: 7 buildings, average cost: $130,700
2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $130,700
2004: 9 buildings, average cost: $130,700
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 44.46 N, Longitude: 70.30 W

Area code: 207

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Unemployment in December 2008:

Here:	9.0%
Maine:	4.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (19%)
Paper (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Wood products (7%)
Health care (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (37%)
Educational services (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Paper (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
Cashiers (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Average climate in Canton, Maine

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Canton-area historical tornado activity is above Maine state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/31/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 4.0 miles away from the Canton town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/31/1971, a category 2 tornado 9.0 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Canton:

FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; FARMINGTON, ME)
RUMFORD HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; RUMFORD, ME)
RUMFORD HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; RUMFORD, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Canton, ME

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Canton:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 16 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 26 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; FT enrollment: 3,172)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 50 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 54 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 68 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 83 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 91 miles; ORONO, ME; FT enrollment: 8,590)

Public elementary/middle school in Canton:

CANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: RTE 140 PO BOX 689; Grades: Kindergarten - 4th Grade)

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Churches in Canton include: Canton United Baptist Church (A), Bradbury Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Alden Hill Cemetery (1), Canton Cemetery (2), Hillside Cemetery (3), Pine Grove Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Forest Pond (A), Lake Anasagunticook (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Whitney Brook (A), Childs Brook (B), Bog Brook (C), Ludden Brook (D), Fuller Brook (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

CANTON WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 333, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-07-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-07-2006)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-28-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-28-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-01-2006)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-28-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-28-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-01-2006)

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Maine:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	68.3%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.8%
Whole state:	7.3%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	19.4%
Whole state:	10.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	5.2%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Canton, ME

106 people in nursing homes

Canton compared to Maine state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Oxford County Maine:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (77%) Wood (14%) Electricity (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Religon statistics for Canton

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Church of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA	United Methodist Church	Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Adherents	50.5%	14.0%	5.4%	4.7%	3.9%
Congregations	10.8%	25.7%	12.2%	6.8%	4.1%

Name	National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Assemblies of God	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	3.6%	3.4%	2.5%	2.1%	9.9%
Congregations	5.4%	2.7%	4.1%	2.7%	25.7%

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.

6.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,652 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.14%
Maine average:	6.39%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($362 average AGI)
Oxford County: 0.09%
Maine average: 0.12%

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

from Androscoggin County, ME	1.24% ($32,779 average AGI)
from Cumberland County, ME	1.17% ($34,869)
from York County, ME	0.46% ($29,866)

6.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,647 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.09%
Maine average:	6.44%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($290 average AGI)
Oxford County: 0.05%
Maine average: 0.07%

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

to Cumberland County, ME	1.34% ($29,839 average AGI)
to Androscoggin County, ME	1.20% ($27,864)
to York County, ME	0.33% ($27,118)

Strongest AM radio stations in Canton:

WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
WFAU (1280 AM; 5 kW; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLAM (1470 AM; 5 kW; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WGAN (560 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKTQ (1450 AM; 1 kW; SOUTH PARIS, ME; Owner: PENNESSEEWASSEE BROADCASTING CO INC.)
WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Canton:

WLOB-FM (96.3 FM; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
WTBM (100.7 FM; MEXICO, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WTOS-FM (105.1 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMEA (90.1 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBLM (102.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKTJ-FM (99.3 FM; FARMINGTON, ME; Owner: FRANKLIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCYI (93.9 FM; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WTHT (107.5 FM; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WWWA (95.3 FM; WINSLOW, ME; Owner: LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WHQO (107.9 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INC.)
WJBQ (97.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WOXO-FM (92.7 FM; NORWAY, ME; Owner: TRI-COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMEK-FM (99.9 FM; AUBURN, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WABK-FM (104.3 FM; GARDINER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKCG (101.3 FM; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Canton:

WGME-TV (Channel 13; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: WGME LICENSEE, LLC)
WMTW-TV (Channel 8; POLAND SPRING, ME; Owner: WMTW BROADCAST GROUP, LLC)
WPFO (Channel 23; WATERVILLE, ME; Owner: CMCG PORTLAND LICENSE LLC)
WCSH (Channel 6; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
WCBB (Channel 10; AUGUSTA, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
W21BI (Channel 21; FARMINGTON, ME; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Canton, Maine:

Fatal accident count: 14
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 20
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 8
Fatalities: 20
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 38
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Maine average:

Fatal accident count: 49
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 70
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 19
Fatalities: 55
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 120
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3

See more detailed statistics of Canton fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 17 meters (56ft)
Total costs: $6,604,000
Total average daily traffic: 9,919
Total average daily truck traffic: 836
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 14,426

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

Victor Bowers, 2.8 Mi Nw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 70.1 m, Overall height: 72.5 m
Registrant: Frosty Towers Inc, 6281 County Road 9800, West Plains, MO 65775, Phone: (417) 293-0773, Email:
Mark L Gartley, 20 Dyke Drive, Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.6 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Fire Station Canton Village, Call Sign: KQG689
Assigned Frequencies : 154.070 MHz, 154.310 MHz
Grant Date: 01/27/2003, Expiration Date: 02/08/2013
Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Rd, Gettsyburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

CANTON, 2.8 Mi Nw Of, Overall height: 72.5 m, Call Sign: WLL630
Assigned Frequencies : 5945.20 MHz, 10755.0 MHz, 10815.0 MHz, 10875.0 MHz, 10935.0 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6093.45 MHz, 6152.75 MHz, 11145.0 MHz
Grant Date: 01/30/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 08/16/2004, Certifier: Dennis W Guard Jr.
Registrant: Mci Worldcom Network Services, Inc., 2400 North Glenville, Richardson, TX 75082, Phone: (972) 729-6406, Fax: (972) 729-2690, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: K1SJO, Previous Call Sign: KD1UW, Licensee ID: L00959397
Grant Date: 06/10/2006, Expiration Date: 07/11/2016
Registrant: Michael A Timberlake, 4 Brittany Lane, Canton, ME 04221
Call Sign: KA1YYJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00547136
Grant Date: 07/17/2002, Expiration Date: 10/13/2012
Registrant: Norman A Vashaw, Canton, ME 04221
Call Sign: N1UFW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00959392
Grant Date: 01/04/2005, Expiration Date: 02/02/2015
Registrant: Michelle L Timberlake, 4 Brittany Lane, Canton, ME 04221
Call Sign: N1VHF, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00992751
Grant Date: 03/18/2005, Expiration Date: 06/07/2015, Certifier: Theodore E Therrien
Registrant: Theodore E Therrien, 120 Laplant Rd, Canton, ME 04221

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 6

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