Canton (Texas)

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Canton
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Location in Texas
Basic data
Foundation : 1850
State : United States
State : Texas
County : Van Zandt County
Coordinates : 32 ° 33 ′  N , 95 ° 52 ′  W Coordinates: 32 ° 33 ′  N , 95 ° 52 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 5,100 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 377.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 14.6 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of
which 13.5 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 154 m
Postal code : 75103
Area code : +1 903
FIPS : 48-12496
GNIS ID : 1332115
Website : www.cantontex.com
Mayor : Rusty Wilson

Canton is the district capital and seat of the county administration ( County Seat ) of Van Zandt County in the US state Texas in the United States .

geography

The city is located in the center of the county in northeast Texas, about 70 km east of Dallas , on Texas State Routes 19 and 64 , and has a total area of ​​13.4 km 2 , of which 1.1 km 2 is water.

history

Canton was the first place in this area to be established in 1850. It was named after Old Canton in Smith County , the place of origin of the first settlers. The same year the first courthouse was built and a post office, the fourth in the county, opened.

In 1853 the first school, the Canton Academy , opened its doors and in 1860 the first weekly newspaper, the Canton Weekly Times, appeared . In 1880, James S. Hogg , who served for many years as a district attorney, became governor of Texas.

The city became known nationwide when it became known in the early 1930s that the gangster couple Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow had lived for a long time in the Dixie Hotel , which was built in 1915 .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1920 583 -
1930 704 20.8%
1940 715 1.6%
1950 881 23.2%
1960 1114 26.4%
1970 2283 104.9%
1980 2845 24.6%
1990 2949 3.7%
2000 3292 11.6%
1920-2000,

According to the census in 2000 , 3292 people in 1296 households and 848 families lived here. The population density was 244.9 people per km 2 . The racial the population was composed of 94.14% White, 2.73% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, and 1.09% other ethnic groups. About 1.09% were mixed race and 3.49% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,296 households, 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 51.5% of them were married couples living together. 10.9% were single mothers and 34.5% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were single households and there were people living in 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.87 people.

21.4% of the population were under 18 years old, 7.7% 18 to 24, 24.2% 25 to 44, 20.7% 45 to 64, and 25.9% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 86.9 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 83.5 men.

The median income for a household in the 32,098 USD , and the median income for a family 42,500 USD. Males had a median income of $ 32,117 versus $ 20,598 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,351. 11.3% of the population and 7.9% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 10.6% were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 10.9% were 65 or older.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012

Web links

Commons : Canton, Texas  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files