Canton, MN Population

Overview

468

Total Population

37.0

Median age

47.86%

Female population %

108.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

60.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Canton's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Canton is 37.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Canton's population under 18 was 32.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Canton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Canton, 28.42% were under the age of 15, 14.32% aged 15 to 29, 47.86% aged 30 to 64, 8.12% aged 65 to 84, and 1.28% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 20 less females than males in Canton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.86% females and 52.14% males in Canton, MN.
The Canton, MN gender ratio is 108.9:100 i.e. 108.9 men to 100 women (1.089).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 33.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 40.

Canton's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Canton population: 93.16% are White, 4.91% are Black or African American and 1.92% are multiracial.
Canton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 468 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Canton is White with a population of 436 (93.16% of the total population).

Canton's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 349 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Canton's population decreased by 4 (1.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Canton's population decreased by 34 (9.86%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Canton's population was lowest in year 2020 at 311.