Canal Fulton, Ohio

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Canal Fulton is a city in Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,061 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Canal Fulton is located at 40°53′23″N, 81°35′43″W (40.889806, -81.595339)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.3 km² (2.5 mi²). 6.3 km² (2.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.22%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 5,061 people, 1,823 households, and 1,349 families residing in the city. The population density was 807.5/km² (2,090.8/mi²). There were 1,925 housing units at an average density of 307.1/km² (795.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.27% White, 0.91% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population.

There were 1,823 households out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,359, and the median income for a family was $51,914. Males had a median income of $42,331 versus $23,540 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,266. About 3.2% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.