Canton, Maine
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Canton is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,121 at the 2000 census.
In December, 2005 the town began a project to relocate the town center and about 60 homes on the floodplains surrounding the Androscoggin River due to frequent spring flooding. Proposals have been floated to replace the vacated lots with parkland or nature trails.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 78.4 km² (30.3 mi²). 75.0 km² (28.9 mi²) of it is land and 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²) of it (4.36%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,121 people, 400 households, and 273 families residing in the town. The population density was 15.0/km² (38.7/mi²). There were 476 housing units at an average density of 6.4/km² (16.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.11% White, 0.09% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.54% Asian, and 0.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.
There were 400 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $32,625, and the median income for a family was $40,469. Males had a median income of $31,607 versus $21,094 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,065. About 14.0% of families and 19.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.9% of those under age 18 and 22.5% of those age 65 or over.
