Canton, South Dakota Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 3,110. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,221 (+3.6% change)
 
Males: 1,506   (48.4%)
Females: 1,604   (51.6%)

Lincoln County

Median resident age:   36.2 years
South Dakota median age:   35.6 years

Zip codes: 57013 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,300 (it was $38,654 in 2000)
Canton   $42,300
South Dakota:   $40,310

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $74,800 (it was $75,300 in 2000)
Canton   $74,800
South Dakota:   $101,700

Canton, SD residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Canton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)


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Ancestries: German (41.2%), Norwegian (32.6%), Dutch (11.2%), Irish (9.2%), English (5.7%), Swedish (4.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 1/11/1881

Elevation: 1300 feet

Land area: 2.95 square miles.

Population density: 1073 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Canton

For population 25 years and over in Canton

  • High school or higher: 83.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Canton city

  • Never married: 24.0%
  • Now married: 60.0%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 6.2%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

64 residents are foreign born (1.1% Europe, 0.9% Asia).

This city:   2.1%
South Dakota:   1.8%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Canton, South Dakota in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Canton to the number of sex offenders is 634 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

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

Canton:   1.7% ($1,275)
South Dakota:   1.7% ($1,334)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux Falls, SD (18.9 miles , pop. 123,975).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (146.7 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (620.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Fairview, SD (8.9 miles) , Inwood, IA (10.9 miles ), Harrisburg, SD (11.4 miles ), Worthing, SD (12.2 miles ), Larchwood, IA (15.0 miles ), Hudson, SD (15.2 miles ), Sioux Falls, SD (18.9 miles ), Alcester, SD (19.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 11 buildings, average cost: $92,500
  • 1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $94,300
  • 1998: 12 buildings, average cost: $121,200
  • 1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $88,300
  • 2000: 13 buildings, average cost: $82,600
  • 2001: 12 buildings, average cost: $115,900
  • 2002: 16 buildings, average cost: $108,800
  • 2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $114,300
  • 2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $132,700
  • 2005: 10 buildings, average cost: $125,000
  • 2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 43.30 N, Longitude: 96.59 W


People in group quarters in Canton
  • 67 people in nursing homes
  • 34 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 2 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

Area code: 605

Canton, South Dakota business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +277 (+9.8%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Metal and metal products (12%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)



 

Crime in Canton by Year

Type 2003 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 0 0 1
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 31.4
Robberies 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assaults 0 0 2
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 62.7
Burglaries 1 7 4
    per 100,000 32.9 226.3 125.4
Thefts 1 19 22
    per 100,000 32.9 614.3 689.9
Auto thefts 0 4 1
    per 100,000 0.0 129.3 31.4
Arson 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 118.0) 3.6 50.8 76.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   1.58
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Canton, South Dakota

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Canton-area historical tornado activity is above South Dakota state average. It is 110% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.3 miles away from the Canton city center killed one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/19/1954, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.7 miles away from the city center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.


Birthplace of: Ernest Lawrence.


Hospital/medical center in Canton:
  • CANTON-INWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (440 N HIAWATHA DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Canton:
  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
  • SIOUX FALLS SURGICAL CENTER LLP (about 18 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
  • HEART HOSPITAL OF SOUTH DAKOTA LLC (about 19 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Canton:
  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 21 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID: FSD)
  • CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 61 miles; YANKTON, SD; ID: YKN)
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 64 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Canton:
  • CANTON MUNI (about 2 miles; CANTON, SD; ID: 7G9)
  • MARV SKIE-LINCOLN COUNTY (about 18 miles; TEA, SD; ID: Y14)
  • HAWARDEN MUNI (about 20 miles; HAWARDEN, IA; ID: 2Y2)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Canton:
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 42 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 81 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 108 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 119 miles; NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
Public high school in Canton:
  • CANTON HI SCH (Students: 315; Location: 800 N MAIN; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Canton:
  • E O LAWRENCE ELEM (Students: 353; Location: 724 N SANBORN; Grades: 01 - 05)
  • CANTON MIDDLE SCH (Students: 208; Location: 800 N MAIN; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • C C JACOBSON ELEM (Students: 107; Location: 220 S BARTLETT; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Canton:
  • CANTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $121,076; Location: 225 N BROADWAY; 32,327 books; 2,395 audio materials; 786 video materials; 90 serial subscriptions)

Hotel: Gateway Motel (812 East 5th Street).

Courts: Lincoln County - Canton- Circuit Court 1st Judicial Circuit Circuit J (100 East 5th Street), Lincoln County - Circuit Judge- Circuit Court- Magistrate Court (100 East 5th Street).

 

Average household size:
This city:   2.5 people
South Dakota:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:   68.2%
Whole state:   67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   4.9%
Whole state:   4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   4.7%
Whole state:   13.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   2.6%
Whole state:   5.8%

Canton compared to South Dakota state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Banks with branches in Canton (2007 data):
  • First Bank & Trust, National Association: 402 East Fifth Street Branch at 402 East Fifth Street, branch established on 1899-02-04. Info updated 2006-05-12: Bank assets: $271.9 mil, Deposits: $219.5 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Fishback Financial Corporation
  • Farmers State Bank of Canton: Farmers State Bank Of Canton at 220 East Fifth Street, branch established on 1901-10-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $39.6 mil, Deposits: $34.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Lincoln Holding Company
  • Home Federal Bank: 102 W 5th St Branch at 102 W 5th St, branch established on 1887-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,009.9 mil, Deposits: $823.7 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 34 total offices



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School Enrollment by Level of School



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply 2 $5,831 $34,986 1 $355
Parks and Recreation 1 $2,255 $27,060 21 $5,680
Sewerage 2 $5,831 $34,986 2 $301
Solid Waste Management 0 $0   2 $716
Health 0 $0   1 $538
Streets and Highways 2 $6,524 $39,144 6 $1,574
Police Protection - Officers 5 $13,207 $31,697 4 $630
Other and Unallocable 3 $7,030 $28,120 5 $820
Local Libraries 1 $2,502 $30,024 5 $2,423
Other Government Administration 0 $0   7 $1,689
Financial Administration 1 $3,237 $38,844 1 $133
Totals for Government 17 $46,417 $32,765 55 $14,859


Canton government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $13,000
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $329,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $356,000
    All Other: $5,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $100,000
    Water Utilities: $90,000
    Sewerage: $36,000
  • Current Operations - Liquor Stores: $639,000
    Water Utilities: $343,000
    Sewerage: $247,000
    Police Protection: $240,000
    Regular Highways: $206,000
    Parks & Recreation: $162,000
    Libraries: $109,000
    Financial Administration: $105,000
    General - Other: $47,000
    Solid Waste Management: $38,000
    Fire Protection: $35,000
    Air Transportation: $22,000
    Health Services - Other: $11,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $11,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $51,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $14,000
    General Support: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $370,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $853,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $820,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $340,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $33,000
    Water Utilities: $30,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $14,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $226,000
    Parks & Recreation: $81,000
    Water Utilities: $63,000
    Police Protection: $27,000
    Health - Other: $11,000
    Regular Highways: $11,000
    Libraries: $7,000
    Sewerage: $6,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,538,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $704,000
    Water Utilities: $409,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $63,000
    General Support: $18,000
  • Tax - Property: $728,000
    Total General Sales: $326,000
    Other Selective Sales: $243,000
    NEC: $116,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $780,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $19,000

14.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($101,884 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   14.87%
South Dakota average:   8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Minnehaha County, SD  8.31% ($135,142 average AGI)
from Brookings County, SD  0.30% ($40,342)
from Turner County, SD  0.27% ($33,857)


11.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,456 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   11.20%
South Dakota average:   8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Minnehaha County, SD  6.17% ($42,613 average AGI)
to Turner County, SD  0.29% ($34,657)
to Union County, SD  0.24% ($38,655)


Strongest AM radio stations in Canton:
  • KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
  • KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KELO (1320 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
  • KNWC (1270 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KWSN (1230 AM; 1 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
  • KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
  • WNAX (570 AM; 5 kW; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KSCJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KSUX/KSCJ RADIO BROADCASTING CO)
  • KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KWSL (1470 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Canton:
  • KELO-FM (92.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
  • KNWC-FM (96.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KYBB (102.7 FM; CANTON, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA B/C COMPANY)
  • KMXC (97.3 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KUSD (89.7 FM; VERMILLION, SD; Owner: S/DAKOTA BD OF DIR FOR ED. TELECOMUN)
  • KRRO (103.7 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
  • KSOU-FM (93.9 FM; SIOUX CENTER, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
  • KLQL (101.1 FM; LUVERNE, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
  • KIHK (106.9 FM; ROCK VALLEY, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
  • KVHT (106.3 FM; VERMILLION, SD; Owner: CULHANE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K261CI (100.1 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA B/CNG COMPANY)
  • KCFS (94.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS)
  • KCSD (90.9 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS)
  • KAUR (89.1 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: AUGUSTANA COLLEGE ASSOCIATION)
  • KRSD (88.1 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Canton:
  • KELO-TV (Channel 11; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SIOUX FALLS, INC.)
  • KDLT-TV (Channel 46; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
  • KSFY-TV (Channel 13; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: ELCOM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
  • K67GH (Channel 67; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KAUN (Channel 36; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RAPID BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTTW (Channel 17; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KUSD-TV (Channel 2; VERMILLION, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • KCAU-TV (Channel 9; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS CO.LTD.)
  • K56GF (Channel 56; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KMEG (Channel 14; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KPTH (Channel 44; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF SIOUX CITY)
  • KTIV (Channel 4; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KTIV TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KSIN-TV (Channel 27; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • K53EG (Channel 53; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SIOUXLAND CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING)
  • K25AA (Channel 25; ROCK RAPIDS, ETC., IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • KCSD-TV (Channel 23; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • K48DK (Channel 48; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: STUART E. MOEN)

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