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Canton, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 4,029. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,002 (-0.7% change)
Males: 1,862 (46.2%), Females: 2,167 (53.8%)

Haywood County

Zip code: 28716

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.3 years
Median household income: $28,775
Median house value: $75,300

Population by Race

Races in Canton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.4%)
  • Black (1.6%)
  • Other race (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (19.7%), Irish (9.3%), English (8.8%), German (7.6%), Scotch-Irish (6.7%), Dutch (2.2%).

Elevation: 2609 feet

Land area: 3.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Canton

  • High school or higher: 72.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Canton town

  • Never married: 15.2%
  • Now married: 56.5%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 14.4%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

2.7% Foreign born (1.8% Latin America, 0.7% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -41 (-1.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Canton:

  • HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; CLYDE, NC)
  • MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC)
  • THOMS REHABILITATION HOSP (about 24 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Canton:

  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 23 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 63 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
  • DONALDSON CENTER (about 63 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Abbreviation: GYH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Canton:

  • MEYERS (about 8 miles; CANDLER, NC; Abbreviation: N39)
  • TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY (about 24 miles; BREVARD, NC; Abbreviation: 22W)
  • JACKSON COUNTY (about 30 miles; SYLVA, NC; Abbreviation: 24A)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Canton:

  • ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,728)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 21 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)
  • WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,843)
  • CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; CLEMSON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 15,962)
  • FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,915)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,893)
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,577)

Schools

Public high school in Canton:

  • PISGAH HIGH (Students: 960; Location: 1 BLACK BEAR LANE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Canton:

  • BETHEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 142; Location: 5900 PIGEON ROAD; Grades: KG – 12)
  • CENTER PIGEON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 14; Location: 24 CENTER PIGEON ROAD; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Canton:

  • CANTON MIDDLE (Students: 567; Location: 60 PENLAND ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • NORTH CANTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 457; Location: 60 THOMPSON ST; Grades: PK – 05)
  • MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY (Students: 337; Location: 85 MORNING STAR RD; Grades: KG – 05)

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