Moving to New Canton, Illinois

Population: 417. Estimated population in July 2024: 403 (-3.4% change)
Males: 195 (46.8%), Females: 222 (53.2%)

Pike County

Zip code: 62356

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $24,583
Median house value: $34,700

Population by Race

Races in New Canton:

• White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)

Ancestries: German (24.0%), United States (15.3%), Irish (13.2%), English (11.5%), Dutch (3.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%).

Elevation: 477 feet

Land area: 0.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in New Canton

• High school or higher: 79.0%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
• Unemployed: 8.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 31.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in New Canton town

• Never married: 16.2%
• Now married: 58.3%
• Separated: 0.3%
• Widowed: 11.4%
• Divorced: 13.8%

0.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+3.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near New Canton:

• PIKE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; LOUISIANA, MO)
• HANNIBAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; HANNIBAL, MO)
• ILLINI COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; PITTSFIELD, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to New Canton:

• QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 22 miles; QUINCY, IL; Abbreviation: UIN)
• SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (about 75 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Abbreviation: SUS)
• SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 78 miles; BURLINGTON, IA; Abbreviation: BRL)

Other public-use airports nearest to New Canton:

• BOWLING GREEN MUNI (about 21 miles; BOWLING GREEN, MO; Abbreviation: H19)
• PITTSFIELD PENSTONE MUNI (about 23 miles; PITTSFIELD, IL; Abbreviation: PPQ)
• HANNIBAL MUNI (about 24 miles; HANNIBAL, MO; Abbreviation: HAE)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to New Canton:

• WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
• ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; ST PETERS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,301)
• LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,116)
• LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; GODFREY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,451)
• MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS (about 81 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,094)
• SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY (about 83 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)
• UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 85 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 9,715)