Canton Real Estate Canton is a city located in Cherokee County, Georgia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 7,709. Canton is the fastest growing city in Georgia and the 5th fastest growing city in the United States over 10,000 people with an estimated population of 15,094 in 2004. The city is the county seat of Cherokee County. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 7,709 people, 2,702 households, and 1,750 families residing in the city. The population density was 208.7/km2 (540.5/mi2). There were 2,879 housing units at an average density of 78.0/km2 (201.8/mi2). The racial makeup of the city was 77.97% White, 5.56% African American, 0.91% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 12.87% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races. 23.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 2,702 households out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The a verage household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.23. In the city the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 12.6% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $40,361, and the median income for a family was $48,906. Males had a median income of $26,579 versus $25,431 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,324. 11.2% of the population and 6.6% of families were below the poverty line. 8.6% of those under the age of 18 and 17.4% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. Canton, Georgia was originally called Etowah, and is located on the banks of the Etowah River. The town became a textile manufacturing center and was renamed after Canton, China during an entreprenurial adventure by some local business men into silk production. Silk production eventually failed but the town name remained. Canton was the hometown of Joseph E. Brown, who was elected governor of Georgia in 1857 and later served as U.S. Senator from Georgia. In 1844, Brown served as head-master at the academy in Canton, which began his lifelong devotion to public education. Source: Wikipedia |