Profile for Canton, North Carolina, NC

Canton is on the Pigeon River

Former and merged names include:
· Buford
· Pigeon River

When Champion International, the town's major employer, announced in 1997 that it was selling, employees banded together to buy the company. The firm was renamed Blue Ridge Paper Products.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 17. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 4.2 per 1,000 people.

Historic sites and museums: Canton Area Historical Museum

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Cemeteries (29)

Colleges (1)

Communities (1)

Hotels (4)

Libraries (2)

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• School enrollment & education levels in Canton
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• Haywood County data
• Fastest-growing counties in North Carolina
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• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Canton demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Haywood County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Asheville area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 28716 ZIP code.

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• Canton town government
• Haywood County government
• Haywood County Chamber of Commerce

10% of Canton residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Canton ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Canton
• Cemeteries in Haywood County
• Libraries in or near Canton

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• Haywood County Ancestry forum
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Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - NC data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Canton museums
• Canton historic sites
• Canton area parks
• Wineries near Canton

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• Cemeteries in Haywood County
• Cemetery record compendium
• North Carolina cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Canton
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
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• Communities in Haywood County

• Canton business guide
• Haywood County Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in North Carolina
• Local ordinances in North Carolina (Partial selection)

• Crime in Haywood County
• Arrests in Haywood County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in North Carolina
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Canton was $17,995, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Haywood County economic census
• Haywood County economic summary
• Haywood County employment growth
• Haywood County unemployment rate
• North Carolina economic data

11% of Canton residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Canton
• Colleges in North Carolina
• Learning Disabilities Association in North Carolina
• Schools in or near Canton
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• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of North Carolina high schools

• Movies playing in or near Canton

• Air pollution in Haywood County
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• Land contamination in Haywood County
• Nature Conservancy projects in North Carolina
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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• Water levels & streamflow conditions in North Carolina

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• North Carolina county fairs
• North Carolina festivals (North Carolina tourism department)
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• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Canton
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• Canton items now on sale

• Canton local government Web site
• Haywood County government
• North Carolina state government
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• Canton medical services & health statistics

• Historic sites in or near Canton
• Historic sites in North Carolina
• Museums in or near Canton
• Museums in North Carolina
• North Carolina state archives
• North Carolina state encyclopedia
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Haywood County genealogy forum

Median rent in Canton, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $283.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $690.

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• Jobs in the Canton area
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Libraries in Canton include Canton Branch Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Canton

• North Carolina library

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• Military bases in North Carolina
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• Chambers of commerce in North Carolina
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• Kiwanis clubs in North Carolina
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Canton
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• Volunteer opportunities in or near Canton

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Haywood County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Canton political report.

• North Carolina Democratic party
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• Haywood County elections board
• North Carolina elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Canton
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• Chowhound message boards for NC

The average commute time for Canton workers is 21 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Canton include Comfort Inn Canton, Econo Lodge Canton.

• Canton travel guide
• Airports near Canton
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• North Carolina tourism bureau

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