Canton, Mississippi
Demographics : Data compiled from the 2000 US Census
Canton is a city in Madison county, Mississippi with a population of 12911 people, 2992 families and 4093 total households. The population density was 694.1. There were 4333 housing units at an average density of 232.9 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 18.64% Caucasion, 80.30 2.75% African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.44% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.20% of the population.