Canton Community Profile

Canton Board of Selectmen
Member	Term Expires
John J. Connolly, Chairman	2007
Avril T. Elkort, Vice Chairman	2006
Robert E. Burr, Jr., Clerk	2005
Victor D. DelVecchio	2005
Gerald A. Salvatori, Jr.	2006

Map of Canton

Location:

The town of Canton is in Eastern Ma. boarded by Sharon and Stoughton on the south; Randolph and Milton on the east and northeast; Dedham, Westwood and Norwood on the west; and Boston on the North. Canton is 11 miles northwest of Brockton and 17 miles south of Boston.

You can visit the Official Website of Canton, Ma. at http://www.town.canton.ma.us/

2000 U.S. Census Bureau Population Characteristics:

General Population Statistics

Total Households	7,952	Total Population	20,775
Total Registered Voters	13,334	Total Unenrolled Voters	6,351
Total Males	9,805	Total Females	10,970
Never Married	3,914	Married	10,064
Separated	119	Non-Married/unrelated	2,404
Widowed	1,464	Divorced	1,071
Single female Head of households	710	Grandparents as caregivers	225

Race/Ancestry Statistics

Race	Total	Percent	Total in Poverty	Percent
White	19,220	92.5%	690	3.4%
Black	598	2.9%	37	6.6%
Asian	626	3.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic	296	1.4%	0	0.0%
American Indian	24	.1%	0	0.0%
Other	105	.5%	0	0.0%
Two or more Races	197	.9%

Disability Status

Population 5 to 20 years	3,940	With a Disabilty	205	% Disabiled	5.2%
Population 21 to 64 years	11,817	With a Disabilty	1,285	% Disabiled	10.9%
21 to 64 employed	10,532			% Employed	64.2%
Population 65 years and older	3,196	With a Disabilty	981	% Disabiled	30.7%

Poverty Statistics

Map of Canton Poverty Population

Category	Families	Single Female Head of Household	Individuals	65 Years and older
Total	124	57	690	209
Below 100% Poverty	2.2%	8.2%	3.4%	13.0%
Total below 200% Poverty	392		2,157
% below 200% Poverty	7.1%		10.6%
100% Poverty total with children under 18	82	34
% below with children under 18	3.1%	10.2%
100% Poverty total with children under 5	40	21	u/a	u/a
% below with children under 5	3.6%	39.6%	u/a	u/a

u/a (unvavailable)

Persons, by race, for whom Poverty Status is Determined

Population below 100% of poverty	Persons below 100%	% of Pop-ulation	Persons up to 150% of poverty	Persons up to 200% of poverty	Persons above 200%
All Races	690	3.4%	1,428	2,157	18,154
White	617	3.3%
Black	0	0%
Hispanic	0	0%
Other Races	0	0%

Other Poverty Related Statistics:

Families with female head of household and no husband present	710
Percent below poverty level	8.2%
With related children under 18 years of age	34
Percent below poverty level	10.2%
With related children under 5 years of age	21
Percent below poverty level	39.6%
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren	40
Percent of grandparents living in household who areresponsible for grandchildren	17.8%
TAFDC Recipients as of 2002 according to DTA	29

Languages Spoken other than English

Language Spoken	Persons	% of Persons
English Only	16,980	87.5%
Language other than English	2,416	12.5%
Speak English less than well	575	3.0%
Spanish Speaking	307	1.6%
Other Indo-Eurposean Languages	1,652	8.5%
Asian and Pacific Island Languages	362	1.9%

Preschool Child Statistics

Persons under 5 years of age: 1,319 (6.3%) % Living in poverty: 42 (3.1%)

Children ages 0-6 on TANF: 25

Persons enrolled in Nursery School/Preschool 487

Estimated number of 3 year olds as of 2005	282
Estimated number of 4 year olds as of 2005	247
Total estimated 3 and 4 year olds as of 2005	529
Total estimated Head Start eleigible 3 and 4 year olds as of 2005	39
Total number of children enrolled in Head Start as of 2005	0
Canton number of licensed child care slots as of 2003	1,009
Early Intervention children as of 2002	111
Total Births 2002	282
Teen Births 2002	0

Canton Preschool Child Care Centers

Name	Address	Phone	Type	Capacity	Infant	Toddler	Pre-School
Canton Community Kindergarten	1541 Washington Street Canton,02021	781-828-3326	Group Care	48	0	0	48
Children's Garden School	1508 Washington Street Canton,02021	781-575-0211	Group Care	21	0	0	21
Clarke School East	1 Whitman Road Canton,02021	781-821-3499	Group Care	39	0	0	39
Cole-Harrington Children's Center	3 Randolph Street Canton,02021	781 828-1519	Group Care	70	0	9	61
Cole-Harrington Inf/Toddler Enrichment	605 Neponset Street Canton,02021	781 821-4422 x315	Group Care	18	0	0	0
Cole-Harrington Kindergarten Enrichment Program	55 Pecunit St. Canton,02021	781 828-3453	Group Care	71	0	0	71
Early Beginning Center	5 Randolph Street Canton,02021	781 828-0290	Group Care	18	0	0	0
Gan Avraham Preschool	1301 Washington St. Canton,02021	781 828-5250	Group Care	9	0	0	0
Mulberry Child Care Centers, Inc	440 Turnpike Street Canton,02021	781 828-8822	Group Care	139	28	36	75
Reebok Child Care Center	1895 J W Foster Boulevard Canton,02021	781 401-4444	Group Care	72	14	18	40
The Blue Hill Montessori School	163 Turnpike Street Canton,02021	781 828-5230	Group Care	60	0	0	60
The Gridley School	314 Washington Street Canton,02021	781-828-7278	Group Care	23	0	0	23
Yorkbrook Christian Preschool	214 York Street Canton,02021	781-828-0620	Group Care	28	0	0	28

Canton School Enrollment

2003-2004 School Year

Total pupils enrolled 2004: 3,006

Low Income Rate: 7.3%*

Limited English Proficient: 95 (3.2%)*

Annual Drop Out Rate for 2003: 1.40%

Number of total children identified by Department of Education for special education: 433 (14.3%)*

*Department of Education 2004-05 School Year

Race/Ancestry of Students 2004	Total
Total Students	3,006 (100%)
White	2,540(85%)
Black	216 (7.2%)
Hispanic	68 (2.7%)
Asian	172 (2.3%)
American Indian	10 (0.3%)

Housing Characteristics

Figures Below from 2000 Census

Total Housing Units	8,163
Rental Occupied Housing	2,050
Owner Occupied Housing	5,902
Single Family Homes	4,694
Mobile Homes	0
Total Public Housing Units	828
Homeowner Vacancy Rate	0.5%
Rental Vacancy Rate	1.9%
Percent paying more than 35% of income for rent	29.8%
Percent paying more than 35% of income for mortgage	19.4%

Lead Poisoning Data:

Units built prior to 1959: 3,089 (37.8% of entire housing stock)

Children 2004 20-24 ug/dl immediate risk of lead poisoning: 0.0

Children 2002 25 ug/dl+ lead poisoned: 0.0

Income/Employment Data

Median Income	$82,904
Per Capita Income	$33,510
Total Labor Force*	11,157
Employed*	10,721
Unemployed*	436
Unemployment Rate*	3.9%
Average Weekly Wages as of 2003	$1,013

*As of February, 2005 accourding to Division of Unemployment Assistance

Crime Rates for 2003*

*Massachusetts State Police Crime Reporting Unit

Categories	2003	2002	% Change
Total Crimes	221	235	-5.96%
Violent Crimes	28	13	115.38%
Property Crimes	193	222	-13.06%
Murder	0	0	n/c
Rape	2	1	100%
Robbery	6	5	20%
Aggravated Assault	20	7	285%
Burglary	23	33	-29%
Larceny	158	173	-8.7%
Motor Vehicle Theft	12	16	-25%

Perinatal Rates

Category	Number	Percent	State %
Total Births 2002	282
Prematurity (less than 37 weeks)	21	7.5%	8.5%
Low Birth Weight	14	5.0%	7.5%
Adequate Prenatal Care	257	91.8%	84.7%
Teen Births	n/a	n/a	5.9%
Infant Deaths (less than 1 year)	5	n/a	4.9%
Neonatal Deaths (less than 28 days)	5	n/a
WIC child participants as of 2003	35
WIC infant participants as of 2003	23

Substance Abuse Indicators

(According to BSAS 2003 Department of Public Health)

Admision to DPH funded treatment programs: 159

Injection drug user admission to DPH programs: 34

Alcohol and other drug related hospital discharges: 65

Alcohol and drug users deaths: 1