Tag: New Canton

New Canton is an incorporated town in Pleasant Vale Township, Pike County, Illinois, United States. The population was 417 at the 2000 census.
New Canton is located at 39°38′15″N 91°05′54″W / 39.6374060°N 91.0982090°W / 39.6374060; -91.0982090.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 417 people, 176 households, and 124 families residing in the town. The population density was 535.8 people per square mile (206.4/km²). There were 206 housing units at an average density of 264.7 per square mile (102.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.
There were 176 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65…