Census Data for Canton

As far as we can tell, Canton has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Canton, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

Oberlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oberlin is located in Allen Parish
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Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Allen Parish
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Elizabeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth is located in Allen Parish
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Elton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
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Kinder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kinder is located in Allen Parish
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Basile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Basile is located in Evangeline Parish
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Mamou
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mamou is located in Evangeline Parish
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Pine Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pine Prairie is located in Evangeline Parish
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Reeves
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reeves is located in Allen Parish
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Eunice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eunice is located in Saint Landry Parish
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Glenmora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmora is located in Rapides Parish
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McNary
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McNary is located in Rapides Parish
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- Turkey Creek
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  - Turkey Creek is located in Evangeline Parish
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- Fenton
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Fenton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
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- Chataignier
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  - Chataignier is located in Evangeline Parish
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Allen Parish ...

Canton is located in Allen Parish<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Allen Parish.

Miscellaneous Information for Canton ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county, parish and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Allen Parish or the community of Canton:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Canton:
- GNIS ID for Canton: 545436
- GNIS ID for Allen Parish: 558397
- GNIS ID for State of Louisiana: 1629543

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Canton is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #7 (the West South-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Canton.

Footnotes ...

<1>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Allen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.