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Canton, Mississippi
8,017 Black residents · 73.2% of the place
Canton is a city in Mississippi, entered in this gazetteer on its published 2020 figures: 10,948 residents in all, 8,017 of them Black alone — 73.2% of the place.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 10,948 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 8,017 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 73.2% |
| Rank by Black population among Mississippi places | 24 of 428 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
Across the last two censuses, the Black population of Canton declined — 9,850 in 2010 and 8,017 in 2020, a change of -18.6%. The Black share of Canton moved from 74.7% to 73.2% over the same span.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
Of the 428 places the Census Bureau counts in Mississippi, Canton ranks 24 by Black population, with 8,017 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Canton within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
In Canton, a place of 10,948, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Canton itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.