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Country around Canton is a rural area of about 804 people in Dewey County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 53 miles from Enid, OK and 77 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $777 a month.
804people
$103kTypical home
$777/moRent
95° / 49°Summer / winter
10"Snow
279Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 804 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 53 mi to Enid, OK
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$651/mo)
- Median rent $777/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (128 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (757 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 75 mi to OKC airport
- 75 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,903 ft
- 482 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 34 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dewey County: R+80 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk