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Canton, GA vs Griffin, GA

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- Griffin is 0% more densely populated than Canton.
- People are 32.4% less likely to be married in Griffin.
- The Median Age is 1.8 years younger in Griffin.
 Canton, GAGriffin, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock23,300329,725,481
 Female Population49.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.338.4
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 Population - 201023,610  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock23,451285,036,114
 Population - 19904,817  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now571.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,672.193.4
 Land Area18.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Canton, GAGriffin, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Canton, GAGriffin, GAUnited States
 White58.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock52.8%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Canton, GAGriffin, GAUnited States
 Married Population54.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock33.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock62.9%50.2%
 Never Married30.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households11,475  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,93980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock28.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,331  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock33.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Canton    9 Reviews

My husband and I moved here a year ago after having lived in South Florida for the better part of our lives. We are retired and love it up here. Property taxes and  More

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I lived there for almost 2 years and I loved it. Most of the places to shop for groceries and clothing are about a 10 minute walk. When I lived there the apartment I  More

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Over 12 years ago

Overall, this appears to be a nice affordable town with relatively low  More

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Reviews for Griffin    3 Reviews

Gang violence plagues the city I went inside a retail store and a bloods flag was flying I asked the manager about it and the manager told me that there was nothing he  More

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Over 12 years ago

Use to be "Griffin Great and Growing" Then after vote the slogan became "Griffin what's in it for Me" Nothing here. Old Mill town with no jobs. Lots of Tire Shops,  More

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There is nothing to say good about Griffin GA. A former mill town with that same mentality still to this day-even with all the mills defunct. The main employer is  More

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