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Lakeland, TN vs Canton, TX

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- Canton is 0% more densely populated than Lakeland.
- People are 20.4% less likely to be married in Canton.
- The Median Age is 4.8 years older in Canton.
 Lakeland, TNCanton, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock4,141329,725,481
 Female Population49.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.738.4
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 Population - 201012,427  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,292285,036,114
 Population - 19901,204  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock19.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now951.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock702.593.4
 Land Area23.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lakeland, TNCanton, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 1410.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 347.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5416.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Lakeland, TNCanton, TXUnited States
 White75.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.6%12.2%
 Asian4.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lakeland, TNCanton, TXUnited States
 Married Population61.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.0%50.2%
 Never Married24.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock18.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.072.60
 Households4,834  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock99780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children39.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,138  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lakeland    4 Reviews

We moved to the Memphis area short of 4 years ago. I can't imagine living anywhere else in the world! We live in a gorgeous and friendly lake community that is a  More

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Been living here for 11 years and looking to relocate. Memphis/Cordova has been good to us for the past years, but it's time to move  More

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Over 15 years ago

Lakeland is a great place to live....10 minutes from anything you would want to do. Reasonably priced homes and excellent tax  More

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Reviews for Canton    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The "true" population of Canton, Texas is probably no more than about  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hi, I am the Economic Dev. Director for the City of Canton Texas and I just wanted you all to know that your population is wrong we had a study done and completed for  More

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