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New Canton, IL

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Population
325
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
475 ft
Median Home Value
$83,900
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$688/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$58,000
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in IllinoisPopulation rankingHighest population places in IllinoisNearest larger communityHannibal, Missouri17 miles away · 16,804 residents.

About New Canton

New Canton is an incorporated town in Pleasant Vale Township, Pike County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 334 residents. New Canton is located about 26 miles southeast of Quincy along Illinois Route 96. The town is on the edge of the Mississippi River floodplain about six miles from the river. The short version is that New Canton carries an earlier story into the places people know and use now. That is the local read on New Canton: its past remains attached to the places people use now.

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