Canaan township, OH

Athens County, OH

2022 population: 2,077 ( 411 from 2010 )
Land area: 38.1 square miles
Population density: 54.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,920	92.44%	25.1%
Black:	52	2.50%	57.6%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	44	2.12%	26.7%
Hispanic:	61	2.94%	144.0%

Total non-White:	157	7.56%	19.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	385	28.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	26	1.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,666
1,535	92.14%
33	1.98%
4	0.24%
8	0.48%
60	3.60%
25	1.50%
131	7.86%

2000
1,771
1,625	91.76%
12	0.68%
0	0.00%
87	4.91%
40	2.26%
7	0.40%
146	8.24%

1990
1,726
1,607	93.11%
84	4.87%
5	0.29%
0	0.00%
n/a
30	1.74%
119	6.89%

1980
1,434
1,403	97.84%
17	1.19%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
14	0.98%
31	2.16%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-90	-5.1
-15	-0.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

18	1.0
27	1.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

204	14.2
88	6.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Canaan township, OH

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
46.1
337	16.2%
1,740	83.8%
405	19.5%

984
2.11

491	49.9%
403	82.1%
40	8.1%
493	50.1%

2010
Number	Percent
42.6
366	22.0%
1,300	78.0%
223	13.4%

742
2.25

435	58.6%
338	77.7%
46	10.6%
307	41.4%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
436	24.6%
1,335	75.4%
224	12.6%

715
2.47

470	65.7%
368	78.3%
63	13.4%
245	34.3%

1990
Number	Percent
31.1
507	29.4%
1,219	70.6%
140	8.1%

666
2.59

454	68.2%
382	84.1%
34	7.5%
212	31.8%

1980
Number	Percent
30.3
355	24.8%
1,079	75.2%
149	10.4%

568
2.52

367	64.6%
322	87.7%
15	4.1%
201	35.4%

2022 Housing Data for Canaan township, OH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	103	10.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	36	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	100	10.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	35	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	75	7.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	68	6.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	25	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	32	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	25	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	103	10.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	95	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	57	5.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	74	7.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	80	8.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	31	3.2%
$200,000 or more	45	4.6%

Median Household Income	46,800
Per Capita Income	32,821

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	79	8.0%
Public Assistance	3	0.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	156	15.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,013	72.7%
Unemployed	44	3.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,057	75.8%
Not in Labor Force	337	24.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	333	244	57.7%
Non-Profit	33	108	23.4%
Self-Employed	151	17	89.9%

Local Government	0	19	0.0%
State Government	147	58	71.7%
Federal Government	4	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	484	261	65.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	184	185	49.9%
Total	668	446	60.0%

Pct. Govt.	20.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	123	10.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	134	11.6%
Professional, Technical	302	26.2%
Service Occupations	220	19.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	17	1.5%
All others	372	32.3%

White Collar		48.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	332	28.8%
Health care and social assistance	213	18.5%
Wholesale trade	95	8.3%
Construction	94	8.2%
Other services	84	7.3%
Retail trade	73	6.3%
Transportation and warehousing	72	6.3%
Manufacturing	50	4.3%
Accommodation and food services	44	3.8%
Finance and insurance	28	2.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	21	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	17	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	10	0.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6	0.5%
Public administration	4	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	61	2.94%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,936	96.6%
German, other Germanic	34	1.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	20	1.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	8	0.4%
Tagalog	4	0.2%
Spanish	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	419	20.2%
English	306	14.7%
German	271	13.0%
British	107	5.2%
American	103	5.0%
Norwegian	86	4.1%
European	85	4.1%
Scotch-Irish	59	2.8%
Eastern European	53	2.6%
French Canadian	51	2.5%
Polish	49	2.4%
African	36	1.7%
Canadian	32	1.5%
Other Arab	30	1.4%
Italian	23	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,062	99.3%
Not a citizen	15	0.7%

Native	2,042	98.3%
Foreign-born	35	1.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
21	1.4%	124	8.0%	621	40.0%	247	15.9%	224	14.4%	316	20.3%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	21	1.4%
9-12 Years	124	8.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	621	40.0%
Some College	247	15.9%
Bach. Degree	224	14.4%
Grad Degree	316	20.3%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +14	D +56	D + 3.6%
D +70
2020 vs. 2012	R +45	R +33	R + 6.9%
D +12
2020 vs. 2008	R +30	R +44	R + 6.1%
D -14

2016 vs. 2008	R +16	R +100	R + 9.7%
D -84
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	46%	Joe Biden (D)	558	66.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	268	31.7%	20	2.4%	846	-22	-15	0.01%
2016	48%	Hillary Clinton (D)	488	63.0%	Donald Trump (R)	254	32.8%	32	4.1%	774	-18	-13	0.01%
2012	57%	Barack Obama* (D)	546	68.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	223	28.0%	28	3.5%	797	-20	-19	0.01%
2008	63%	Barack Obama (D)	572	69.1%	John McCain (R)	238	28.7%	18	2.2%	828	-18	-17	0.01%
2004	66%	John Kerry (D)	577	66.6%	George W. Bush* (R)	282	32.6%	7	0.8%	866	-18	-18	0.02%
2000	55%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	418	57.0%	George W. Bush (R)	243	33.2%	72	9.8%	733	-17	-15	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Canaan township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

558

66.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

268

31.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.9%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

846

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): -22	Diff (US): -15

2016 President, Canaan township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

488

63.0%

Donald Trump (R)

254

32.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.5%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

774

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -18	Diff (US): -13

2012 President, Canaan township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

546

68.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

223

28.0%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

797

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -20	Diff (US): -19

2008 President, Canaan township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

572

69.1%

John McCain (R)

238

28.7%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

828

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -18	Diff (US): -17

2004 President, Canaan township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

282

32.6%

John Kerry (D)

577

66.6%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

866

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -18	Diff (US): -18

2000 President, Canaan township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

243

33.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

418

57.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

7.0%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

733

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): -17	Diff (US): -15

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Canaan township, OH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	38%	Tim Ryan (D)	480	68.9%	J.D. Vance (R)	217	31.1%	0	0.0%	697	-22	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	38%	Nan Whaley (D)	426	61.5%	Mike DeWine* (R)	267	38.5%	0	0.0%	693	-24	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	41%	Sherrod Brown* (D)	525	72.9%	Jim Renacci (R)	195	27.1%	0	0.0%	720	-19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	41%	Richard Cordray (D)	496	69.1%	Mike DeWine (R)	205	28.6%	17 [+]	2.4%	718	-22	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Constance Gadell-Newton (Green) 10 (1.4%); Travis Irvine (Libertarian) 7 (1.0%);
2016	S3	47%	Ted Strickland (D)	460	60.8%	Rob Portman* (R)	262	34.6%	35 [+]	4.6%	757	-23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Joseph DeMare (Green) 18 (2.4%); Tom Connors (I) 11 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.8%);
2014	G	36%	Edward FitzGerald (D)	311	57.6%	John Kasich* (R)	185	34.3%	44 [+]	8.1%	540	-29	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Anita Rios (Green) 44 (8.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,067
Median Value	$191,500

Occupied	984	92.2%
Vacant	83	7.8%

Owned	610	62.0%
Rented	374	38.0%
Median Rent	$857

Single-Family Units	751	70.4%
Detached	741	69.4%
Attached	10	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	115	10.8%
Mobile Homes	148	13.9%

Canaan township, OH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Canaan township, OH

2022 Housing Data for Canaan township, OH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Canaan township, OH

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Canaan township, OH

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Canaan township, OH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Canaan township, OH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Canaan township, OH