Water summary
Canton, Illinois. Population: 12,896. Land area: 8.4 sq mi. Water outages, quality, pressure and utility messages.
Recorded local data
Population12,896Source: census_popest_place. Population year: 2024.
Land area8.4 sq miSource: census_gazetteer. Geography year: 2023. Water area is excluded.
Derived from recorded data
Residents per square mile1,536.8Population / land area. Population and geography may refer to different years.
Model scenario
Service connections~ 79Scenario: (population / 2.45 (assumed people per household)) x 0.015. Coefficients are assumptions, not locally measured rates. Not a verified object count.
Pressure zones~ 1Scenario: (population / 10,000) x 0.8. Coefficients are assumptions, not locally measured rates. Not a verified object count.
Hydrant and valve areas~ 2Scenario: (population / 10,000) x 1.2. Coefficients are assumptions, not locally measured rates. Not a verified object count.
Model values are scenarios, not an inventory or evidence that a service exists. Queues, applications, incidents, service users and unsafe homes are not inferred from population. Missing data does not mean zero.