who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.9 years. Females made up 51.7% of the population. , the median income for a household in the town was $91,651, and the median income for a family was $131,673. Males had a median income of $49,980 versus $37,652 for females. The per capita income for the town was $53,007. About 1.9% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 0.5% of those age 65 or over. The median income for a household (est. in 2009) has rose in the town of Canton due to an increase of home sales in the past decade. Canton was listed as one of the fastest-growing towns in Connecticut () and is steadily growing. Government and politics Transportation The town is served by U.S. Routes 44 and 202, as well as Connecticut Routes 177, 179, and 309. Commuter bus service to Hartford is provided by Connecticut Transit Hartford; a Park & Ride lot is on Old River Road in Collinsville. Intercity train and bus services are provided from Union Station in Hartford, and the nearest large airport is Bradley International Airport, about away in Windsor Locks. Notable people Lucien Barbour (1811–1880), congressman for Indiana Philemon Bliss (1813–1889), congressman for Ohio Samuel W. Collins (1802–1871), founder of the Collins Axe Factory for which Collinsville is named Danny Hoffman (1880–1922), Major League Baseball player Uriel Holmes (1764–1827), congressman for Connecticut Merrill I. Mills (1819–1882), mayor of Detroit, Michigan Anson Greene Phelps (1781–1853), industrialist and philanthropist William E. Simonds (1842–1903), US Civil War veteran, Medal of Honor recipient and congressman for Connecticut David Vaudreuil (born 1966), Major League Soccer player and coach References External links Town of Canton official website Towns in Hartford County, Connecticut Towns in Connecticut Greater Hartford