Cankton is a village in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 362 at the 2000 United States Census. It is part of the Opelousas, Louisiana-Eunice, Louisiana Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
Cankton is located at (30.349149, -92.111571).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.3 km² (2.0 mi²), all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 362 people, 154 households, and 97 families residing in the village. The population density was 68.9/km² (178.7/mi²). There were 161 housing units...

Cankton is a village in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 362 at the 2000 United States Census. It is part of the Opelousas, Louisiana-Eunice, Louisiana Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
Cankton is located at (30.349149, -92.111571).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.3 km² (2.0 mi²), all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 362 people, 154 households, and 97 families residing in the village. The population density was 68.9/km² (178.7/mi²). There were 161 housing units at an average density of 30.6/km² (79.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.20% White (U.S. Census), 5.25% African American (U.S. Census), 0.28% Asian (U.S. Census), and 0.28% from two or more races.

There were 154 households out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were Marriage living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.93.