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Welcome to Canaan ...Canaan is located in Somerset County<1>. The location of Canaan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Canaan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Canaan has a population of 2,176 people<3> (see below for details). Canaan is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Canaan lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Canaan: (207) The ZIP code for Canaan: 04924<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Canaan had an population of 2,176 people. This is a decrease of 4.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.88% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Canaan had a population of 2,275 people. This makes Canaan the county's 7th most populous community. The population of Canaan represents 0.17% of the population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 151st most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,275 people, the population of Canaan increased 12.79% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,017 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Canaan. Communities Also Named Canaan ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Canaan - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Vermont and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Canaan. Communities near Canaan ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Canaan.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Canaan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canaan. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Canaan. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Canaan. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Canaan. See our Newspapers Page for Canaan. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canaan ...Looking for more information about Canaan? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Canaan, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Canaan. Adding Canaan to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Canaan in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Canaan was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851). We also found Canaan in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Canaan. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Canaan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/ Footnotes ...
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