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Census Data for Canaan

As far as we can tell, Canaan has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Canaan, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Marshall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilbert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Leslie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Saint Joe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pindall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pindall is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
  • Big Flat
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Western Grove
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Western Grove is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
  • Everton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clinton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Yellville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Valley Springs
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley Springs is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
  • Shirley
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
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    • Summit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Summit is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Fifty-Six
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Pyatt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Pyatt is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt

Searcy County ...

Canaan is located in Searcy County<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Searcy County.

Miscellaneous Information for Canaan ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Searcy County or the community of Canaan:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Canaan:
    • GNIS ID for Canaan: 76517
    • GNIS ID for Searcy County: 69180
    • GNIS ID for State of Arkansas: 68085
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 05 (Arkansas)
    • County Code: 129 (Searcy County)
    • Place Code: 10960 (Canaan)
    • State & County Code: 05/129 (Arkansas / Searcy County)
    • State & Place Code: 05/10960 (Arkansas / Canaan)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Canaan is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #7 (the West South-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Canaan.

Footnotes ...

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<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Searcy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.