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:
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saulsbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Snow Lake Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- La Grange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Falkner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hickory Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Middleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
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- Holly Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williston is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Hickory Flat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Benton County ...
Canaan is located in Benton County<2>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Benton 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 Benton 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: 692825
- GNIS ID for Benton County: 695729
- GNIS ID for State of Mississippi: 1779790
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Canaan is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #6 (the East 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 Mississippi's counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |