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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Benton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <2>
• Grand Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
  • Grand Junction is located in Fayette County (TN)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <2>
• Saulsbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saulsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
  • Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County (TN)
• Snow Lake Shores
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Lake Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
  • Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
• La Grange
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Fayette County (TN)
• Falkner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkner
  • Falkner is located in Tippah County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falkner <2>
• Walnut
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Walnut is located in Tippah County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut <2>
• Hickory Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
  • Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County (TN)
• Middleton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
  • Middleton is located in Hardeman County (TN)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleton <2>
• Ripley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Tippah County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <2>
• Moscow
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Moscow is located in Fayette County (TN)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <2>
• Blue Mountain
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
  • Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
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  • Holly Springs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Holly Springs is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <2>
  • Potts Camp
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potts Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Camp
    • Potts Camp is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potts Camp <2>
  • Williston
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
    • Williston is located in Fayette County (TN)

Benton County ...

Canaan is located in Benton County<3>.

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

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 28 (Mississippi)
  • County Code: 009 (Benton County)
  • Place Code: 10980 (Canaan)
  • State & County Code: 28/009 (Mississippi / Benton County)
  • State & Place Code: 28/10980 (Mississippi / Canaan)

• 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.

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 Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)