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:

Rosman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rosman is located in Transylvania County
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Highlands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highlands is located in Jackson County
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Forest Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
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- Forest Hills has also been known as:
- Forest Hills village
- Village of Forest Hills
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Brevard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brevard is located in Transylvania County
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Webster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
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Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Oconee County (SC)
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Sylva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sylva is located in Jackson County
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Dillsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dillsboro is located in Jackson County
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Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Macon County
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Hazelwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
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Sky Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sky Valley is located in Rabun County (GA)
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Waynesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Waynesville is located in Haywood County
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- Maggie Valley
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  - Maggie Valley is located in Haywood County
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- Dillard
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Dillard is located in Rabun County (GA)
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- Clyde
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  - Clyde is located in Haywood County
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Transylvania County ...

Canaan is located in Transylvania County<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Transylvania 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 Transylvania 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: 1023588
- GNIS ID for Transylvania County: 1008589
- GNIS ID for State of North Carolina: 1027616

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Canaan is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Transylvania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.