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:

• Richmond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Richmond is located in Berkshire County (MA)
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• West Stockbridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stockbridge
• Chatham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Chatham is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
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• East Nassau
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau
• Lenox
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lenox is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
• Pittsfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
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• Stockbridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
• Nassau
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <1>
• Hancock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
• Valatie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Valatie is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valatie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valatie <1>
• Alford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Alford is located in Berkshire County (MA)
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• Lee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lee is located in Berkshire County (MA)
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  • Lanesborough
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County (MA)
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  • Kinderhook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Kinderhook is located in Columbia County
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  • Dalton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Dalton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
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Columbia County ...

Canaan is located in Columbia County<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Columbia 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 Columbia 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: 945715
  • GNIS ID for Columbia County: 974109
  • GNIS ID for State of New York: 1779796

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 36 (New York)
  • County Code: 021 (Columbia County)
  • Place Code: 12045 (Canaan)
  • State & County Code: 36/021 (New York / Columbia County)
  • State & Place Code: 36/12045 (New York / Canaan)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Canaan is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

• The US Postal Service ZIP Code ...
  • While some people have used a ZIP code to identify a community, the purpose of the ZIP code was to make mail delivery more efficient by grouping addresses together. Although the ZIP Code doesn't specifically identify a community like Canaan, it does identify addresses that are in (or near) Canaan. It's important to remember that the boundaries of a ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned or overlapped with other ZIP Codes.
  • The ZIP code for Canaan:12029<3>

• Census ZCTA Codes ...
  • The US Census Bureau created statistical entities that they call ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) and these ZCTAs are frequently confused with the ZIP codes that come from the US Postal Service (USPS).
  • ZCTAs were first created for the 2000 Census and at that time, they were based upon the USPS ZIP codes. While largely covering the same areas, the boundaries of a ZCTA do not necessarily match the boundaries of a postal ZIP code with the same number. For example, while a postal ZIP code can cross a county or state line, a Census ZCTA can not. They should be treated as separate entities with no correlation between them.

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