Welcome to Canaan ...The Town of Canaan is located in Essex County<1>. From the Census Estimates for 2019, the Town of Canaan has a population of 918 people<2> (see below for details). Canaan is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Canaan lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Canaan: 802 Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Canaan had an population of 918 people. This is a decrease of 5.56% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.84% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, the Town of Canaan had a population of 972 people (which is 15.4% of the total population of Essex County). This makes Canaan the county's 4th most populous community. The population of Canaan represents 0.16% of the total population of Vermont (which has 625,741 people), making it the state's 181st most populous community. With a 2010 count of 972 people, the population of Canaan decreased 9.83% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,078 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Canaan. Communities Also Named Canaan ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Canaan - they are located in Connecticut and New York. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Canaan. Communities near Canaan ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Canaan.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Canaan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canaan. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Canaan. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Canaan. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Canaan. See our Newspapers Page for Canaan. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canaan ...Looking for more information about Canaan? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Canaan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Canaan. Footnotes ...
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