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Canaan, Vermont

Canaan has a population of 1,078.

The People and Families of Canaan

In Canaan, about 62% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Canaan had a median family income of $36,705.

Canaan Housing

About 78% of housing units in Canaan are owner-occupied.

Commuting

In Canaan, 86% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
County	Essex
Standard Zip Codes	05903
P.O. Box Zip Codes	05901
Phone Area Codes	802
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	44.95
Longitude	-71.629

Station	COLEBROOK
Distance	8 miles
Jan Temp	0 to 24 F
Apr Temp	28 to 50 F
Jul Temp	54 to 77 F
Oct Temp	33 to 54 F
Annual Precip	39.9 inches

Station	FIRST CONN LAKE
Distance	19.3 miles
Jan Temp	-2 to 21 F
Apr Temp	24 to 46 F
Jul Temp	52 to 74 F
Oct Temp	32 to 51 F
Annual Precip	44.9 inches

Station	BERLIN
Distance	41 miles
Jan Temp	4 to 26 F
Apr Temp	30 to 51 F
Jul Temp	55 to 78 F
Oct Temp	34 to 56 F
Annual Precip	40.4 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,078	100%
Male	539	50%
Female	539	50%
Under 18	290	26.9%
18+	788	73.1%
65+	149	13.8%
Median Age	38.8
Average Family Size	2.94
White	1,033	95.8%
African-American	2	0.2%
Asian	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	9	0.8%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	33	3.1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	3	0.3%
Median Family Income (1999)	$36,705
Population In Poverty	156	14.3%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,116
Growth	38
Growth %	3.5%

Ancestry	Percent
French (except Basque)	30.4%
French Canadian	16.4%
English	13.7%
US/American	9.4%
Irish	8.7%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	5.5%
German	3.7%
Scotch-Irish	3.7%
Canadian	3.2%
Scottish	1.7%
Lebanese	0.9%
Polish	0.6%
Russian	0.4%
Italian	0.3%
Swedish	0.3%
Dutch	0.3%
Danish	0.3%
Finnish	0.2%
African	0.2%
Portuguese	0.2%

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