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Canaan, Vermont

For the town in New Hampshire, see Canaan, New Hampshire.

Canaan, Vermont
Town
Town center looking west along Gale St. (VT 114)
Town center looking west along Gale St. (VT 114)
Location in Essex County and the state of Vermont.
Location in Essex County and the state of Vermont.
Location of Vermont in the United States
Location of Vermont in the United States
Coordinates: 44°59′N 71°33′W / 44.983°N 71.550°W / 44.983; -71.550
CountryUnited States
StateVermont
CountyEssex
CommunitiesCanaan
Beecher Falls
Wallace Pond
Area
 • Total33.4 sq mi (86.6 km2)
 • Land33.0 sq mi (85.5 km2)
 • Water0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Elevation
1,355 ft (413 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total896
 • Density27/sq mi (10.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
05902, 05903
Area code802
FIPS code50-11800[1]
GNIS feature ID1462064[2]
Websitewww.canaan-vt.org

Canaan is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 896 at the 2020 census.[3] Canaan contains the village of Beecher Falls, located at the confluence of the Connecticut River and Halls Stream. It is part of the Berlin, NH-VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Due to Québécois ancestry, 26% of Canaan residents speak French as their primary language, making the town one of New England's "Little Canadas."[4][5] This is a decrease from 1982, when nearly 44% spoke French as their native language.[6]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Canaan town, Essex County, Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Little Canadas of New England". New England Historical Society. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "Canaan, Vermont". Community Heart and Soul. Orton Family Foundation. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  6. ^ Woolfson, Peter (Summer 1982). "The Rural Franco-American in Vermont" (PDF). Vermont History. 50 (3): 151–162. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

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