Canaan, Vermont | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Town center looking west along Gale St. (VT 114) | |
 Location in Essex County and the state of Vermont. | |
 Location of Vermont in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 44°59′N 71°33′W / 44.983°N 71.550°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Essex |
| Communities | Canaan Beecher Falls Wallace Pond |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.4 sq mi (86.6 km2) |
| • Land | 33.0 sq mi (85.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,355 ft (413 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 896 |
| • Density | 27/sq mi (10.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 05902, 05903 |
| Area code | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-11800[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462064[2] |
| Website | www |
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]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Canaan town, Essex County, Vermont". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "The Little Canadas of New England". New England Historical Society. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ "Canaan, Vermont". Community Heart and Soul. Orton Family Foundation. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ Woolfson, Peter (Summer 1982). "The Rural Franco-American in Vermont" (PDF). Vermont History. 50 (3): 151–162. Retrieved April 15, 2021.