Canaan, Vermont

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map_caption = Located in Essex County, Vermont

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Canaan is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,078 at the 2000 census. Canaan contains the village of Beecher Falls. It is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.4 square miles (86.5 km²), of which, 33.2 square miles (86.0 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (0.51%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,078 people, 441 households, and 306 families residing in the town. The population density was 32.5 people per square mile (12.5/km²). There were 650 housing units at an average density of 19.6/sq mi (7.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.83% White, 0.19% African American, 0.83% Native American, 0.09% Asian, and 3.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.28% of the population.

There were 441 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,574, and the median income for a family was $36,705. Males had a median income of $28,913 versus $21,544 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,131. About 10.2% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.7% of those under age 18 and 18.7% of those age 65 or over.

ee also

* Alice M. Ward Library

References

External links

* [http://www.canaanschools.org Canaan schools]
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