Canaan, Vermont
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For the town in New Hampshire, see Canaan, New Hampshire.
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.
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Canaan, Vermont | |
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Coordinates: 44°59′N 71°33′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 |
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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]