Canaan, Vermont
Canaan, Vermont | |
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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 | 05903 (Canaan) 05902 (Beecher Falls) |
| Area code | 802 |
| FIPS code | 50-11800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462064 |
| Website | www |
Canaan is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 896 at the 2020 census. 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." This is a decrease from 1982, when nearly 44% spoke French as their native language.