Canaan

  1. Canaan Legal Resources
  2. Canaan Statistics
  3. Canaan Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Canaan Employment Information
  5. Canaan Family Information
  6. Canaan Education Information
  7. Canaan Public Benefits Information
  8. Canaan Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Canaan Legal Resources Back to top

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Canaan Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 2,244
  • Land Area (2000): 192.162 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.862 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 930
Canaan Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 368 16.71%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 39 1.77%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,795 81.52%

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Canaan Employment Information Back to top
Canaan Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 106 19.24%
2. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 79 14.34%
3. Truck Transportation 40 7.26%
4. Printing and Related Manufacturing 38 6.90%
5. Repair and Maintenance 29 5.26%
6. Educational Services 22 3.99%
7. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 22 3.99%
8. Metal Manufactuing 21 3.81%
9. Machinery Manufacturing 19 3.45%
10. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 18 3.27%
11. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 16 2.90%
12. Public Administration 12 2.18%
13. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 11 2.00%
14. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 10 1.81%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 9 1.63%
16. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 9 1.63%
17. Accommodation and Food Services 8 1.45%
18. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 7 1.27%
19. Health Care 7 1.27%
20. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 6 1.09%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 46 10.57%
2. Printing and Related Manufacturing 36 8.28%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 34 7.82%
4. Health Care 32 7.36%
5. Finance and Insurance 28 6.44%
6. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 21 4.83%
7. Department and Other General Stores 20 4.60%
8. Public Administration 20 4.60%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 18 4.14%
10. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 15 3.45%
11. Leather and Allied Manufacturing 14 3.22%
12. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 14 3.22%
13. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 14 3.22%
14. Apparel Manufacturing 12 2.76%
15. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 12 2.76%
16. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 9 2.07%
17. Truck Transportation 9 2.07%
18. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 8 1.84%
19. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 8 1.84%
20. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 7 1.61%

Canaan Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 65 11.80%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 59 10.71%
3. Assemblers and Fabricators 45 8.17%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 37 6.72%
5. Carpenters 32 5.81%
6. Printing Workers 26 4.72%
7. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 24 4.36%
8. Other Construction Trades 23 4.17%
9. Vehicle Mechanics 22 3.99%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 21 3.81%
11. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 21 3.81%
12. Construction Laborers 16 2.90%
13. Teachers, Secondary School 13 2.36%
14. Woodworkers 10 1.81%
15. Electricians 9 1.63%
16. Engineers 9 1.63%
17. Other Material Moving Workers 9 1.63%
18. Religious Workers 9 1.63%
19. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 9 1.63%
20. Customer Service Representatives 8 1.45%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Production Occupations 40 9.20%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 31 7.13%
3. Secretaries and Admins 28 6.44%
4. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 27 6.21%
5. Cashiers 23 5.29%
6. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 17 3.91%
7. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 16 3.68%
8. Business Operations Specialists 15 3.45%
9. Other Office and Admin Support 15 3.45%
10. Printing Workers 15 3.45%
11. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 13 2.99%
12. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 13 2.99%
13. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 12 2.76%
14. Computer Specialists 12 2.76%
15. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 12 2.76%
16. Financial Managers 12 2.76%
17. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 10 2.30%
18. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 10 2.30%
19. Drafters / Engineering / Mappers 9 2.07%
20. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 9 2.07%

Canaan Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 931 54.19%
15-35 hours 144 8.38%
1-14 hours 26 1.51%
No regular hours 617 35.91%

Canaan Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 98 10.13%
5 AM-5:29 AM 22 2.28%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 41 4.24%
6 AM-6:29 AM 82 8.48%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 178 18.41%
7 AM-7:29 AM 116 12.00%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 138 14.27%
8 AM-8:29 AM 33 3.41%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 17 1.76%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 21 2.17%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 9 0.93%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 19 1.96%
Noon-3:59 PM 90 9.31%
4 PM-11:59 PM 103 10.65%

Canaan Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 16 1.65%
5-9 158 16.34%
10-14 180 18.61%
15-19 122 12.62%
20-24 117 12.10%
25-29 46 4.76%
30-34 37 3.83%
35-39 10 1.03%
40-44 0 0.00%
45-59 69 7.14%
60-89 115 11.89%
At least 90 97 10.03%

Canaan Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 639 66.08%
30-44 0 0.00% 47 4.86%
45-59 0 0.00% 69 7.14%
At least 60 12 1.24% 200 20.68%

Canaan Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 236 24.13%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 704 71.98%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 12 1.23%
Color 6 Box Walked 15 1.53%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 11 1.12%

Canaan Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Canaan Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 830 (2,126 people)
Families (2000): 646 (1,850 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 316
People at same address in 1995: 1,166
Canaan Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 95 11.45%
$10,000-$14,999 30 3.61%
$15,000-$19,999 48 5.78%
$20,000-$24,999 69 8.31%
$25,000-$29,999 46 5.54%
$30,000-$34,999 60 7.23%
$35,000-$39,999 62 7.47%
$40,000-$44,999 72 8.67%
$45,000-$49,999 53 6.39%
$50,000-$59,999 99 11.93%
$60,000-$74,999 85 10.24%
$75,000-$99,999 85 10.24%
$100,000-$124,999 13 1.57%
$125,000-$149,999 4 0.48%
$150,000-$199,999 5 0.60%
$200,000 or more 4 0.48%

Canaan Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 154 18.60%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 283 34.18%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 26 3.14%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 151 18.24%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 5 0.60%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 141 17.03%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 2 0.24%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 43 5.19%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 5 0.60%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 12 1.45%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 6 0.72%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Canaan Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 623 27.85%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 326 14.57%
Public Assistance 13 0.58%
Retirement 151 6.75%
Self Employment 128 5.72%
Social Security 258 11.53%
Supplemental Security 31 1.39%
Wage / Salary 567 25.35%
Other 140 6.26%

Canaan Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 316 56.33%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 245 43.67%

Canaan Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 71 8.20%
Color 1 Box Married 599 69.17%
Color 2 Box Never Married 167 19.28%
Color 3 Box Widowed 29 3.35%

Canaan Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 54 6.09%
Color 1 Box Married 633 71.44%
Color 2 Box Never Married 111 12.53%
Color 3 Box Widowed 88 9.93%

Canaan Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Canaan Education Information Back to top
Canaan Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 150 9.11%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 184 11.17%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 801 48.63%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 307 18.64%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 95 5.77%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 72 4.37%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 38 2.31%

Canaan Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 14 0.62% 18 0.80% 32 1.43%
Kindergarten 19 0.85% 3 0.13% 22 0.98%
Grades 1-4 96 4.28% 0 0.00% 96 4.28%
Grades 5-8 162 7.22% 0 0.00% 162 7.22%
Grades 9-12 123 5.48% 10 0.45% 133 5.93%
Undergrad college 42 1.87% 0 0.00% 42 1.87%
Graduate or professional school 0 0.00% 5 0.22% 5 0.22%
Total 456 20.32% 36 1.60% 492 21.93%

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Canaan Public Benefits Information Back to top
Canaan Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 1,924 91.01%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 190 8.99%

Canaan Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Canaan Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Canaan Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 281 12.52%
10-19 Years 336 14.97%
20-29 Years 203 9.05%
30-39 Years 312 13.90%
40-49 Years 336 14.97%
50-59 Years 261 11.63%
60-69 Years 245 10.92%
70-79 Years 152 6.77%
80-89 Years 88 3.92%
90+ Years 30 1.34%

Canaan Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 1,100 49.02%
Color 1 Box Female 1,144 50.98%

Canaan Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 2,208 98.40%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 14 0.62%
Color 2 Box Asian 10 0.45%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 7 0.31%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 4 0.18%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.04%
Color 1 Box African-American 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%

Canaan Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 858 46.76%
2. Irish 322 17.55%
3. United States Or American 236 12.86%
4. English 127 6.92%
5. Czech 65 3.54%
6. French Non-Basque 62 3.38%
7. Polish 50 2.72%
8. Italian 47 2.56%
9. Dutch 38 2.07%
10. European 9 0.49%

Canaan Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 1,978 97.53%
2. German 35 1.73%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 9 0.44%
4. Italian 6 0.30%

Canaan Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 2,200 99.91%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 2 0.09%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 0 0.00%

Canaan Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Canaan Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.