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 Business Information
  8. Canaan Public Benefits Information
  9. Canaan Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Canaan Zip Codes


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Canaan Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 1,078
  • Land Area (2000): 85.998 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.445 square kilometers
  • Local Time(s):
  • Area Code(s): 802
  • Alias(es) (2003): CANAAN, LEMINGTON
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Houses (2000): 650
Canaan Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 8 0.73%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,087 99.27%

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Canaan Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 168
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $2,258,000 / $536,000
Canaan Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 536 513 23 4.21% 42
1991 538 502 37 6.84% 68
1992 544 515 29 5.30% 53
1993 552 529 23 4.18% 42
1994 561 543 18 3.25% 32
1995 513 497 16 3.09% 31
1996 497 475 23 4.54% 45
1997 493 477 16 3.26% 33
1998 479 465 13 2.77% 28
1999 492 478 14 2.81% 28
2000 598 587 11 1.85% 19
2001 590 580 10 1.65% 16
2002 568 556 12 2.06% 20
2003 565 542 23 4.04% 41
2004 554 538 16 2.90% 29
2005 542 527 14 2.66% 27
2006 561 543 18 3.16% 32
2007 543 523 19 3.56% 36
2008 538 519 19 3.49% 35
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 528 510 18 3.41% 34
Feb 2008 530 511 19 3.58% 36
Mar 2008 529 508 21 3.97% 40
Apr 2008 490 471 19 3.88% 39
May 2008 507 488 19 3.75% 37
Jun 2008 562 540 22 3.91% 39
Jul 2008 578 562 16 2.77% 28
Aug 2008 576 560 16 2.78% 28
Sep 2008 542 523 19 3.51% 35
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Canaan Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 111 40.51%
2. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 31 11.31%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 21 7.66%
4. Construction 17 6.20%
5. Educational Services 15 5.47%
6. Public Administration 14 5.11%
7. Repair and Maintenance 12 4.38%
8. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 9 3.28%
9. Truck Transportation 6 2.19%
10. Metal Manufactuing 5 1.82%
11. Health Care 4 1.46%
12. Wood Manufacturing 4 1.46%
13. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 3 1.09%
14. Food and Beverage Stores 3 1.09%
15. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 3 1.09%
16. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 2 0.73%
17. Gasoline Stations 2 0.73%
18. Lumber and Construction Materials, Wholesale 2 0.73%
19. Paper Manufacturing 2 0.73%
20. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 2 0.73%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 51 19.69%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 40 15.44%
3. Health Care 38 14.67%
4. Educational Services 26 10.04%
5. Social Assistance 19 7.34%
6. Public Administration 16 6.18%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 14 5.41%
8. Personal and Laundry Services 7 2.70%
9. Private Household Services 6 2.32%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 5 1.93%
11. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 5 1.93%
12. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 5 1.93%
13. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 5 1.93%
14. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 3 1.16%
15. Construction 3 1.16%
16. Gasoline Stations 3 1.16%
17. Printing and Related Manufacturing 3 1.16%
18. Info Services and Data Processing 2 0.77%
19. Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods, Wholesale 2 0.77%
20. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 2 0.77%

Canaan Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 46 16.79%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 26 9.49%
3. Assemblers and Fabricators 25 9.12%
4. Agricultural Workers 16 5.84%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 12 4.38%
6. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 12 4.38%
7. Woodworkers 12 4.38%
8. Fishing / Hunting / Forestry 10 3.65%
9. Other Management Occupations 9 3.28%
10. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 8 2.92%
11. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 8 2.92%
12. Law Enforcement Workers 8 2.92%
13. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 7 2.55%
14. Other Sales and Related Occupations 7 2.55%
15. Carpenters 6 2.19%
16. Teachers, Secondary School 6 2.19%
17. Other Material Moving Workers 5 1.82%
18. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 5 1.82%
19. Vehicle Mechanics 5 1.82%
20. Other Protective Service Workers 4 1.46%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 19 7.34%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 17 6.56%
3. Other Production Occupations 17 6.56%
4. Waiters and Waitresses 16 6.18%
5. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 13 5.02%
6. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 12 4.63%
7. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 11 4.25%
8. Cashiers 10 3.86%
9. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 10 3.86%
10. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 10 3.86%
11. Other Management Occupations 10 3.86%
12. Woodworkers 10 3.86%
13. Assemblers and Fabricators 9 3.47%
14. Health Technologists and Technicians 9 3.47%
15. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 8 3.09%
16. Child Care Workers 7 2.70%
17. Registered Nurses 6 2.32%
18. Teachers, Secondary School 6 2.32%
19. Farmers and Farm Managers 5 1.93%
20. Other Installation / Maintenance 5 1.93%

Canaan Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 465 56.16%
15-35 hours 87 10.51%
1-14 hours 27 3.26%
No regular hours 249 30.07%

Canaan Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 22 4.30%
5 AM-5:29 AM 17 3.32%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 52 10.16%
6 AM-6:29 AM 36 7.03%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 114 22.27%
7 AM-7:29 AM 41 8.01%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 48 9.38%
8 AM-8:29 AM 37 7.23%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 19 3.71%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 13 2.54%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 13 2.54%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 3 0.59%
Noon-3:59 PM 44 8.59%
4 PM-11:59 PM 53 10.35%

Canaan Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 86 16.80%
5-9 119 23.24%
10-14 119 23.24%
15-19 72 14.06%
20-24 36 7.03%
25-29 7 1.37%
30-34 44 8.59%
35-39 0 0.00%
40-44 3 0.59%
45-59 4 0.78%
60-89 16 3.12%
At least 90 6 1.17%

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% 439 85.74%
30-44 2 0.39% 45 8.79%
45-59 0 0.00% 4 0.78%
At least 60 0 0.00% 22 4.30%

Canaan Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 77 14.72%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 371 70.94%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 10 1.91%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 2 0.38%
Color 6 Box Walked 52 9.94%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 11 2.10%

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): 439 (1,095 people)
Families (2000): 322 (941 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 130
People at same address in 1995: 708
Canaan Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 55 12.53%
$10,000-$14,999 46 10.48%
$15,000-$19,999 38 8.66%
$20,000-$24,999 24 5.47%
$25,000-$29,999 25 5.69%
$30,000-$34,999 48 10.93%
$35,000-$39,999 41 9.34%
$40,000-$44,999 40 9.11%
$45,000-$49,999 14 3.19%
$50,000-$59,999 51 11.62%
$60,000-$74,999 43 9.79%
$75,000-$99,999 9 2.05%
$100,000-$124,999 2 0.46%
$125,000-$149,999 0 0.00%
$150,000-$199,999 0 0.00%
$200,000 or more 3 0.68%

Canaan Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 118 26.76%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 145 32.88%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 13 2.95%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 61 13.83%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 1 0.23%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 66 14.97%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 2 0.45%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 25 5.67%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 9 2.04%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 1 0.23%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Canaan Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 348 30.71%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 84 7.41%
Public Assistance 29 2.56%
Retirement 55 4.85%
Self Employment 86 7.59%
Social Security 137 12.09%
Supplemental Security 22 1.94%
Wage / Salary 326 28.77%
Other 46 4.06%

Canaan Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 131 52.19%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 120 47.81%

Canaan Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 47 11.69%
Color 1 Box Married 261 64.93%
Color 2 Box Never Married 85 21.14%
Color 3 Box Widowed 9 2.24%

Canaan Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 63 14.13%
Color 1 Box Married 277 62.11%
Color 2 Box Never Married 62 13.90%
Color 3 Box Widowed 44 9.87%

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 93 11.76%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 162 20.48%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 310 39.19%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 105 13.27%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 41 5.18%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 62 7.84%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 18 2.28%

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 11 1.02% 2 0.19% 13 1.21%
Kindergarten 27 2.50% 0 0.00% 27 2.50%
Grades 1-4 77 7.14% 5 0.46% 82 7.61%
Grades 5-8 76 7.05% 3 0.28% 79 7.33%
Grades 9-12 66 6.12% 4 0.37% 70 6.49%
Undergrad college 8 0.74% 0 0.00% 8 0.74%
Graduate or professional school 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Total 265 24.58% 14 1.30% 279 25.88%

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Canaan Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 46
Canaan Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


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 936 85.71%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 156 14.29%

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 132 12.24%
10-19 Years 189 17.53%
20-29 Years 76 7.05%
30-39 Years 167 15.49%
40-49 Years 168 15.58%
50-59 Years 166 15.40%
60-69 Years 68 6.31%
70-79 Years 74 6.86%
80-89 Years 35 3.25%
90+ Years 3 0.28%

Canaan Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 539 50.00%
Color 1 Box Female 539 50.00%

Canaan Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 1,030 95.55%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 33 3.06%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 9 0.83%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 3 0.28%
Color 1 Box African-American 2 0.19%
Color 2 Box Asian 1 0.09%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 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. French Non-Basque 371 28.96%
2. English 228 17.80%
3. French Canadian 176 13.74%
4. Irish 160 12.49%
5. United States Or American 99 7.73%
6. German 64 5.00%
7. Scotch Irish 48 3.75%
8. Canadian 34 2.65%
9. Scottish 25 1.95%
10. Polish 21 1.64%

Canaan Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 733 70.08%
2. French 305 29.16%
3. German 4 0.38%
4. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 2 0.19%
5. African 2 0.19%

Canaan Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 946 86.39%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 83 7.58%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 66 6.03%

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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.


Canaan Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
05903