Canaan, Vermont Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 1,078. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,102 (+2.2% change)
 
Males: 539   (50.0%)
Females: 539   (50.0%)

Essex County

Median resident age:   38.8 years
Vermont median age:   37.7 years

Zip codes: 05903 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,400 (it was $32,574 in 2000)
Canaan   $35,400
Vermont:   $45,686

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $124,200 (it was $76,600 in 2000)
Canaan   $124,200
Vermont:   $173,400

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Canaan, VT residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Canaan:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
  • American Indian (3.8%)
  • Two or more races (3.1%)


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Ancestries: French (34.4%), English (21.2%), French Canadian (16.3%), Irish (14.8%), United States (9.2%), German (5.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1043 feet

Land area: 33.2 square miles.

Population density: 34 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Canaan

For population 25 years and over in Canaan

  • High school or higher: 68.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Canaan town

  • Never married: 17.3%
  • Now married: 61.4%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 13.0%

149 residents are foreign born (13.4% North America).

This town:   13.8%
Vermont:   3.8%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Canaan, Vermont in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Canaan to the number of sex offenders is 1120 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Canaan:   1.5% ($1,148)
Vermont:   2.0% ($2,196)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (127.3 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (187.2 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (327.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Lemington, VT (4.4 miles) , Stewartstown, NH (7.1 miles ), Averill, VT (9.9 miles) , Colebrook, NH (11.3 miles ), Clarksville, NH (11.7 miles ), Columbia, NH (13.1 miles ), Bloomfield, VT (14.4 miles ), Lewis, VT (15.8 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $53,300
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $53,300
  • 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $53,300
  • 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $53,300
  • 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $53,300
  • 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $53,300
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $53,300
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $53,300
  • 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $53,300
  • 2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $53,300
  • 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $53,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 44.99 N, Longitude: 71.56 W


Area code: 802

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Population change in the 1990s: -44 (-3.9%).

Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   2.7%
Vermont:   3.8%



Most common industries for males:



  • Furniture and related products (41%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Furniture and related products (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Woodworkers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

Average climate in Canaan, Vermont

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Hospitals/medical centers near Canaan:
  • UPPER CONNECTICUT VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; COLEBROOK, NH)
  • WEEKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; LANCASTER, NH)
  • ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 45 miles; BERLIN, NH)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Canaan:
  • BURLINGTON INTL (about 116 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; ID: BTV)
  • PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 128 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)
  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 136 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Canaan:
  • GIFFORD FIELD (about 9 miles; COLEBROOK, NH; ID: 4C4)
  • JOHN H BOYLAN STATE (ISLAND POND) (about 23 miles; ISLAND POND, VT; ID: 5B1)
  • ERROL (about 32 miles; ERROL, NH; ID: ERR)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Canaan:
  • PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 86 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,542)
  • DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 87 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT enrollment: 5,309)
  • NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; FT enrollment: 2,585)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 102 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 109 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 112 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; FT enrollment: 8,852)
  • SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 117 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; FT enrollment: 2,272)
Public elementary/middle schools in Canaan:
  • CANAAN SCHOOLS (Students: 278; Location: 99 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
  • ESSEX NORTH S.U. (Students: 18; Location: 338 HIGHLAND AVENUE; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Canaan:
  • ALICE M. WARD MEMORIAL (Operating income: $54,323; Location: PO BOX 134, 27 PARK ST.; 11,954 books; 106 audio materials; 150 video materials; 40 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Alice M Ward Memorial Library (A) .

Church in Canaan: Saint Thomas Church (A) .

Cemeteries: Alice Hunt Cemetery (1) , Morrison-Schoolhouse Cemetery (2) , Old Canaan Hill Cemetery (3) , South Canaan Church Cemetery (4) , Wallace Pond Cemetery (5) , Canaan Hill Cemetery (6) , Canaan Village Cemetery (7) .

Lake: Wallace Pond (A) .

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Clay Brook (A) , Jacobs Chopping Brook (B) , Hudson Brook (C) , Schoolhouse Brook (D) , Halls Stream (E) , Morrill Brook (F) , Keyer Brook (G) , Willard Stream (H) , Bolter Brook (I) .

Post office: Beecher Falls Post Office (A) .

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Canaan and their reported violations in the past:

CANAAN WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 970, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUN-20-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUL-01-2003), St Boil Water Order (JUL-01-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-01-2003)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (APR-26-1999), St Public Notif requested (MAY-01-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-01-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-01-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-01-2004)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
JACKSONS LODGE (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
PURE COUNTRY MOTEL CABINS (Address: 4555 VT RTE 14, Population served: 48, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:   2.4 people
Vermont:   2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   69.6%
Whole state:   65.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   5.2%
Whole state:   7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   14.3%
Whole state:   9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   2.6%
Whole state:   3.6%

Canaan compared to Vermont state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.






2004 Presidential Election results in Essex County Vermont:




8.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,795 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   8.34%
Vermont average:   6.60%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Caledonia County, VT  1.95% ($26,878 average AGI)
from Coos County, NH  1.79% ($31,533)
from Orleans County, VT  0.91% ($19,565)


9.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,778 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   9.53%
Vermont average:   6.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Caledonia County, VT  2.00% ($22,078 average AGI)
to Coos County, NH  1.73% ($26,205)
to Orleans County, VT  1.02% ($16,692)


Strongest AM radio stations in Canaan:
  • WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Canaan:
  • WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGMT (97.7 FM; LYNDON, VT; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WMTK (106.3 FM; LITTLETON, NH; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WXXS (102.3 FM; LANCASTER, NH; Owner: BARRY P. LUNDERVILLE)


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