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Population (year 2000): 2,017. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,028 (+0.5% change)
Males: 998 (49.5%), Females: 1,019 (50.5%)
Somerset County
Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $29,397 (year 2000)
Median house value: $74,700 (year 2000)
Races in Canaan:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
Ancestries: English (21.7%), Irish (14.7%),
French (13.6%), United States (11.3%), German (5.7%), French
Canadian (4.2%).
Elevation: 236 feet
For population 25 years and over in Canaan
- High school or higher: 79.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 8.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Canaan town
- Never married: 21.1%
- Now married: 58.0%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 4.0%
- Divorced: 14.9%
0.6% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Canaan:
- REDINGTON FAIRVIEW GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles;
SKOWHEGAN, ME)
- SEBASTICOOK VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles;
PITTSFIELD, ME)
- INLAND HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; WATERVILLE, ME)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Canaan:
- BANGOR INTL (about 52 miles; BANGOR, ME; ID: BGR)
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 66 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID:
NHZ)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 93 miles; PORTLAND, ME;
ID: PWM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Canaan:
- PITTSFIELD MUNI (about 14 miles; PITTSFIELD, ME; ID:
2B7)
- WATERVILLE ROBERT LAFLEUR (about 19 miles;
WATERVILLE, ME; ID: WVL)
- CENTRAL MAINE ARPT OF NORRIDGEWOCK (about 21 miles;
NORRIDGEWOCK, ME; ID: OWK)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Canaan:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 32 miles;
AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 40 miles;
FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 67 miles; ORONO, ME; FT
enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 90 miles;
PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 98 miles; STANDISH, ME;
FT enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about
108 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 149
miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
Public primary/middle school in Canaan:
- CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 207;
Location: 178 MAIN STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Canaan:
- CANAAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 18;
Location: PO BOX 160; Grades: KG - 7)
Library in Canaan:
- CANAAN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$28,891; Location: PO BOX 280; 12,735 books; 42 audio
materials; 66 video materials; 20 serial subscriptions)
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