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Population (year 2000): 3,319. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,452 (+4.0% change)
Males: 1,626 (49.0%), Females: 1,693 (51.0%)
Grafton County
Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $43,220 (year 2000)
Median house value: $97,900 (year 2000)
Races in Canaan:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: English (15.4%), French (12.3%),
Irish (12.2%), French Canadian (10.2%), German (9.3%), United
States (8.6%).
Elevation: 945 feet
For population 25 years and over in Canaan
- High school or higher: 84.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.4%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Canaan town
- Never married: 19.5%
- Now married: 63.5%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 4.9%
- Divorced: 11.4%
2.5% Foreign born (0.9% Europe, 0.5% North
America, 0.5% Asia, 0.4% Oceania).
Hospitals/medical centers near Canaan:
- NEW LONDON HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC (about 16 miles;
NEW LONDON, NH)
- ALICE PECK DAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
LEBANON, NH)
- MARY HITCHCOCK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
LEBANON, NH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Canaan:
- MANCHESTER (about 64 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
- RUTLAND STATE (about 65 miles; RUTLAND, VT; ID: RUT)
- PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 92 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Canaan:
- NEWFOUND VALLEY (about 19 miles; BRISTOL, NH; ID:
2N2)
- PLYMOUTH MUNI (about 20 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; ID:
1P1)
- PARLIN FIELD (about 22 miles; NEWPORT, NH; ID: 2B3)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Canaan:
- DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 18 miles; HANOVER, NH;
Full-time enrollment: 5,309)
- PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 27 miles; PLYMOUTH,
NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
- KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 51 miles; KEENE, NH; FT
enrollment: 4,049)
- NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 57 miles; MANCHESTER,
NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
- NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT;
FT enrollment: 2,585)
- MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles;
GARDNER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,023)
- FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 75 miles; FITCHBURG,
MA; FT enrollment: 3,660)
Public primary/middle school in Canaan:
- CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 277;
Location: PO BOX 18; Grades: KG - 04)
Private primary/middle schools in Canaan:
- CARDIGAN MOUNTAIN SCHOOL (Students: 200;
Location: RR 2 BOX 58; Grades: 6 - 9; Boys only)
- CANAAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 15;
Location: CHURCH STREET - BOX 475; Grades: 4 - 10)
Library in Canaan:
- CANAAN TOWN LIBRARY (Operating income:
$90,145; Location: MAIN STREET; 24,079 books; 442 audio
materials; 714 video materials; 71 serial subscriptions)
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