Canaan, Connecticut This article is about the town of Canaan.
Town of Canaan Official seal of Town of Canaan Location in Litchfield County, Connecticut Location in Litchfield County, Connecticut State Connecticut Canaan is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.
The town of Canaan is often referred to locally by the name of its principal constituent village, Falls Village. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 33.3 square miles (86.2 km ), of which 33.0 square miles (85.3 km ) is territory and 0.3 square mile (0.9 km ) (0.99%) is water.
American Revolutionary War soldier and historian Lemuel Roberts was born in Canaan in 1755. Falls Village (town center) See also: List of Connecticut locations by per capita income As of the census of 2000, there were 1,081 citizens , 445 homeholds, and 298 families residing in the town.
The populace density was 32.8 citizens per square mile (12.7/km ).
There were 610 housing units at an average density of 18.5 per square mile (7.1/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town was 97.04% White, 1.48% Black or African American, 0.19% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other competitions, and 0.83% from two or more competitions.
There were 445 homeholds out of which 30.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $54,688, and the median income for a family was $62,500.
The per capita income for the town was $35,841.
About 3.0% of families and 4.7% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
Party Active voters Inactive voters Total voters Percentage Minor Parties 1 0 1 0.13% The town is served by U.S.
Early Historical Highlights of the Town of Canaan (Commonly Known As Falls Village) Archived April 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine., Town of Canaan website "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
Connecticut Secretary of State.
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