Canaan, CT

Town of Canaan
Town
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Location in Litchfield County, Connecticut
Coordinates: 41°57′42″N 73°18′30″W / 41.96167°N 73.30833°W / 41.96167; -73.30833Coordinates: 41°57′42″N 73°18′30″W / 41.96167°N 73.30833°W / 41.96167; -73.30833
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
NECTA	Torrington, CT
Region	Northwestern Connecticut
Incorporated	1739
Government
• Type	Selectman-town meeting
• First selectman	Patricia Allyn Mechare (D)
• Selectman	Charles H. Lewis (D)
• Selectman	Greg Marlowe (R)
Area
• Total	33.3 sq mi (86.2 km2)
• Land	32.9 sq mi (85.3 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation	656 ft (200 m)
Population (2005)
• Total	1,101
• Density	33/sq mi (13/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	06031
Area code(s)	860
FIPS code	09-10940
GNIS feature ID	0213402
Website	www.canaanfallsvillage.org

Not to be confused with New Canaan, Connecticut

Canaan is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,081 at the 2000 census. The town of Canaan is often referred to locally by the name of its principal constituent village, Falls Village.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.3 square miles (86.2 km²), of which 33.0 square miles (85.3 km²) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.9 km²) (0.99%) is water.

American Revolutionary War soldier and historian Lemuel Roberts was born in Canaan in 1755.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,081 people, 445 households, and 298 families residing in the town. The population density was 32.8 people per square mile (12.7/km²). There were 610 housing units at an average density of 18.5 per square mile (7.1/km²). The racial 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 races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population.

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