Canaan, Vermont

Canaan is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 896 at the 2020 census. Canaan contains the village of Beecher Falls, located at the confluence of the Connecticut River and Halls Stream. It is part of the Berlin, NH-VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Canaan, Vermont
Town
Town center looking west along Gale St. (VT 114)
Location in Essex County and the state of Vermont.
Location of Vermont in the United States
Coordinates: 44°59′N 71°33′W
CountryUnited States
StateVermont
CountyEssex
CommunitiesCanaan
Beecher Falls
Wallace Pond
Area
  Total33.4 sq mi (86.6 km2)
  Land33.0 sq mi (85.5 km2)
  Water0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Elevation
1,355 ft (413 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total896
  Density27/sq mi (10.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
05902, 05903
Area code802
FIPS code50-11800
GNIS feature ID1462064
Websitewww.canaan-vt.org

Due to Québécois ancestry, 26% of Canaan residents speak French as their primary language, making the town one of New England's "Little Canadas." This is a decrease from 1982, when nearly 44% spoke French as their native language.

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