Canaan (Maine)
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Location in Maine
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | June 18, 1788 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Somerset County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 47 ′ N , 69 ° 33 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,275 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 21.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 109.12 km 2 (approx. 42 mi 2 ) of which 106.60 km 2 (approx. 41 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 73 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04924 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-09935 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582385 | ||
| Website : | www.townofcanaan.com | ||
Canaan is a town in Somerset County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 2275 inhabitants in 1105 households on an area of 109.12 km².
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Canaan has a total area of 109.12 km², of which 106.60 km² is land and 2.51 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
Canaan is in the south of Somerset County and borders on Kennebec County . The Carrabassett River flows through the town. It is bordered by Morrill Pond to the northeast, Sibley Pond to the east and Lake George to the west . The surface is slightly hilly, the centrally located, 233 m high Goodwin Hill is the highest point.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Hartland , 6.9 mi
- East: Pittsfield , 5.6 mi
- South: Clinton , Kennebec County, 3.1 mi
- West: Skowhegan , 6.5 mi
- Northwest: Cornville , 8.6 mi
City structure
There are three settlement areas in Canaan: Browns Corner , Canaan and East Canaan .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Canaan ranges from -11.1 ° C (12 ° F ) in January to 20.0 ° C (68 ° F) in July. This means that the place is around 9 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. The snowfalls between October and May are up to two and a half meters, more than twice as high as the average snow depth in the USA; the daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA.
history
A first settlement is said to have been built in Canaan around 1770. The area was surveyed in 1779 by John Jones and organized as a town on June 18, 1788. The name was derived from the beauty of the landscape and the fertile soil in the area. Previously, the area was named as Wesserunset Plantation or Heywoodston after the first settler Peter Heywood. The area of the town of Skowhegan initially also belonged to the area. In the summer of 1911 a fire destroyed a large part of Canaan.
In 1814 land was given up from which the town of Bloomfield was founded, which was incorporated into Skowhegan in 1814. In 1823 land was given to Milburn, which today also belongs to Skowhegan. Part of Warsaw, now Pittsfield, was added in 1824, and parts in 1830 and 1841. Parts of Hartland were added in 1849. Part of Clinton in 1849, but returned as early as 1850.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Canaan, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1700 | 1710 | 1720 | 1730 | 1740 | 1750 | 1760 | 1770 | 1780 | 1790 |
| Residents | 132 | |||||||||
| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 720 | 1275 | 1470 | 1076 | 1379 | 1696 | 1715 | 1472 | 1281 | 1130 |
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 977 | 874 | 822 | 714 | 717 | 785 | 800 | 904 | 1189 | 1636 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 2017 | 2275 | ||||||||
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
US Highway 2 runs through Canaan in a west-east direction and Maine State Route 23 in a north-south direction .
Public facilities
There are no medical facilities in Canaan. The closest are in Skowhegan, Pittsfield and Hartland.
In Canaan, the Canaan Public Library is located on Hinckley Road.
education
Canaan is part of the RSU # 54 / MSAD # 54 School District with Cornville, Mercer, Norridgewock, Skowhegan and Smithfield.
There are several schools in the school district:
- North Elementary School in Skowhegan, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten
- Canaan Elementary School in Canaan, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade
- Mill Stream Elementary School in Norridgewock, with classes from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade
- Bloomfield Elementary School in Skowhegan, with classes 1 to 3
- Margaret Chase Smith School in Skowhegan, with grades 4 to 5
- Marti Stevens Learning Center in Skowhegan
- Skowhegan Area Middle School in Skowhegan, with grades 6 to 8
- Skowhegan Area High School in Skowhegan, with grades 9 to 12
Web links
- The community site (English)
- Canaan on maine.gov (English)
- Canaan on City-data.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Canaan in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed March 14, 2020
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ^ Goodwin Hill. In: peakery.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ↑ a b Canaan, Somerset County - Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved March 14, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Canaan, Maine (ME 04924) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders. In: city-data.com. www.city-data.com, accessed on March 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Historical record of Canaan , accessed March 14, 2020
- ↑ Population 1790–2010 according to the census results
- ^ Canaan Public Library. In: canaanpubliclibrary.com. Canaan Public Library, accessed March 14, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Home - RSU / MSAD 54. In: msad54.org. Retrieved March 14, 2020 .
