Editing North Canaan, Connecticut

{{distinguish|New Canaan, Connecticut}}
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|name                     = North Canaan, Connecticut
|official_name            = Town of North Canaan
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| subdivision_name3       = [[Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut|Northwest Hills]]
|established_title        = Incorporated
|established_date         = 1858
|government_type          = [[Board of selectmen|Selectman-town meeting]]
|leader_title             = First selectman
|leader_name              = Charles P. Perotti
|leader_title1            = Selectman
|leader_name1             = Craig Whiting
|leader_title2            = Selectman
|leader_name2             = Christian P. Allyn
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|population_total         = 3211
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'''North Canaan''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Litchfield County, Connecticut|Litchfield County]], [[Connecticut]], United States. The population was 3,211 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US0900554030| title=Census - Geography Profile: North Canaan town, Litchfield County, Connecticut| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=December 18, 2021}}</ref> The town is part of the [[Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut|Northwest Hills Planning Region]]. The town center is still called "[[Canaan (village), Connecticut|Canaan]]", being the main town center of the old [[Canaan, Connecticut|town of Canaan]] prior to North Canaan splitting off as its own town.

==Geography==
North Canaan is in northwestern Litchfield County and is bordered to the north by [[Berkshire County, Massachusetts]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|50.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.03%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US0900554030| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), North Canaan town, Litchfield County, Connecticut| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=American FactFinder| access-date=October 9, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213123330/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US0900554030| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Principal communities===
*[[Canaan (village), Connecticut|Canaan village]] (not the same as the [[Canaan, Connecticut|town of Canaan]] to the south)
*Canaan Valley
*East Canaan (has its own post office)
*Sodom<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f0FWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XeoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6856%2C8185293 | title=Connecticut's Sodom gone, but not forgotten | work=Gainesville Sun | date=September 26, 1992 | access-date=May 26, 2015 | author=Douthat, Strat | pages=6D}}</ref>
*East Sheffield

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 1426
|1870= 1695
|1880= 1537
|1890= 1683
|1900= 1803
|1910= 2171
|1920= 1933
|1930= 2287
|1940= 2304
|1950= 2647
|1960= 2836
|1970= 3045
|1980= 3185
|1990= 3284
|2000= 3350
|2010= 3315
|2020= 3211
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
{{See also|List of Connecticut locations by per capita income}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2020, there were 3,211 people, 1,399 households, and 864 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|165|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,444 housing units at an average density of {{convert|74.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 86.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 4.9% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 6.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 8.3% of the population.

There were 1,399 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,020, and the median income for a family was $52,292. Males had a median income of $34,135 versus $23,705 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,971.  About 3.3% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Transportation==
The main highways of the town are [[U.S. Route 7 in Connecticut|U.S. Route 7]] (north-south) and [[U.S. Route 44#Connecticut|U.S. Route 44]] (east-west). US 7 leads north {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Great Barrington, Massachusetts]], and south {{convert|54|mi}} to [[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury]], while US 44 leads west {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Millerton, New York]], and east {{convert|42|mi}} to [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]], the capital of Connecticut.

The [[Housatonic Railroad]] north-south tracks run through the town on their [[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury]], to [[Pittsfield, Massachusetts]], line.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=About Us {{!}} North Canaan, CT |url=https://www.northcanaan.org/about-north-canaan |access-date=March 31, 2024 |website=www.northcanaan.org}}</ref>

A private airfield, Triumph Air Field, is situated to the northwest of the village.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AirNav: CT24 - North Canaan Aviation Facilities Inc Airport |url=http://www.airnav.com/airport/ct24 |access-date=March 31, 2024 |website=www.airnav.com}}</ref>

== Economy ==

Downtown [[Canaan (village), Connecticut|Canaan Village]] is centered around the intersection of the former [[Central New England Railroad]] east-west tracks crossed with the active [[Housatonic Railroad]] north-south tracks.<ref name=":0" /> The village contains a variety of retail, restaurant, and other businesses.

The [[Canaan Union Depot]] building, a former railroad station built in 1872, is a prominent building in the downtown area. It was heavily damaged by an arson fire in 2001. From 2003 to 2018 it was restored by the Connecticut Railroad Historical Association. It is now the site of the Great Falls Brewing Company<ref>{{Cite web |last=MainStreetMag |date=May 1, 2018 |title=The Canaan Depot |url=https://mainstreetmag.com/the-canaan-depot/ |access-date=March 31, 2024 |website=Main Street Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> and the New England Accordion Connection and Museum Company.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Walsh |first=Michael |date=September 29, 2021 |title=North Canaan accordion museum features 400 instruments and just as many stories |url=https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/North-Canaan-accordion-museum-features-400-16910678.php}}</ref>

East Canaan is known for its dairy farm operations and limestone mines.<ref name=":0" /> In 2016, East Canaan dairy farm, Freund's Farm, became the first farm in Connecticut to use [[Automatic milking|robotic milking]] units for their dairy herd.<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=July 18, 2015 |title=First Robotic Parlor Coming to Connecticut Next Spring |url=https://www.dairyherd.com/news/first-robotic-parlor-coming-connecticut-next-spring |access-date=March 31, 2024 |work=Dairy Herd |language=en}}</ref> The farm also produces CowPots™, a biodegradable plant pot made from composted cow manure.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Freund Family |url=https://www.nmpf.org/focus/the-freund-family/ |access-date=March 31, 2024 |website=NMPF |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=US EPA |first=OAR |date=September 14, 2017 |title=Project Profile: Freund's Farm, Inc. |url=https://www.epa.gov/agstar/project-profile-freunds-farm-inc |access-date=March 31, 2024 |website=www.epa.gov |language=en}}</ref>

== Education ==

North Canaan is a member of Regional School District 01, which also includes the towns of [[Canaan, Connecticut|Canaan]], [[Cornwall, Connecticut|Cornwall]], [[Kent, Connecticut|Kent]], [[Salisbury, Connecticut|Salisbury]], and [[Sharon, Connecticut|Sharon]]. Public school students attend [[North Canaan Elementary School]] from grades K–8 and [[Housatonic Valley Regional High School]] in [[Falls Village, Connecticut|Falls Village]] from grades 9–12.

== Notable  people ==

{{See also|Category:People from Canaan, Connecticut}}

* [[Steve Blass]] (born 1942), major league baseball pitcher during the 1970s
* [[Fidelia Bridges]] (1834-1923), artist of the late nineteenth century

==References==

{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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{{Portal|Connecticut}}
*{{GNIS|0213478}}
*[http://www.northcanaan.org/ Town of North Canaan official website]
*[http://ahhowland.com/resources/Litchfield-County/north-canaan-ct/north-canaan-ct-regulations.html Town of North Canaan Land Use Regulations]
*{{Cite web
|url=http://www.americaslibrary.gov/es/ct/es_ct_furnace_1.html
|title=The Beckley Blast Furnace: East Canaan, Connecticut 
|publisher=Library of Congress
|access-date=May 29, 2013}}

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