Canaan (village), Connecticut
Canaan Village Historic District | |
Location | Roughly bounded by W. Main, Bragg & Orchard Sts. & Granite Ave., North Canaan, Connecticut |
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Coordinates | 42°1′44″N 73°19′52″W / 42.02889°N 73.33111°W |
Area | 93 acres (38 ha) |
Built | 1872 |
Architect | Lorrain, E.R. |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Vernacular Picturesque |
NRHP reference No. | 90001800 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 13, 1990 |
Canaan, Connecticut | ||
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GNIS feature ID2378340 | |
Canaan is a village and census-designated place (CDP) within the town of North Canaan in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. Formerly known as Canaan Depot, the village is more commonly known as Canaan Village to distinguish it from the town of Canaan located to the south of North Canaan. The Canaan Village Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 1,212,[2] out of a total population of 3,315 in the town of North Canaan.
The historic district comprises about 93 acres (380,000 m2), covering the central business district and surrounding residences of the village that preserve the period from the mid-19th to early 20th centuries. Canaan village developed as a regional commercial center, first by the construction of the north-south
The Canaan Fire Company was established in 1911.
Geography
Canaan village is in the northwestern corner of the town of North Canaan. The CDP is bordered to the west, across the Housatonic River, by the town of Sheffield, and to the north by the town of Sheffield in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The Blackberry River, a tributary of the Housatonic, forms the southern edge of the CDP. The eastern border of the CDP follows (from north to south) U.S. Route 7 (Ashley Falls Road), North Elm Street, Granger Lane, Daisy Hill Road, Lime Kiln Road, East Main Street (U.S. Route 44), and Elm Street (US 7 south) to the Blackberry River.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.5 km2), all land.[2]
Demographics
As of the
There were 597 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.5% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.4% were non-families. 38.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the CDP the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,438, and the median income for a family was $44,000. Males had a median income of $31,861 versus $23,375 for females. The
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Canaan CDP, Connecticut". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ Mary E. McCahon (March 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Canaan Village Historic District". National Park Service.
- ^ "TIGERweb: Canaan, Connecticut". Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.