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CANAAN, CONNECTICUT QUICK STATSCounty: Litchfield
Elevation: 669 feet
Land Area: 1.72 square miles
Population Density: 772 people per square mile
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (93.0%), Hispanic (4.1%), Black (1.5%), Two or more races (1.2%), Other race (0.8%), American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries (City): Italian (19.6%), Irish (16.6%), German (11.0%), English (10.7%), French (6.3%), Swedish (5.5%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bristol, CT (31.5 miles , pop. 60,062)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (84.2 miles , pop. 448,248)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (86.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650)
Nearest cities: North Canaan, CT (1.0 miles ), Sheffield, MA (2.2 miles ), Salisbury, CT (2.5 miles ), New Marlborough, MA (2.6 miles ), Norfolk, CT (2.7 miles ), Mount Washington, MA (2.9 miles) , Millerton, NY (3.3 miles ), Monterey, MA (3.4 miles )
Canaan Compared to State Average: Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
CANAAN, CONNECTICUT EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 85.80%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.60%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.20%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Canaan:
WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE about 27 miles, WESTFIELD, MA, Full-time enrollment: 4,058 VASSAR COLLEGE about 29 miles, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, FT enrollment: 2,374 UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD about 34 miles, WEST HARTFORD, CT, FT enrollment: 5,557 CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA about 35 miles, HYDE PARK, NY, FT enrollment: 2,028 MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 36 miles, MANCHESTER, CT, FT enrollment: 2,863 NAUGATUCK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 36 miles, WATERBURY, CT, FT enrollment: 2,834 HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 38 miles, HOLYOKE, MA, FT enrollment: 3,747
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