Canaan

Canaan is a town in , United States. The population was 3,794 at the 2020 census. It is the location of Mascoma State Forest.
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  • Type: Town with 3,790 residents
  • Description: town in New Hampshire, United States
  • Also known as: “Canaan (NH)”, “Canaan (Nova Hampshire)”, “Canaan (Nuevo Hampshire)”, “Canaan N.H.”, “Canaan NH”, “Canaan Village”, “Canaan, New Hampshire”, and “Canaan, NH”
  • Postal code: 03741

Places of Interest

Highlights: Canaan Meetinghouse and Canaan Street Lake.

Historic building
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The is a historic meeting house on Canaan Street in Canaan, New Hampshire. is situated 2 miles northwest of Canaan.

is a 291-acre water body located… is situated 2 miles northwest of Canaan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orange and Canaan Street Historic District.

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is a small town located in that was granted in 1769 and incorporated in 1790.

Neighborhood
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The encompasses the… is situated 2 miles northwest of Canaan.

Canaan

Latitude
43.64653° or 43° 38′ 48″ north
Longitude
-72.01199° or 72° 0′ 43″ west
Population
3,790
Elevation
958 feet (292 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US NN2
Open location code
87M9JXWQ+J6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 252264068
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
5084151
Wiki­data ID
Q1031897
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Canaan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كانان”
  • Catalan: “Canaan”
  • Cebuano: “Canaan”
  • Chechen: “Кейнен”
  • Chinese: “迦南（新罕布夏）”
  • Chinese: “迦南”
  • Dutch: “Canaan”
  • French: “Canaan”
  • German: “Canaan”
  • Haitian: “Canaan, New Hampshire”
  • Haitian: “Canaan”
  • Irish: “Canaan”
  • Italian: “Canaan”
  • Kazakh: “Канаан”
  • Kirghiz: “Канаан”
  • Mazanderani: “کینن (نیوهمپشایر)”
  • Mazanderani: “کینن”
  • Norwegian: “Canaan”
  • Persian: “کینن، نیوهمپشایر”
  • Persian: “کینن”
  • Polish: “Canaan”
  • Russian: “Кейнан”
  • Serbian: “Кејнан”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Canaan, New Hampshire”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Canaan”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کنعان، نیوهمپشایر”
  • Spanish: “Canaan”
  • Swedish: “Canaan, New Hampshire”
  • Swedish: “Canaan”
  • Tatar: “Кейнен”
  • Turkish: “Canaan”
  • Ukrainian: “Кейнен”
  • Urdu: “کنعان، نیو ہیمپشائر”
  • Urdu: “کنعان”
  • Volapük: “Canaan”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Canaan, New Hampshire”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Canaan”
  • Welsh: “Canaan, New Hampshire”
  • Welsh: “Canaan”
  • “Canaan”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Graceville and Canaan Street.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Canaan Town Library and Canaan Town Clerk.

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Worth a closer look: Concord and Manchester.

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