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Canaan

Connecticut · CT · Northwest Hills Planning Region
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About Canaan

Town in Connecticut, United States
1739Established
1,080Population
33.3 sq miArea
656 ftElevation

Canaan is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,080 at the 2020 census, down from 1,234 at the 2010 census. The town is part of the Northwest Hills Planning Region. The town of Canaan is often referred to locally by the name of its principal settlement, Falls Village.

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