Profile for Canaan, Ohio, OH
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Canaan is a township in Wayne County, in the Wooster metro area.
The community was named for the Mediterranean land later called Palestine
[NOTE: This is not the only community in Ohio named Canaan. For links to other places called Canaan, OH, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]
The latitude of Canaan is 40.944N. The longitude is -81.936W.
It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 1,017 feet.The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 4,736.
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$43,438National
$41,994
Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Canaan demographic reports
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30% of Canaan residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Canaan ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Canaan was $17,561, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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12% of Canaan residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Canaan, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $389. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $881.
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Wayne County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Canaan political report.
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The average commute time for Canaan workers is 23 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
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