Profile for Canaan, Maine, ME

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

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Cemeteries (15)

Communities (2)

Libraries (1)

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6% of Canaan residents report German ancestry, and 15% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Canaan ancestry & family history guide.

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• Somerset County Ancestry forum
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• Ancestry.com - ME data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Maine cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Crime in Somerset County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Maine
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Canaan was $13,870, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Maine economic data

13% of Canaan residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Nature Conservancy projects in Maine
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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• Local historical societies in Maine
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• Maine state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Somerset County genealogy forum

Median rent in Canaan, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $342.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $687.

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Libraries in Canaan include Canaan Public Library ... View libraries

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• Maine library

• Maine statewide library catalog

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• Nonprofit guide for Canaan
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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Canaan
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The average commute time for Canaan workers is 31 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Canaan travel guide
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• Maine tourism bureau

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