Canaan

census-designated place in Jefferson County, Indiana
Place census_designated_place_in_the_united_states Q5029163
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Canaan

Summary

Canaan is a census-designated place in the United States[1]. Canaan has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Canaan is located in Jefferson County[3].
  • Canaan is in the country of United States[4].
  • Canaan's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States[5].
  • Canaan's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community[6].
  • Canaan's postal code is recorded as 47224[7].
  • Canaan's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[8].
  • Canaan's local dialing code is recorded as 812[9].
  • Canaan's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.8667, 'lon': -85.2958}[10].
  • Canaan has a population of {'amount': '+90'}[11].
  • Canaan has a population of {'amount': '+72'}[12].
  • Canaan's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Canaan'}[13].
  • Canaan's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+41'}[14].
  • Canaan sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+948'}[15].
  • Canaan covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.802461'}[16].
  • Canaan's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0.2585'}[17].
  • Canaan's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+15380'}[18].

Body

Geography

Canaan is in the country of United States[4]. Canaan is located in Jefferson County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Canaan covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.802461'}[16]. Canaan sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+948'}[15]. Population counts include {'amount': '+90'}[11] and {'amount': '+72'}[12].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include census-designated place in the United States[5] and unincorporated community[6].

Why It Matters

Canaan has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Canaan is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Jefferson County
    Coordinate location {'lat': 38.8667, 'lon': -85.2958}
    Population {'amount': '+90'}, {'amount': '+72'}
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.802461'}
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47156|batch #47156]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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