THE CANAAN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Western New England Marble Valleys setting.
Canaan town has 32.9 square miles of land in Northwest Hills Planning Region. Its Census reference point is in Western New England Marble Valleys, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Canaan and Northwest Hills Planning Region
Canaan is associated with Northwest Hills Planning Region in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Canaan by land and water
The Census records 0.32 square miles of water within Canaan, or 1% of its total area. It is 1.7 percentage points lower than the 2.7% recorded for Northwest Hills Planning Region. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Canaan town has 20.6 times the land area of nearby Falls Village CDP (1.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.