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TOWN STATISTICS

Population estimate (2006): 3,528
Median age (2000): 37.7

Educational attainment, adults 25 years and older (2000):
High school graduate or higher: 84.2%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.9%

Median family income: $46,339

Enrollment in town schools:
Elementary school: 308
Middle school/junior high: 473
High school: 457
Private/parochial (all grades): 167

Total tax rate per $1,000 of assessed value (2007): $21.31

PLACES OF INTEREST

Canaan Historical Museum: Located on Canaan Street next to the public beach; regular hours are Saturdays 1 to 4 p.m. from the last weekend in May to the first weekend in October. For visits by appointment, contact Daniel Fleetham at 523-7364.
Canaan Old Home Days: The annual celebration, held the first weekend in August, features a soapbox derby on a closed-off section of Route 118.

Valley News photograph
Restoration at the Old Meeting House in Canaan drew the attention of the N.H. Preservation Alliance. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

Canaan, N.H.

Municipal Building: 1169 US Route 4, Canaan, NH 03741, 523-4501
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m., Wednesday 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 9 a.m.-noon
Town Website: www.townofcanaannh.us
Town Clerk and Tax Collector: Vicky McAlister, 523-7106
Town Administrator: Michael Capone, 523-4501
Board of Selectmen: Bob Reagan (chairman), 523-4501; Timothy G. Lewis, 523-4501; Scott Borthwick, 523-4501 (meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m.)
Selectmen’s Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Bookkeeper: Gloria Koch, 523-4501
Information Coordinator: Terri Purcell, 523-4501
Town Treasurer: Kendra D. Withington, 523-4501
Deputy Town Clerk and Tax Collector: Ann Labrie, 523-7106
Town Auditors: Vachon, Clukay & Co., 622-7070
Trustee of Trust Funds: Cynthia Neily (chairwoman), 523-9956; Jacqueline Lary, 523-4200; David H. Webster, 523-7760
Cemetery Trustees: Eleanor J. Davis, 523-4501; Philip Carter, 523-7721; Barbara J. Hayward, 523-9974
Town Planning Board Chairman: Andrew Musz
Town Planning Board Selectmen: John Bergeron, 523-9621; Charles Townsend, 632-7493; Joseph Frazier, 523-7536; Daniel Ware, 523-4192; Steven T. Ward, 632-9143 (meets second and fourth Thursdays of every month at 7:30 p.m.)
Library Trustees: Cynthia Neily (chairwoman), 523-9956; Beth Wolf (clerk), 523-9952; Thomas Guilette, 523-7910; Denise Reitsma, 523-7735; Patricia Carter, 523-7721
Water and Sewer Department Commissioners: Michael Capone (clerk) 523-4501, Scott Borthwick, 523-4501; Robert Reagan, 523-4501; Timothy G. Lewis, 523-4501
Town Moderator: Dale Barney
Town Attorney: Mitchell & Bates
Supervisors of Checklist: Nancy Charbob-Ricard, Jennifer Salvail, Carole B. Cushman
Health Officer: W.H. Wilson
Building Inspector and Health Officer: William Wilson IV
Overseer of Public Welfare: Nelson Therriault
Chief of Police: Samuel W. Frank II
F.A.S.T. Squad: 911, non-emergency 523-8808
Civil Defense Director: Michael Capone
Fire Chief: William Bellion
Fire Department: 911, non-emergency 523-4850
Fire Permits: Dale Barney, 523-7548; William Bellion, 523-7184; Brent Stevens, 523-7028; George Lazarus; Doug Belloir; Matthew Dow; James Rancore
Forest Fire Wardens and Deputies: William Bellion, John Hennessey, Brent Stevens, Scott Johnston, Rick Evans
Public Library: municipal building, 523-9650
Library Hours: Monday 3-9 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday 1-5 p.m., Wednesday 1-9 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Librarian: Amy Thurber
Road Agent: Robert Scott
Town Garage: 532-4344
State Garage: 523-4541
Water Works Superintendent: Joseph Demour
Budget Committee: David E. McAlister (chairman), C. Russell Lester (clerk), Denis Salvail, C. David Barney, Eleanor Davis (co-chairwoman), Craig F. Lawler, Nathan Deleault, Shirley E. Packard, Thomas J Hudgens Jr.
Assessors: Cross Country Appraisal Group
Old Meeting House Restoration Committee: James R. Miller II (chairman), 523-4809; Thomas Geoghan; Nan Munsey; Ben Yamashita; Fred Majewski
Historic District Commission: Nancy Loomis (alternate), James Crowell (alternate), Gary Wood, Jeff Majewski, Alania Vanzandt, Sue McGee, Candice Carter (alternate), Mark Simon, Earl Hardy
Conservation Commission: Aaron Allen (chair), 523-4063; Kate Brooks (clerk), 523-4305; David Shinnlinger; Alice Schori, 632-7375; Elizabeth Chabot; William Chabot; Leonard Reitsma, 523-7735
Old Home Day Committee: Georgia Tilton (chairwoman), 523-4361; Jackie Lary; Becky Grant; Harry Armstrong; Nelson Therriault; Marvin Rocke; Stella Butterfield; Audie Armstrong: Helen Rocke, Jean Ricard, Lois Longlon, Gary Hammel Parks and Recreation Committee: Wally Madeiros (chairman), Wayne Chapman, Gary Wood, John Moore, Ted Armstrong, Pat Armstrong, Mary Noordsy, Debra Manor, Bonnie Rogers, Ken Lary, Irene Lary, Tim Brown
Town Historian: Donna Zani Dunkerton, 523-7960
Mascoma Valley Regional School Board: James Gerding (chairman),448-2556; Cookie Hebert (vice chairwoman), 523-7803; Anthony Poirier, 523-4912; Brenda Souza (secretary), 632-5554; Katherine Plumley, 667-5031; Charles Sova, 523-4578; Susan Frost, 523-4233
Canaan Elementary School: Sharyn Orvis (principal), 523-4312
Indian River School: Rebecca Cummins (principal), 632-4357
Mascoma Valley Regional High School: Patrick Andrew (principal), 632-4308

Published July 20, 2008