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Knowing New Canaan
Collect information about New Canaan in order to organize it in a way that helps
paint a clear picture of the town
Theme
Description
Location:
Absolute: Exactly Where Absolute: GPS=
is New Canaan on the
globe?
Latitude: 41.15 N, Longitude: 73.49 W
Relative: Where is N.C. Relative:
in relation to other
places?
Place:
Physical: What are the
environmental features
of N.C.?
Physical:
Human:
Human: What are the
human features of N.C.?
Human-Environment
Interaction:
How does the physical
Environment → Humans:
environment impact the
people of N.C.?
How do people impact
the physical
environment in N.C.?
Movement:
How do people get
around?
Humans → Environment:
How:
What are common reasons Reasons/patterns:
or patterns people
travel around, come in,
and go out of town?
Region:
What are some regions
that N.C. is a part of
or regions within N.C.
which are united by
physical
Physical:
characteristics?
What are some regions
that N.C. is a part of
or regions within N.C.
which are united by
human characteristics?
Human:
New Canaan Information
Information
Size:
(2013 unless otherwise stated)
Data
22.5 sq. miles.
Physical Features:

Water: .4 sq. miles

Elevation: 334 feet above sea level

Wetlands, ponds
Literacy rate:
99.9%
Natural Disasters:
Tornado, Earthquakes, Floods, Storms, Blizzards
Air Quality:
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 29.9. This is about average for the USA
Population:
GDP per capita:
Percent below poverty
line:

Total: 20,140

Population density: 907 per sq. mile

Growth rate: 4%
$82,049
1.4%
Businesses:
Transportation:
Places of interest:

Starbucks, Ann Taylor, Baskin-Robbins, Chicken Joes, FedEx, Gates, Wells Fargo

Two train stations, 5 airports within 1.5 hrs. (BDL, HPN, NWK, JFK, LGA)

Three exits off of the Merritt Parkway

Average travel time to work (commute): 35.7 minutes

Parks: Waveny Park, Mead Park
Top Ancestry:

Schools: New Canaan High School, St Lukes, Saxe, East, West, South. 3 private schools.

Attractions: The Glass House, Waveny Mansion, The Nature Center

Local newspapers: 2

Irish (26.2%), English (20.0%), German (15.6%), Italian (13.7%), Scottish (4.7%),

Foreign born residents 1,785 (4.9% Europe, 2.0% Asia, 1.1% Latin America) (2000)

Men:
(6%)
Top Employment:
(2012)
Finance and insurance (30%), Professional and technical services (18%), Construction

Women:
Professional and technical services (15%), Educational services (15%), Finance and
insurance (11%)
House heating fuel:

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (85%)

Electricity (14%)
New Canaan compared to Connecticut state average:

Average household income significantly above state average.

Average house value significantly above state average.

Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.