How are homes heated in Canaan, ME?

Name: Heating fuel in Canaan, ME, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Wood is the most common heating fuel in Canaan, used by 38.3% (±10.6 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.0% heat with utility gas.

5.8% heat with electricity.

36.2% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 0.0% (±3.0 points)
Electricity: 5.8%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 36.2%

Heating fuel in Canaan

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Canaan	Somerset County	Maine	United States
Utility gas	0.0% (±3.0 points)	0.8%	8.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	36.2% (±9.8 points)	58.2%	55.3%	3.9%
Electricity	5.8% (±5.6 points)	8.9%	11.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	16.2% (±7.1 points)	13.2%	13.8%	4.9%
Wood	38.3% (±10.6 points)	16.5%	8.8%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±3.0 points)	0.2%	0.4%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±3.0 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Other fuel	3.6% (±3.1 points)	1.6%	1.7%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±3.0 points)	0.5%	0.4%	1.2%

The survey asks which fuel is used most to heat the home, so a home with a heat pump and an oil backup is counted once, under the one it uses most.

In Canaan, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is lower than in Somerset County (58.2%).

It is also lower than in Maine (55.3%).

It is higher than the national figure (3.9%).

In Canaan, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Somerset County (8.9%).

It is not measurably different from Maine (11.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Canaan

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Canaan
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Canaan	—	5.8% (±5.6 points)	—
Pittsfield	5.6 mi	11.5% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Skowhegan	6.5 mi	11.8% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Hartland	6.9 mi	13.4% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Clinton	8.1 mi	9.0% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Skowhegan (community)	8.1 mi	12.1% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Cornville	8.6 mi	3.2% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Pittsfield (community)	8.6 mi	16.1% (±7.4 points)	Higher
Palmyra	9.7 mi	13.8% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Pittsfield (community), ME (16.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes heated by fuel oil across Somerset County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
21	Moscow	42.7% (±10.3 points)
22 (tie)	Hartland	41.2% (±10.1 points)
22 (tie)	Starks	41.2% (±10.0 points)
24	Solon	41.0% (±12.2 points)
25	Athens	40.4% (±8.8 points)
26	Highland Plantation	38.1% (±27.6 points)
27	Canaan	36.2% (±9.8 points)
28	Pleasant Ridge Plantation	33.3% (±17.8 points)
29	Dennistown Plantation	31.1% (±31.8 points)
30	The Forks Plantation	30.2% (±21.9 points)
31	Harmony	27.8% (±9.3 points)
32	Caratunk	23.3% (±17.7 points)
33	Brighton Plantation	18.8% (±22.5 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Somerset County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Canaan

What is the most common way to heat a home in Canaan?

Wood is the most common heating fuel in Canaan, used by 38.3% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Canaan heat with oil?

36.2% (±9.8 points) of occupied homes in Canaan use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Canaan have electric heat?

5.8% (±5.6 points) of occupied homes in Canaan heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Canaan town, Somerset County, Maine

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DP04_0063PE, DP04_0063PM, DP04_0066PE, DP04_0066PM, DP04_0065PE, DP04_0065PM, DP04_0064PE, DP04_0064PM, DP04_0068PE, DP04_0068PM, DP04_0069PE, DP04_0069PM, DP04_0067PE, DP04_0067PM, DP04_0070PE, DP04_0070PM, DP04_0071PE, DP04_0071PM

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