In what U.S. state do you find the town called Canada and how did the community get its name?

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In what U.S. state do you find the town called Canada and how did the community get its name?

Question #148182. Asked by Cowrofl.
Last updated Dec 07 2020.
Originally posted Dec 05 2020 9:02 PM.

Walneto

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Walneto

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Canada, Kansas - named after the Canadian citizens who immigrated there.

David Christie, former Speaker of the Senate of Canada, sent his sons to buy 3 square miles (8 km2) near the future site of Canada. Many Canadian immigrants moved to the area, thus was the source of the community.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada,_Kansas#cite_ref-Marion_County_Kansas_1972_2-0

Dec 06 2020, 2:32 AM

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Answer 1

Canada is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky.

There are two possible scenarios for the origin of the name "Canada". One possible explanation being that Canada (or "kanata") is the Huron-Iroquois word for settlement, since the area once had a large population of Native Americans. The other explanation involves Zebulon Pike, a general in the War of 1812 who most of Pike County is named after. Pike died in Canada, which leads to this being a possible origin of the name "Canada".

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada,_Kentucky