Canyon, Texas

Canyon was founded by L.G. Conner. East of Canyon is the JA Ranch, founded in 1877 by Charles Goodnight and John George Adair and still under the ownership of the Adair heirs.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Canyon has a total area of 4.9 square miles (13 km²), all land. The city itself lies in a valley that eventually becomes Palo Duro Canyon to the east.

Climate

Climate data for Canyon, Texas (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °F (°C)	52.8 (11.6)	56.8 (13.8)	65.1 (18.4)	73.8 (23.2)	82.3 (27.9)	89.9 (32.2)	92.4 (33.6)	90.5 (32.5)	84.5 (29.2)	74.5 (23.6)	62.3 (16.8)	52.3 (11.3)	73.1 (22.8)
Average low °F (°C)	24.4 (−4.2)	27.2 (−2.7)	34.3 (1.3)	42.6 (5.9)	52.9 (11.6)	61.8 (16.6)	66.1 (18.9)	64.9 (18.3)	56.9 (13.8)	45.5 (7.5)	33.6 (0.9)	25.2 (−3.8)	44.6 (7)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	0.59 (15)	0.46 (11.7)	1.08 (27.4)	1.11 (28.2)	2.45 (62.2)	3.34 (84.8)	2.24 (56.9)	3.27 (83.1)	2.18 (55.4)	1.82 (46.2)	0.75 (19)	0.63 (16)	19.92 (506)
Average snowfall inches (cm)	3.0 (7.6)	2.1 (5.3)	1.2 (3)	0.4 (1)	0.1 (0.3)	0.0 (0)	0.0 (0)	0.0 (0)	0.0 (0)	0.0 (0)	1.0 (2.5)	3.0 (7.6)	10.8 (27.4)
Source: NOAA^[3]

Demographics

Randall County Courthouse in downtown Canyon, Texas.

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1910	1,400		—
1920	1,618		15.6%
1930	2,821		74.4%
1940	2,622		−7.1%
1950	4,364		66.4%
1960	5,864		34.4%
1970	8,333		42.1%
1980	10,724		28.7%
1990	11,365		6.0%
2000	12,875		13.3%
2010	13,303		3.3%
Est. 2015	14,887	^[4]	11.9%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

At the 2010 census,^[1] there were 13,303 people, 5,185 households and 2,924 families residing in the city. The population density was 2687.47 per square mile (1,037.68/km²). There were 5,611 housing units at an average density of 1,133.54 per square mile (437.68/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.5% White, 2.4% African American, 0.7% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 4.7% from other races, and 2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.7% of the population.

There were 5,185 households of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.6% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.99.

21.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 18.6% from 20 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 15.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

The median household income was $32,361 and the median family income was $46,250. Males had a median income of $34,338 versus $25,255 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,292. About 8.1% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Canyon High School

Public education in Canyon is served by the Canyon Independent School District and home to the Canyon High School Eagles.

Notable people

Houston Bright, composer who taught for three decades at West Texas A&M University
Harold Bugbee, Western artist, former curator of Panhandle-Plains Museum
Terry Funk, professional wrestler/actor
Blair Garner, syndicated radio host
Bryan A. Garner, editor in chief of Black's Law Dictionary, author, and teacher. Grandson to Meade F. Griffin of the Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals. Older brother of Blair Garner.
J. Evetts Haley, historian of the American West, lived in Canyon and later Midland
Grady Hazlewood, Texas state senator 1941–1971 and the father of the farm-to-market road system, was reared on a farm near Canyon.
Fr. Thomas McKenzie (born 1971), American Anglican priest and author, born in Amarillo and raised in Canyon.
Georgia O'Keeffe, artist, lived first in Amarillo (1912–1914) and then Canyon (1916–1918), having been inspired by the natural beauty of the Palo Duro country.
Carmen Espinoza-Rodriquez, singer/songwriter.
Jean A. Stuntz, historian
Roy Whittenburg, businessman, newspaper publisher, and U.S. Senate candidate in 1958; died in Canyon in 1980

References

1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

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Municipalities and communities of Randall County, Texas, United States

County seat: Canyon

Cities	Amarillo‡ Canyon

Towns	Happy‡

Villages	Lake Tanglewood Palisades Timbercreek Canyon

Unincorporated communities	Cleta Ogg Umbarger Zita

Ghost towns	Cita

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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