Canadian

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Canadian
Hemphill County Canadian.svg
Location in Texas
Basic data
State : United States
State : Texas
County : Hemphill County
Coordinates : 35 ° 55 '  N , 100 ° 23'  W Coordinates: 35 ° 55 '  N , 100 ° 23'  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 2,233 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 676.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 3.3 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 3.3 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 739 m
Postal code : 79014
Area code : +1 806
FIPS : 48-12412
GNIS ID : 1372905
Website : www.canadiantx.com

Canadian is the county capital and seat of the county seat of Hemphill County in the US state of Texas in the United States .

geography

The city is located in north Texas, in the northeast of the Texas Panhandle , in the east about 40 km, in the north about 50 km from Oklahoma , on US Highways 60 and 83 , in the west of the county on the south bank of the Canadian River , shortly before the confluence of the Red Deer Creek and has a total area of ​​3.3 km² without any significant water surface.

history

Canadian has been the county seat since its inception in 1887. The city was created in the spring of the same year by the Kansas Railway Townsite Company's supply depot and by the construction of a bridge over the Canadian River by the Southern Kansas Railway . As a result, many people moved to this side of the river, as they had better transport links and expected better business.

On August 4, 1888, one of Texas’s first rodeo was held here and has been the annual venue for national competitions ever since.

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1910 1648 -
1920 2187 32.7%
1930 2068 -5.4%
1940 2151 4%
1950 2700 25.5%
1960 2239 -17.1%
1970 2292 2.4%
1980 3491 52.3%
1990 2417 -30.8%
2000 2233 -7.6%
1930-2000,

Events

Annually recurring events are

  • the rodeo
  • the Midsummer Music Festival in August
  • the Autumn Foliage Tour in October

Demographic data

According to the 2000 census, 2233 people lived here in 869 households and 625 families. The population density was 668.3 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 88.94% White, 0.22% African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, and 9.00% other ethnic groups. About 0.90% were mixed race and 18.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 869 households, 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 60.9% of these were married couples living together. 7.6% were single mothers and 28.0% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were single households and there were people living in 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.04.

27.5% of the population were under 18 years old, 7.2% 18 to 24, 26.8% 25 to 44, 22.9% 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 91.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 87.0 men.

The median income for a household in the 31,929 USD , and the median income for a family 38,676 USD. Males had a median income of $ 30,240 versus $ 17,083 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,384. 14.1% of the population and 12.3% of families are below the poverty line. 19.4% of these were children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 16.4% were 65 or older.

sons and daughters of the town

Dave McCurdy , American politician

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012

Web links