Canyon (Texas)
| Canyon | |||
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| Nickname : Gateway to Palo Duro Canyon | |||
Location in Texas
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Texas | ||
| County : | Randall County | ||
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 59 ′ N , 101 ° 55 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 13,303 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 1,037.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 12.82 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of which 12.82 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 1080 m | ||
| Postal code : | 79015 | ||
| Area code : | +1 806 | ||
| FIPS : | 48-12532 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1353772 | ||
| Website : | www.canyon-tx.com | ||
| Mayor : | Quinn Alexander | ||
_in_Canyon_Texas_USA.jpg) Canyon High School |
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Canyon is a city and seat of the county seat of Randall County in the US state of Texas in the United States . The city is home to West Texas A&M University and the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum .
geography
The city is located in the northwest of Texas, in the so-called Texas Panhandle , about 15 km south of Amarillo and has a total area of 12.8 km² without any significant water surface.
history
The city was founded in the spring of 1889 by Lincoln Guy Conner. When Randall County was founded in July 1889, the young city was chosen to be the county's capital. First, a two-room log cabin was built to serve as the town hall, church and community hall. From August 1890, several newspapers appeared in the following years, some of which, however, only had a short life. In 1896 the newspaper "Stayer" was founded, which was renamed "Canyon Ciry News" in 1903 and appeared from 1907 as "Randall County News". Canyon was also connected to the telephone network in 1896.
Canyon experienced a further boom when the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway was built through the town in 1898. As a result, Canyon developed into an important loading point for cattle and cotton and, due to the numerous cowboys passing through, it became a pub center. By 1900 WC Kenyon ran seven saloons in the town. In 1904, when Canyon had 530 residents, the first bank was founded. In 1906 the town received town charter, and in 1909 a stone-walled town hall was built.
Demographic data
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1910 | 1400 | - | |
| 1920 | 1618 | 15.6% | |
| 1930 | 2821 | 74.4% | |
| 1940 | 2622 | -7.1% | |
| 1950 | 4364 | 66.4% | |
| 1960 | 5864 | 34.4% | |
| 1970 | 8333 | 42.1% | |
| 1980 | 10,724 | 28.7% | |
| 1990 | 11,365 | 6% | |
| 2000 | 12,875 | 13.3% | |
| 2010 | 13.303 | 3.3% | |
| 1930-2000, 2010 | |||
According to the 2000 census, 12,875 people lived here in 4,802 households and 2,924 families. The population density was 1,004.3 people per km². The racial the population was composed of 88.33% White, 1.92% African American, 0.54% Native American, 2.05% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, and 5.69% other ethnic groups. About 1.44% were of mixed race and 10.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 4,802 households, 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 47.8% of these were married couples living together. 10.8% were single mothers and 39.1% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were single households and there were people living in 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 people and the average family size was 3.05 people.
23.8% of the population were under 18 years old, 25.6% 18 to 24, 25.7% 25 to 44, 15.3% 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 93.6 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 90.5 men.
The median income for a household in the 32,361 USD , and the median income for a family 46,250 USD. Males had a median income of $ 34,338 versus $ 25,255 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,292. 14.3% of the population and 8.1% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 10.2% were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 10.3% were 65 or older.
sons and daughters of the town
- Terry Funk , wrestler
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.13 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ US Census ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 16, 2012
Web links
- Canyon, TX in the Handbook of Texas (English)
- Statistics Canyon (Texas) on city-data (English)