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Canadian

Total population

2,241

Elevation739 m

Land area3.36 km²

Weather64°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates35.91°, -100.38°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Canadian is a city in and the county seat of Hemphill County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,339 at the 2020 census, down from 2,649 in 2010. It is named for the nearby Canadian River, a tributary of the Arkansas River. Incorporated in 1908, Canadian is sometimes called "the oasis of the High Plains". Canadian is on the eastern side of the Texas Panhandle, close to the border with Oklahoma.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Canadian, TX from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Dave McCurdy

American politician, lawyer, lobbyist

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Ken King

American politician and businessman

M

Malouf Abraham, Jr.

Retired physician and art collector

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Richard A. Waterfield

American politician (1939-2007)

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Robert R. Young

American railroad executive (1897–1958)

M

Malouf Abraham, Sr.

American politician and businessman (1915-1994)

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Salem Abraham

American businessman

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Texas

• Glazier
  9.6 mi away
• Higgins
  24.7 mi away
• Darrouzett
  37.2 mi away
• Follett
  38.7 mi away · pop. 305
• Booker
  38.8 mi away · pop. 1,311
• Gruver
  62.1 mi away
• Howardwick
  67.3 mi away
• Fritch
  70.4 mi away
• Clarendon
  73 mi away
• Dodson
  81.7 mi away
• Estelline
  94.2 mi away
• Childress
  102 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Canadian

The Canadian, Texas story

F. Stanley · 1975

Rodeo town

Stanley, F. (Francis), 1908-1996 · 1953

Canadian River project in Texas

United States. Bureau of Reclamation · 1950

Wolf Was Not Sleeping

Avril McDonald · 2020

Canadian Breaks, prepared for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

1975

The Canadian River Municipal Authority Project in West Texas

Charles Robert Kelly

Pollen record of Canadian spruce and fir from Texas bog

J. E. Potzger · 1943

Tracking the Texas Rangers

Bruce A. Glasrud · 2012

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Black Kettle, Roger Mills, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 42 mi
• Wildfire Old Deer, Carson, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 56 mi
• Wildfire Semi 270, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 64 mi
• Wildfire Burnt Canyon, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 78 mi
• Wildfire Calvary Creek, Washita, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 94 mi
• Wildfire MEERS, Comanche, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-08 · 121 mi
• Wildfire GRACEMONT, Caddo, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-13 · 127 mi
• Wildfire SOUTH RAILROAD, Comanche, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 130 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).