Canyon

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Canyon

Total population

15,723

Median home value

$240,300

44.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$69,772

Canyon$70k

National$74k

Weather77°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates34.99°, -101.92°

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

Overview

Canyon is a city in and the county seat of Randall County, Texas, United States. The population was 14,836 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Amarillo metropolitan area. Canyon is the home of the Panhandle–Plains Historical Museum, and the outdoor musical drama Texas. The city is also home to the main campus of West Texas A&M University.

History & geography

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

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

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

Current forecast

Forecast for Canyon, TX from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

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

Ben Scott

American Policy Advisor

D

Dalton Bell

American football player

I

Isaac Morales

player of American football

C

Candace Whitaker

American basketball coach

Brandon Schneider

head coach

Jake Rogers

American baseball player

B

Billy Kenneth Walker

American computer science professor

T

Troy Burrus

basketball player

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

Nearby places in Texas

• Hereford
  29.6 mi away
• Fritch
  48.6 mi away
• Friona
  51.7 mi away
• Howardwick
  57.3 mi away
• Clarendon
  58.3 mi away
• Floydada
  77.1 mi away
• Dalhart
  80.9 mi away · pop. 7,902
• Estelline
  89.4 mi away
• Gruver
  92.4 mi away
• Idalou
  92.7 mi away
• Childress
  100.5 mi away
• Dodson
  108.7 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 Canyon

Canyons

Gary Paulsen · 1990

Corpse in Canyon

Jack R. Stanley · 2024

History of St. Ann's Church to 1989, Canyon, Texas

Mary Paschel Acker · 1989

Santa Anna' Teapot and otjoer stories of the burrow & neblett families of canyon, texas

Dorothy Neblet Perkins · 2007

Flood insurance study

1987

Solar resource measurements in Canyon, Texas - equipment only loan

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.) · 2014

Santa Anna's teapot

Dorothy Neblett Perkins · 2007

A joyful journey

Duane F. Guy · 1989

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Old Deer, Carson, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 51 mi
• Wildfire Brown, Oldham, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 66 mi
• Wildfire Rustler, Motley, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 96 mi
• Wildfire Fowl, Harding, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-09-02 · 113 mi
• Wildfire Rabbit Ear East, Union, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 125 mi
• Wildfire Black Kettle, Roger Mills, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 138 mi
• Wildfire 4V, San Miguel, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 139 mi
• Wildfire CATO 2, Chaves, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 155 mi

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