Canyon

Canyon

Canyon is a city in Randall County, Texas, United States. The population was 13,303 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Randall County. It is the home of West Texas A&M University and Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum. Palo Duro Canyon State Park is some twelve miles east of Canyon. To the 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. Canyon is part of the Amarillo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, and residents are known as Canyonites. According to the United States Census Bureau,...
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County:Randall County
State:Texas
Population:14,530
Area:5 sq. mi.
Time zone:Central Time zone
Also known as:Canyon, Texas, Randall County / Canyon city

Famous landmarks in Canyon

Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
Kimbrough Memorial Stadium

Kimbrough Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Canyon, Texas. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of West Texas A&M...
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Population history for Canyon

YearEstimated Population
2009 14,530
2008 14,312
2007 14,026
2006 13,434
2005 13,383
2004 13,266
2003 13,100
2002 13,055
2001 13,092
2000 13,116
1999 12,584
1998 12,507
1997 12,383
1996 12,243
1995 12,134
1994 12,032
1993 11,814
1992 11,447
1991 11,543
1990 11,423
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Airports in or near Canyon

Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport
Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport
Airport code:AMA
Hale County Airport
Hale County Airport
Airport code:PVW

U.S. state

Texas
Texas
Population:14,225,512 (1980)

Texas is the second most populous and the second most extensive of the 50 United States, and the most extensive state of the 48 contiguous United States. The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in East Texas. Located in the South Central United States, Texas shares an international border with the Mexican states of...
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