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,... Canyon has a total area of 4.9 square miles , all of it land. At the 2010 census, there were 13,303 people, 5,185 households and 2,924 families residing in the city. The population density was 2687.47 per square mile . There were 5,611 housing units at an average density of 1,133.54 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 88.5% White, 2.4% African American, 0.7% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 4.7% from other races, and 2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.7% of the population.
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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 |