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Area Attractions

Churches

  • Assembly of God
  • Baptist
  • Catholic
  • Church of Christ
  • Disciples of Christ
  • First Christian Church
  • Episcopal
  • Lutheran
  • Methodist
  • Presbyterian
  • Non Denomination

Climate

  • Average Maximum Temperature: 74
  • Average Minimum Temperature: 44
  • Average Total Precipitation: 19 inches
  • Average Total Snow fall: 9 inches

Cost of Living

Canyon boasts a cost of living that is lower than most places in the nation. Average cost of living in the city is 9% below Dallas, Texas, 11% below Albuquerque, New Mexico, and 29% below Los Angeles, California.

Education

  • West Texas A&M University
    enrollment 7,429
  • Canyon High School
    9th - 12th
    enrollment 967
  • Randall High School
    9th - 12th
    enrollment 1,465
  • Canyon Junior High School
    7th - 8th
    enrollment 525
  • Westover Park Junior High School
    7th - 8th
    enrollment 765
  • Canyon Intermediate School
    5th - 6th
    enrollment 659
  • Greenway Intermediate School
    5th - 6th
    enrollment 659
  • Arden Road Elementary School
    K - 5th
    enrollment 559
  • Crestview Elementary School
    K - 5th
    enrollment 393
  • Gene Howe Elementary School
    K - 5th
    enrollment 537
  • Lakeview Elementary School
    K - 5th
    enrollment 441
  • Reeves-Hinger Elementary School
    K - 5th
    enrollment 729
  • Sundown Lane Elementary School
    K - 5th
    enrollment 433

Finance

Healthcare

  • Family Medicine Center

Major Employers

Media

  • Amarillo Globe News - Published Daily
  • The Canyon News - Published Thursday and Sunday
  • 91.1 "The One" - West Texas A&M University Radio Station
  • KAMR (NBC)
  • KFDA (CBS)
  • KCIT (FOX)
  • KVII (ABC)

Movie Theater

  • Varsity Theater

Other

  • Bed and breakfast Rooms
  • Mary Elizabeth Hudspeth House - 8 rooms
  • Hotel/Motels Rooms
  • Best Western Palo Duro Inn - 50 rooms
  • Buffalo Inn - 21 rooms
  • Goodnight Inn - 36 rooms
  • Holiday Inn Express - 66 rooms

Police & Fire Departments

  • Canyon Fire Department
    3 full-time, 30 volunteers
  • Canyon Police Department
    20 Police Officers and Animal Control Officer
  • Randall County Sheriff Department
    50 Officers
  • West Texas A&M University Police
    9 Officers on Campus

Public Library

  • Canyon Area Library

Recreation

  • Conner Park
  • Hunsley Park
  • Southeast Park
  • Canyon Country Club
    9 hole golf course
  • Palo Duro Creek Golf Course
    18 hole golf course

Web sites

 

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