Area Attractions

Canyon Downtown Square Elkins Ranch First United Bank Center Palo Duro Canyon State Park Panhandle Plains Historical Museum Specialty Shops Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Complex "TEXAS" West Texas A&M University

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Churches

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

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Climate

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

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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.

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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

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Finance

• Bank of America
• Education Credit Union
• First National Bank of Canadian
• First United Bank
• Happy State Bank
• Wells Fargo Bank

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Healthcare

Family Medicine Center

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Major Employers

• Canyon Independent School District - 1,119
• West Texas A&M University - 769 faculty and staff and 500 students
• Randall County - 415
• Wal-Mart Supercenter - 225
• Panhandle Plains Student Loan Center - 185
• United Supermarkets of Canyon - 120
• Integrated Health Services - 73
• City of Canyon - 70
• Family Medicine Center of Canyon - 29 full-time and 20 part-time
• Texas Department of Health - 31

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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)

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• Varsity Theater

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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

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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

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Public Library

• Canyon Area Library

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Recreation

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

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Web sites

• Canyon Chamber of Commerce
• City of Canyon
• Canyon Economical Development Corp.
• Canyon Independent School District
• Panhandle Plains Historical Museum
• West Texas A&M University

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