Canyon, Texas

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.

Canyon was founded by L. G. Conner. The JA Ranch is east of Canyon.

The Tex Randall statue, a 47-foot (14 m) tall cowboy next to U.S. Route 60, was constructed in 1959 and designated an official Canyon landmark in 2017.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Canyon has a total area of 4.9 square miles (13 km²), all land. The city itself lies in a valley that eventually becomes Palo Duro Canyon to the east.

As of the 2020 census, there were 14,836 people, 5,698 households, and 3,444 families residing in the city.

The median age was 26.8 years. 20.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 12.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.0 males age 18 and over.

99.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.9% lived in rural areas.

There were 5,698 households in Canyon, of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.6% were married-couple households, 19.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.