Cañon City, Colorado#Climate

{{See also|Early history of Fremont County, Colorado}}

Cañon City was laid out on January 17, 1858, during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush, but then the land was left idle. A new company "jumped the claim" to the town's site in late 1859, and it put up the first building in February 1860. The Cañon City, Colorado, post office opened on December 13, 1860.{{cite book|title=Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989|first1=William H.|last1=Bauer|first2=James L.|last2=Ozment|first3=John H.|last3=Willard|date=1990|publisher=Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation|location=Golden, Colorado|isbn=0-918654-42-4}} The spelling of the town's name frequently omitted the tilde over the Spanish letter ñ. This town was originally intended as a commercial center for mining in South Park and the upper Arkansas River."Canon City, its rise and progress," Canon City Times, November 10, 1860, p.4.

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In 1861, the town raised two companies of volunteers to serve with the Second Colorado Infantry during the American Civil War. This regiment fought in skirmishes in nearby New Mexico and as far east as the Indian Territory (Oklahoma) and Missouri before ending its organization in 1865.

In 1862, A. M. Cassaday drilled for petroleum {{convert|6|mi|0}} north of Cañon City, close to a known oil seep. Cassaday struck oil at the depth of {{convert|50|ft}}, and he completed the first commercial oil well west of the Mississippi River. He drilled five or six more wells nearby, and he refined kerosene and fuel oil from the petroleum. Cassaday sold the products in Denver.Francis M. Van Tuyl and Arthur E. Brainerd (1960), Historical summary, in Mineral Resources of Colorado First Sequel, Denver: Colorado Mineral Resources Board, p.491-492.

Congress approved the Territory of Colorado's request for funds to construct a penitentiary in 1867. The Colorado Territorial Penitentiary opened in 1871, becoming Colorado's first prison. The original structure held 43 prisoners, though the number of incarcerated people increased steadily to over 400 people by the turn of the century.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Brooke |date=2020-01-05 |title=Back In Time: History of the Colorado Territorial Penitentiary |url=https://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/2020/01/05/back-in-time-history-of-the-colorado-territorial-penitentiary/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Canon City Daily Record |language=en-US}} Records of inmate labor at the penitentiary date to 1872, including numerous complaints that inmates were not receiving full compensation for their work. Incarcerated workers contributed significantly to the development of the city, including the construction of Skyline Drive by 60 inmates. The scenic road opened in 1905.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Brooke |date=2020-07-05 |title=Back In Time: For more than 100 years, Skyline Drive has been a must see for locals and visitors alike |url=https://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/2020/07/04/back-in-time-for-more-than-100-years-skyline-drive-has-been-a-must-see-for-locals-and-visitors-alike/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Canon City Daily Record |language=en-US}}

A number of metal ore smelters were built in Cañon City following the discovery of gold at Cripple Creek in 1891. On July 30, 1904, the spelling of the Cañon City post office was changed to the common English spelling "Canyon City", but the spelling was changed back to the Spanish spelling "Cañon City" on December 15 of that year.{{clear|left}}

The Cañon City Downtown Historic District is an historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.{{NRISref|2008a}}

Cañon City is located in eastern Fremont County. It sits primarily on the north side of the Arkansas River, just east of where the river exits from Royal Gorge. It is bordered to the south by the unincorporated community of Lincoln Park. Via U.S. Route 50, Pueblo is {{convert|39|mi}} to the east and Poncha Springs is {{convert|62|mi}} to the west. Colorado Springs is {{convert|45|mi}} to the northeast.

At the 2020 United States census, the city had a total area of {{convert|32.127|km2|acre|order=flip}} including {{convert|0.032|km2|acre|order=flip}} of water.

The city's nickname, "the Climate Capital of Colorado", derives from the combination of unique geography and {{convert|5300|ft|adj=on}} elevation protecting the city from harsh weather conditions. The average daily high temperature in January is {{convert|14|F-change}} warmer in Cañon City than in Grand Junction, even though the elevation of Cañon City is higher.{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/city.php3?c=US&s=CO&refer=|title=United States of America Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}

The average minimum temperature in January is {{convert|20|F}}. During July, overnight lows are {{convert|59|F}} on average. Cañon City has a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk).

{{Weather box|location = Cañon City, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present

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| Jan high F = 49.4

| Feb high F = 50.4

| Mar high F = 58.5

| Apr high F = 64.3

| May high F = 73.3

| Jun high F = 84.6

| Jul high F = 89.2

| Aug high F = 86.7

| Sep high F = 80.1

| Oct high F = 68.6

| Nov high F = 57.2

| Dec high F = 49.0

| year high F =

| Jan mean F = 33.9

| Feb mean F = 35.0

| Mar mean F = 42.3

| Apr mean F = 48.8

| May mean F = 58.2

| Jun mean F = 68.4

| Jul mean F = 73.9

| Aug mean F = 72.0

| Sep mean F = 64.2

| Oct mean F = 52.4

| Nov mean F = 41.8

| Dec mean F = 33.8

| year mean F = 52.1

| Jan low F = 18.4

| Feb low F = 19.7

| Mar low F = 26.1

| Apr low F = 33.2

| May low F = 43.0

| Jun low F = 52.2

| Jul low F = 58.7

| Aug low F = 57.2

| Sep low F = 48.4

| Oct low F = 36.1

| Nov low F = 26.3

| Dec low F = 18.7

| year low F =

| Jan record high F = 80

| Feb record high F = 82

| Mar record high F = 84

| Apr record high F = 90

| May record high F = 98

| Jun record high F = 104

| Jul record high F = 107

| Aug record high F = 102

| Sep record high F = 100

| Oct record high F = 95

| Nov record high F = 83

| Dec record high F = 82

| year record high F =

| Jan record low F = -24

| Feb record low F = -30

| Mar record low F = -13

| Apr record low F = 5

| May record low F = 15

| Jun record low F = 30

| Jul record low F = 35

| Aug record low F = 35

| Sep record low F = 25

| Oct record low F = -3

| Nov record low F = -24

| Dec record low F = -25

| year record low F =

| Jan avg record high F = 68.1

| Feb avg record high F = 69.0

| Mar avg record high F = 76.5

| Apr avg record high F = 82.1

| May avg record high F = 89.0

| Jun avg record high F = 96.7

| Jul avg record high F = 97.8

| Aug avg record high F = 95.7

| Sep avg record high F = 92.1

| Oct avg record high F = 84.9

| Nov avg record high F = 75.6

| Dec avg record high F = 68.2

|year avg record high F = 98.8

| Jan avg record low F = -1.5

| Feb avg record low F = 2.2

| Mar avg record low F = 11.3

| Apr avg record low F = 20.2

| May avg record low F = 30.8

| Jun avg record low F = 42.9

| Jul avg record low F = 51.9

| Aug avg record low F = 50.0

| Sep avg record low F = 36.1

| Oct avg record low F = 21.2

| Nov avg record low F = 9.0

| Dec avg record low F = -1.6

|year avg record low F = -8.5

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| Jan precipitation inch = 0.55

| Feb precipitation inch = 0.57

| Mar precipitation inch = 1.04

| Apr precipitation inch = 1.76

| May precipitation inch = 1.56

| Jun precipitation inch = 0.85

| Jul precipitation inch = 2.25

| Aug precipitation inch = 2.06

| Sep precipitation inch = 1.20

| Oct precipitation inch = 0.87

| Nov precipitation inch = 0.55

| Dec precipitation inch = 0.46

| year precipitation inch =

| Jan snow inch = 6.7

| Feb snow inch = 6.2

| Mar snow inch = 6.0

| Apr snow inch = 4.1

| May snow inch = 0.5

| Jun snow inch = 0.0

| Jul snow inch = 0.0

| Aug snow inch = 0.0

| Sep snow inch = 0.2

| Oct snow inch = 3.3

| Nov snow inch = 5.1

| Dec snow inch = 6.2

| year snow inch =

| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

| Jan precipitation days = 3.7

| Feb precipitation days = 4.7

| Mar precipitation days = 5.6

| Apr precipitation days = 6.8

| May precipitation days = 8.4

| Jun precipitation days = 7.4

| Jul precipitation days = 11.6

| Aug precipitation days = 12.0

| Sep precipitation days = 6.5

| Oct precipitation days = 5.4

| Nov precipitation days = 4.5

| Dec precipitation days = 4.1

| year precipitation days =

| unit snow days = 0.1 in

| Jan snow days = 3.4

| Feb snow days = 3.9

| Mar snow days = 3.0

| Apr snow days = 2.1

| May snow days = 0.4

| Jun snow days = 0.0

| Jul snow days = 0.0

| Aug snow days = 0.0

| Sep snow days = 0.0

| Oct snow days = 1.0

| Nov snow days = 2.5

| Dec snow days = 3.8

| year snow days =

|source 1 = NOAA

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|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Canon City, CO

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|source 2 = National Weather Service

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File:StCloudHotel CanonCityCO.jpg, the St. Cloud Hotel has stood at the corner of 7th and Main since 1888. It is currently unoccupied and in disrepair after a string of failed attempts to revive the business. The hotel was moved, brick by brick, from Silver Cliff, Colorado, in 1888.]]

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As Cañon City has grown, the city has both annexed surrounding communities and developed new subdivisions to create the city that exists today.

• Dawson Ranch
• Eagle Heights
• Fireman's Bluff
• Four Mile Ranch
• Gold Cañon
• Meadowbrook
• Orchard Park
• South Cañon, a historic neighborhood located on the west side south of the Arkansas River
• Sunrise Mesa
• Western Meadows
• Wolf Park
• Five Star Mobile Home park

Cañon City is home to many city-owned parks, as well as parks owned by the Cañon City Area Recreation and Park District.

• Centennial Park, commonly known as "Duck Park"
• Denver & Rio Grande Western Park, commonly known as "Depot Park"
• Greydene Park
• Magdalene Park
• Margaret Park (originally Margarette Park)
• Mountain View Park, home of the city's skate park
• Red Canyon Park, a {{convert|500|acre|adj=on}} park located {{convert|10|mi|0}} north of the city
• Royal Gorge Park, home of the Royal Gorge Bridge and Park
• Rudd Park
• Temple Canyon Park
• Veterans Park, known for Entertainment in the Park concerts during the summer

The Cañon City Area Recreation and Park District, commonly called the Rec District, was created in 1965{{cite web|title=Cañon City Area Recreation and Park District: About Us|url=http://ccrec.org/id1.html|access-date=February 5, 2014}} to better serve the community's recreational needs with parks, the R.C. Icabone Pool (a public swimming pool), a dog park, an archery range and a ropes course along with a rec district office with a community room.

The following parks are operated and owned by the Rec District:

• John Griffin Park, located near the Sell's Avenue Trailhead of the Riverwalk
• Harrison Park, the former playground of the former Harrison Elementary School which had been relocated to a newer, larger school building housing both elementary and middle school students
• Pathfinder Regional Park, a joint-managed park located in the county between Cañon City and Florence
• Rouse Park

In addition, the city maintains the Tunnel Drive Trail, a four-mile long out-and-back trail that follows the course of an old irrigation canal. The trailhead is located at the west end of Tunnel Drive, just inside the city limits.

The Guy U. Hardy Award for Service to Outdoor Recreation was created in the name of Guy U. Hardy to recognize people in the community who "help preserve, protect and advocate for providing outdoor recreation opportunities." Hardy had a significant impact on outdoor recreational opportunities in the Royal Gorge area.{{Cite news |url=https://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/nominees-for-the-guy-u-hardy-award-for-service-to-outdoor-recreation-are-due-sunday |title=Nominees for the Guy U. Hardy Award for Service to Outdoor Recreation are due Sunday |date=November 25, 2019 |work=Cañon City Daily Record |access-date=February 3, 2020 |language=en-US}}

{{US Census population

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|1870= 229

|1880= 1501

|1890= 2825

|1900= 3775

|1910= 5162

|1920= 4551

|1930= 5938

|1940= 6690

|1950= 6345

|1960= 8973

|1970= 9206

|1980= 13037

|1990= 12687

|2000= 15431

|2010= 16400

|2020= 17141

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census

}}

As of the 2020 census,{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/canoncitycitycolorado/PST045221 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2022 |title=U.S. Census website }} there were 17,141 people residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,312.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.4% White, 1.0% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.1% Asian, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 10.2% of the population. There were 7,448 households, out of which 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them. The average household size was 2.05.

The age distribution was 22.6% under the age of 18 and 24.6% who were 65 years of age or older. Women represent 52% of the population.

The median income for a household in the city was $46,464. The per capita income for the city was $25,232. About 17.1% of the population were below the poverty line.

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Along with a police department, sheriff's office and detention center, and a municipal court, Cañon City is home to the courts for Fremont County and the 11th Judicial District of Colorado. It has been described as "America’s cheeriest prison town".{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21726122-though-federal-policy-prisons-moving-backwards-politics-incarceration-has-not|title = America's cheeriest prison town does not want to lock more people up|newspaper = The Economist|date = August 10, 2017}}

Cañon City is governed via the Council–manager government system. The city council consists of seven members who are elected from districts. The mayor is elected by the entire city.

The area being situated along the Arkansas River has allowed for soil suitable to orchards, ranching, and farming, but has largely grown to rely on the large number of state and federal prisons in the area, as well as to tourism, education, manufacturing, medicine and many other sectors.

Cañon City depends on the Colorado Department of Corrections and federal prison system, and its tourism industry which includes the Royal Gorge Route Railroad, Royal Gorge Bridge and Park, Red Canyon Park, The Abbey winery, and various other attractions. The major local employers include downtown shops, the entrepreneurial TechSTART initiative that attracts major technology-based entrepreneurs, and Centura Health (owner of St. Thomas More Hospital and the Progressive Care Center).

Prisons have served an important significance to both Cañon City and the surrounding areas of Fremont County, as well as to the state of Colorado. The Museum of Colorado Prisons has been given the role of preserving and presenting the past of the state's corrections system. Colorado Department of Corrections operates the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility in Cañon City."[http://www.doc.state.co.us/facility/ctcf-colorado-territorial-correctional-facility Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809111417/http://www.doc.state.co.us/facility/ctcf-colorado-territorial-correctional-facility |date=2014-08-09 }}." Colorado Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 15, 2010. "125 West US 50 Canon City, CO, 81215." In addition to several correctional facilities near Cañon City in unincorporated areas in Fremont County, Colorado State Penitentiary, the location of the state death row and execution chamber"[http://www.doc.state.co.us/death-row-faq Death Row FAQ]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140804073048/http://www.doc.state.co.us/death-row-faq Archive]) Colorado Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 15, 2010. is in Fremont County."[http://www.doc.state.co.us/facility/csp-colorado-state-penitentiary Colorado State Penitentiary] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140804135110/http://www.doc.state.co.us/facility/csp-colorado-state-penitentiary |date=2014-08-04 }}." Colorado Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 15, 2010. "E US Highway 50 Evans Blvd Cañon City, CO, 81215" Other state prisons in Fremont County include Arrowhead Correctional Center,"[http://www.doc.state.co.us/node/11 Arrowhead Correctional Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120801152917/http://www.doc.state.co.us/node/11 |date=2012-08-01 }}." Colorado Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 15, 2010. "E US Highway 50 Evans Blvd Cañon City, CO, 81215" Centennial Correctional Facility,"[http://www.doc.state.co.us/facility/ccf-centennial-correctional-facility Centennial Correctional Facility] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140804032135/http://www.doc.state.co.us/facility/ccf-centennial-correctional-facility |date=2014-08-04 }}." Colorado Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 15, 2010. "E US Highway 50 Evans Blvd Cañon City, CO, 81215" Fremont Correctional Facility,"[http://www.doc.state.co.us/facility/fcf-fremont-correctional-facility Fremont Correctional Facility] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140804044707/http://www.doc.state.co.us/facility/fcf-fremont-correctional-facility |date=2014-08-04 }}." Colorado Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 15, 2010. "E US Highway 50 Evans Blvd Cañon City, CO, 81215" Four Mile Correctional Center,"[http://www.doc.state.co.us/facility/fmcc-four-mile-correctional-center Four Mile Correctional Center] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140804143942/http://www.doc.state.co.us/facility/fmcc-four-mile-correctional-center |date=2014-08-04 }}." Colorado Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 15, 2010. "E US Highway 50 Evans Blvd Cañon City, CO, 81215" ADX Florence,

and Skyline Correctional Center."[http://www.doc.state.co.us/facility/scc-skyline-correctional-center Skyline Correctional Center] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140804060201/http://www.doc.state.co.us/facility/scc-skyline-correctional-center |date=2014-08-04 }}." Colorado Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 15, 2010. "E US Highway 50 & Evans Blvd Cañon City, CO, 81215"

On October 3, 1929, a riot at the prison claimed 13 lives.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/library/2013/10/28/1929-colorado-state-penitentiary-riot/8856/|title=1929 Colorado State Penitentiary riot|website=The Archive}}

The Colorado Women's Correctional Facility near Cañon City in unincorporated Fremont County was decommissioned on June 4, 2009.Mitchell, Kirk. "[http://www.denverpost.com/ci_12515121 Cañon City women's prison closes today]." The Denver Post. June 4, 2009. Retrieved on August 15, 2010."[http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeadult/GEDtestingcenterscity.htm GDE Testing Centers by City] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420040212/http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeadult/GEDtestingcenterscity.htm |date=2010-04-20 }}." Colorado Department of Education. Retrieved on August 15, 2010. "Colorado Women's Correctional Facility

3800 Grandview Ave. | Canon City, CO 81215."

From Cañon City's Downtown Historic District located in the heart of the city to the Royal Gorge Bridge, there are many places to see and visit in the area. {{citation needed|date=June 2016}}

Cañon City is home to a daily newspaper, called the Cañon City Daily Record; an FM radio station, Star Country 104.5 FM; and a long-running AM radio station, known as KRLN NewsRadio 1400 AM.

Transportation in the Cañon City area consists of cab service, shuttle bus service, and a downtown wagon ride. The Royal Gorge Bridge trolley had also been used during special events (it was destroyed in the Royal Gorge Fire, but it was reserved for use by the Royal Gorge Bridge & Park. Jeep tours and Segway tours are also available to explore local parks such as Red Canyon Park or scenic places such as Skyline Drive.

The town is served by the Fremont County airport (1V6) which is 6 miles to the East and currently has no scheduled passenger service.{{cite web |title=Airport |url=https://www.fremontco.com/airport/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213080418/https://www.fremontco.com/airport/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 13, 2018 }} Within an hour's drive is the Colorado Springs Airport with daily service by major airlines.

The area is served by one state and one U.S. highway with a mix of city and county roads to navigate the city or connect to neighboring areas.

• U.S. Highway 50 - named Royal Gorge Boulevard from 1st Street to 15th Street in downtown Cañon
• State Highway 115 - connects the city to nearby Florence and Penrose, ending in Colorado Springs

• 4th Street - connecting Downtown with South Cañon, Oak Creek Grade, Prospect Heights, and Capitol Hill
• 5th Street - serves as a north-south connector from Downtown north, allows traffic from Skyline Drive to return to U.S. 50
• 9th Street - serves as a carrier of CO 115 from the roundabout to the junction with U.S. 50, heads north and ends at Washington Street
• 15th Street - main route north to the hospital, a fire station and a small cluster of businesses
• Orchard Avenue
• Raynolds Avenue/Ash Street - runs from center of East Cañon to CO 115 via a county road, changes to a gravel road and becomes Chandler Road
• MacKenzie / Four Mile Lane - routed to connect from CO 115 as a carrier of CR 20 until the city limits, at Hwy 50, heads north as Four Mile Lane

• Cañon City is part of Colorado's Bustang network. It is on the Alamosa-Pueblo Outrider line.{{cite web |title=Bustang Schedule |url=https://ridebustang.com/schedules/ |website=RideBustang |publisher=CDOT}}

• Skyline Drive, major scenic route overlooking Cañon City that was originally built by local inmates at the Territorial Prison

• The Union Pacific Railroad mothballed the Tennessee Pass line in 1997. In 1998 Rock and Rail LLC was formed, and began operating on the former Union Pacific track between Cañon City and Parkdale. It also operates between Pueblo and Cañon City on lines purchased from the UP Railway. The tourist line Cañon City and Royal Gorge Railroad also operates on the RRRR's track.

:See also Cañon City School District

Cañon City's school system is under the direction of the Cañon City School District Fremont RE-1.{{cite web|url=http://www.canoncityschools.org|access-date=November 11, 2013|title=Cañon City Schools}} The district currently has four elementary schools, one charter school, one school serving as both an elementary school and middle school, one middle school and one high school, Cañon City High School.

Cañon City's higher education needs are served by the Pueblo Community College Fremont Campus, located on the west end of the city along U.S. Highway 50.{{cite web |url=http://www.pueblocc.edu/fremont |title=Fremont Campus {{!}} Pueblo Community College |website=pueblocc.edu}}

• Cañon City Downtown Historic District
• Cañon City Municipal Building, also known as the Royal Gorge Regional Museum and History Center
• Cañon City Post Office and Federal Building
• Cañon City State Armory

• Colorado State Penitentiary
• Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility
• Holy Cross Abbey (Cañon City, Colorado)
• Museum of Colorado Prisons
• Peabody Mansion, home of the Cañon City Chamber of Commerce
• Royal Gorge Bridge and Park
• Royal Gorge Route Railroad

• Buckskin Joe, closed in 2010

• Robert Wesley Amick, artist
• Don Bendell, writer
• Jack Christiansen, NFL hall-of-famer (Detroit Lions)
• Donald S. Fredrickson, medical researcher, former director of the National Institutes of Health and first president of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute; born in Cañon City
• Kent Haruf, novelist, gradauted from high school in Cañon City
• Skip Konte, musician, "Wizard of all Northern Realms"
• Vice Admiral Emory S. Land (U.S. Navy), born in Cañon City
• Bird Millman, stage name of Jeannadean Engleman, Circus Aerialist, born in Cañon City
• James Hamilton Peabody, former Colorado governor

The movie Canon City (1948) depicts the real-life 1947 escape of 12 prisoners from nearby Colorado State Penitentiary.{{cite book|title=Canon City| url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040210/| publisher=IMDb|date=June 30, 1948| access-date=February 6, 2016}}

A diner in Cañon City is the setting of the song "Navajo Rug", which was named by the Western Writers of America as one of the Top 100 Western Songs of all time.{{Cite web|title=The Top 100 Western Songs |author=Western Writers of America |year=2010 |author-link=Western Writers of America |website=American Cowboy |url=http://www.americancowboy.com/culture/top-100-western-songs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101019002745/http://americancowboy.com/culture/top-100-western-songs |archive-date=October 19, 2010 |url-status=dead }}

A fictional version of the city is depicted in Philip K. Dick's alternate history novel The Man in the High Castle (1963) and its eponymous 2015 television series adaptation. Cañon City is in an ostensibly-demilitarized "neutral zone" between the puppet regimes of the Japanese Pacific States, in the west, and Greater Nazi Reich, in the east, in the former United States.{{cite news| last1=Enger| first1=Jeremy| title=Red, Reich and Blue: Building the World of 'The Man in the High Castle'| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/22/arts/television/the-man-in-the-high-castle-imagines-a-red-reich-and-blue.html?_r=0| work=The New York Times| date=November 19, 2015| access-date=February 23, 2016}}

==Sister cities==

{{See also|List of sister cities in Colorado}}

Cañon City's sister cities are:{{cite web|title=Sister Cities: Valdai, Novgorod Oblast, Russia|url=https://museum.canoncity.org/?p=841|website=canoncity.org|publisher=Royal Gorge Regional Museum and History Center|date=November 21, 2018|access-date=January 18, 2021}}

• {{flagicon|MEX}} Chalchicomula de Sesma, Mexico
• {{flagicon|JPN}} Kahoku, Japan
• {{flagicon|RUS}} Valday, Russia

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• Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area
• Front Range Urban Corridor
• List of county seats in Colorado
• List of crossings of the Arkansas River
• List of municipalities in Colorado
• List of populated places in Colorado
• List of post offices in Colorado
• Colorado State Penitentiary
• Royal Gorge

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==External links==

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• [http://www.canoncity.org/ City of Cañon City official website]
• [http://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/ Cañon City news and information] from the Cañon City Daily Record
• [http://www.canoncitycolorado.com/ Cañon City & Royal Gorge Visitor Information]
• [http://www.canoncitychamber.com/ Cañon City Chamber of Commerce]
• [https://www.colorado.gov/ State of Colorado]
• [http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/CANON%20CITY.pdf CDOT map of the City of Cañon City]
• [https://www.historycolorado.org/ History Colorado]

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