Canadian, Texas

In 1887 the city government began.{{cite web|last=Garcia|first=Nic|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/14/texas-news-deserts-canadian-record-closing/|title=A storied Texas Panhandle newspaper halts publication after 130 years|newspaper=Texas Tribune|date=2023-03-14|accessdate=2023-03-15}}

A portion of the Tom Hanks movie Cast Away was filmed in Canadian.{{cite web | url=http://swco.ttu.edu/WestTexas/indexes/CycloneAugust%2007.pdf | title=Cast Away and the Texas Panhandle | publisher=West Texas Historical Association | work=The Cyclone, Volume XIV, Issue 2 | date=August 2007 | access-date=2 January 2015 | author=Carlson, Paul | pages=1–2}}

In February 2024, most of the town was in the path of the 1,058,482 acre (428,352 ha) Smokehouse Creek Fire, which charred some of the town.{{Cite news |last1=Gilbert |first1=Mary |last2=Sutton |first2=Joe |date=February 27, 2024 |title=An explosive Texas fire more than doubles in size as it threatens towns and forces evacuations |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/27/weather/texas-fires-canadian-smokehouse-creek/index.html |access-date=February 27, 2024 |work=CNN |language=en}} No fatalities have been reported within Canadian.

Canadian is northwest of the center of Hemphill County, {{convert|1|mi}} south of the Canadian River, where it is joined by Red Deer Creek. U.S. Routes 60 and 83 pass through the center of town as Second Street. US 60 leads northeast {{convert|162|mi}} to Enid, Oklahoma, and southwest {{convert|101|mi}} to Amarillo, while US 83 leads northwest {{convert|46|mi}} to Perryton and south {{convert|51|mi}} to Shamrock.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Canadian has a total area of {{convert|3.4|km2|order=flip}}, all land.

Nic Garcia of the Texas Tribune characterized Canadian as having "a sense of isolation."

Canadian has a cool semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) that is almost wet enough to qualify as a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=214114&cityname=Canadian%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Canadian, Texas]

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|Feb high F = 54

|Mar high F = 62

|Apr high F = 71

|May high F = 79

|Jun high F = 88

|Jul high F = 94

|Aug high F = 93

|Sep high F = 85

|Oct high F = 74

|Nov high F = 59

|Dec high F = 48

|year high F= 71

|Jan low F = 19

|Feb low F = 23

|Mar low F = 30

|Apr low F = 41

|May low F = 52

|Jun low F = 62

|Jul low F = 66

|Aug low F = 65

|Sep low F = 56

|Oct low F = 43

|Nov low F = 30

|Dec low F = 21

|year low F= 42

|Jan record high F = 85

|Feb record high F = 90

|Mar record high F = 95

|Apr record high F = 99

|May record high F = 105

|Jun record high F = 112

|Jul record high F = 111

|Aug record high F = 110

|Sep record high F = 108

|Oct record high F = 101

|Nov record high F = 90

|Dec record high F = 84

|year record high F= 112

|Jan record low F = −14

|Feb record low F = −14

|Mar record low F = −4

|Apr record low F = 15

|May record low F = 24

|Jun record low F = 39

|Jul record low F = 47

|Aug record low F = 45

|Sep record low F = 27

|Oct record low F = 11

|Nov record low F = −2

|Dec record low F = −13

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|Jan precipitation inch = 0.46

|Feb precipitation inch = 0.75

|Mar precipitation inch = 1.70

|Apr precipitation inch = 1.72

|May precipitation inch = 3.75

|Jun precipitation inch = 3.33

|Jul precipitation inch = 2.19

|Aug precipitation inch = 2.36

|Sep precipitation inch = 2.36

|Oct precipitation inch = 1.47

|Nov precipitation inch = 0.94

|Dec precipitation inch = 0.69

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|Dec snow inch = 7.00

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|source 1 = [http://wwworigin.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/USTX0203 The Weather Channel: Monthly data for Canadian, TX]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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{{US Census population

| 1910 = 1648

| 1920 = 2187

| 1930 = 2068

| 1940 = 2151

| 1950 = 2700

| 1960 = 2239

| 1970 = 2292

| 1980 = 3491

| 1990 = 2417

| 2000 = 2233

| 2010 = 2649

| 2020 = 2339

| footnote = 1930-2000,[http://www.texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/CityPopHist%20web.pdf Texasalmanac]

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As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,339 people, 908 households, and 627 families residing in the city.

As of the census of 2000, 2,233 people, 869 households, and 625 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,731.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 1,047 housing units averaged 811.6 per square mile (313.4/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the city was 88.94% White, 0.22% African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 9.00% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 18.76% of the population.

Of the 869 households, 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were not families. About 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city, the population was distributed as 27.5% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,929, and for a family was $38,676. Males had a median income of $30,240 versus $17,083 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,384. About 12.3% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 16.4% of those age 65 or over.

The City of Canadian is served by the Canadian Independent School District.

The Canadian Record was a weekly newspaper that ended publication in 2023.{{cite news | last1 = Keenan | first1 = Caden | url = https://www.myhighplains.com/news/local-news/hemphill-county/the-canadian-record-closes-doors-after-132-years/ | title = The Canadian Record closes doors after 132 years | url-status = live | work = KAMR-TV | publisher = Nexstar Media Inc. | date = 2023-03-06 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230315170255/https://www.myhighplains.com/news/local-news/hemphill-county/the-canadian-record-closes-doors-after-132-years/ | archive-date = 2023-03-15 | access-date = 2023-03-28 | df = dmy-all}}

In 2023 Nic Garcia described the character of the residents as "tough but empathetic. Forward-looking yet conservative."

• Malouf Abraham Sr. (1915–1994), businessman and politician
• Ken King (born 1971), businessman and politician
• Dave McCurdy (born 1950), businessman and politician
• Richard A. Waterfield (1939–2007), rancher and politician
• Robert R. Young (1897–1958), businessman

Image:Palace Theater, Canadian, TX IMG 6066.JPG|Palace Theater in downtown Canadian, restored through a $1 million gift from futures trader Salem Abraham

Image:Happy State Bank, Canadian, TX IMG 6065.JPG|Happy State Bank and Trust

Image:Citadel Garden, Canadian, TX IMG 6112.JPG|Malouf Abraham Jr.'s Citadelle Art Foundation

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• [http://www.canadiantx.com/ City of Canadian official website]
• [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hgc02 Canadian, TX in the Handbook of Texas]
• [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/sports/22canadian.html New York Times, "New Life Where Towns and Teams Are Dying"]

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