Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,129, settled in 1887. Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
Canadian’s best subject grades are an A− for schools and civic life; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. 37% of working residents work locally in Canadian, above both the Texas town median (8.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Only 42 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on hazard risk. Canadian is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 76% of U.S. towns. On civic life, just 73 of Texas’ 791 towns do better. Canadian has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Canadian beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian El | PK–2 | 165 |
| Baker El | 3–5 | 153 |
| Canadian Middle | 6–8 | 157 |
2,649 counted in 2010 and 2,339 in 2020; an estimated 2,129 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Canadian is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,648 in 1910, a peak of 3,491 in 1980, 2,339 in 2020. The archive holds 33 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 2 maps from 1972 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Canadian, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Canadian.
Its public schools are run by Canadian ISD. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 165 | – |
| Canadian H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 283 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
The typical Canadian home is worth about $170,000, up 12% in a year, 43% below the Texas typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 82% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Canadian beats the Texas average on 5 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 18% of Canadian adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, close to Texas’ towns (18%) and above U.S. towns (8.1%). 74% of adults had a checkup this year in Canadian.
| Canadian | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 74% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Canadian | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.8% | 19.3% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 7.7% | 10.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.5% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Canadian has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The July high in Canadian is 95°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 3 of Canadian’s working residents works in town. Canadian’s average trip to work is 19 minutes. Jobs based in Canadian fell to 773 in 2023, 617 fewer than in 2013.
| Canadian | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
0.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Canadian | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.6% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sunset Park | 0.4 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Canadian; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Canadian residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
5 notable people were born in Canadian.
City in Texas, United States
Canadian is a city in and the county seat of Hemphill County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,339 at the 2020 census, down from 2,649 in 2010. It is named for the nearby Canadian River, a tributary of the Arkansas River. Incorporated in 1908, Canadian is sometimes called "the oasis of the High Plains". Canadian is on the eastern side of the Texas Panhandle, close to the border with Oklahoma.
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Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
Not for the area. That is 2.8 years of the area's median household income ($61,563 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
5 notable people were born here, including Dave McCurdy and Ken King.
