Canyon is an unincorporated community in Lubbock County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 40 in 2000. It is located within the Lubbock metropolitan area.
Canyon, Lubbock County, Texas | |
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  Canyon  Canyon | |
| Coordinates: 33°35′34″N 101°43′54″W / 33.59278°N 101.73167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Lubbock |
| Elevation | 3,156 ft (962 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 806 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1353771[1] |
History
editCanyon served as a meeting place for a Church of Christ congregation in the 1890s. It also went by the name Wheelock. It remained a small farming community with no businesses in the mid-1980s. Its population was 40 from 1990 through 2000.[2]
Geography
editCanyon is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 1729 and 40, 6 mi (9.7 km) east of Lubbock in east-central Lubbock County.[2]
Education
editCanyon served as the location of an 1890s school. The community was also known as Canyon School at different points in time. In the 1920s, Canyon became a county rural school district. However, in 1935, it was combined with the McClung and Acuff districts, which were comparable, to establish the Roosevelt Independent School District.[2]