Info on Canadian Tx and nearby towns (Amarillo, Pampa: house, transferring to)

[Tamgirl]

We are a family of four thinking of transferring to the area from Ca. We do not know much about the area and are intrested in other's opinions. Any suggestions on a safe, scenic, good schooled, town close enough to travel to work in Canadian, to raise children? And how rural is Canadian Tx?

[Tamgirl]

Is anybody aware of this area? Someone? I know I read others talking about Pampa, now that's close enough to commute. Unfortunatly, Canyon is too far. Any news on Pampa?

[txbuilder]

http://www.city-data.com/city/Canadian-Texas.html


City_Data has tons of statistics about all towns ,even little bitty communities of under 1000. Click on any blue link and you can learn a lot. I have only traveled through the panhandle on the way to somewhere else so I am sorry I have no personal info. Maybe someone is familiar with this town.
Gail

[Crackerjack]

Tamgirl, I will try to help. I don't live there, but I have been through there a couple of times. It is a small town of about 2300. It is very rural and pretty remote. The Santa Fe train was the big thing in times past there and you will see "remains" of what was from the Santa Fe's great time. There is a neat pioneer museum there for western buffs like myself. I was impressed that it had a pretty good looking hospital for such a small town, not big, but not a dump. It looks actually pretty nice. There is a 9-hole golf course there, another surprise for a very small town. Keep in mind any of these places may have closed since I was last went through there a few years back. There are some restaurants. I think I recall a Pizza Hut. I remember one long old bridge called Canadian River Wagon Bridge. It looks like it goes on forever. It goes over the Canadian River.

The area has some great Fall foliage, so there is some sort of Fall Tour there but I have not been to it. I think I remember seeing a place, a few miles south of there, that has a large dinosaur statue. Anyone know about that? I don't recall the name but looked like someone's ranch or something. Anyway, I would think you would have to do your shopping in either Perryton or Pampa, or go to Amarillo for lots of shopping. Not much on jobs there. An inexpensive place to live in. It isn't totally flat like Amarillo. It has some hills around the area. Some are flat topped mesa type of hills.

Also check out Shamrock (small town), to the south; Perryton (larger town) to the north; or even over to Borger and Pampa, to the west. All are pretty typical, West Texas towns. I would think Borger, Pampa and Perryton would have more housing and jobs. The winters are bitter cold because of the winds, which are often, through all that area. The summers aren't as hot as south Texas though and it has less humidity. They often will have "swamp coolers" up in that area. That is water cooled air conditioners, not found in humid areas. It is prone to tornadoes in all that area, but really most of Texas. I recall a tornado went through Pampa and did a lot of damage. You can Google Pampa Tornado for more info. I would have a storm shelter, if you can afford one or buy a house with one. Just in case. The chances are very slim to have a tornado strike you, but still, since you have kids, I wouldn't risk the slim chance. You can't put a price on your kids. Hope this helps!

[aspenglade]

Canadian is a very nice little town. Friendly people and very little crime. Good schools for the kids. I live in Perryton, 40 miles away. This area is a good place to raise your children.

[KewGee]

Hemphill County, Texas has had 34 tornadoes in the past 56 years.

Ochiltree County (Perryton) has had 41 in 56 years.

Hutchison County (Borger) has had 62 in 56 years.

Wheeler County (Shamrock) has had 45 in 56 years.

Gray County (Pampa) has had 58 in 56 years.

[aspenglade]

I have lived in the Texas Panhandle for almost 44 years and I have never been struck by a tornado. I personally have only seen 4 tornadoes during those 44 years, and they were each several miles away and were no threat to me. Not all tornadoes are the big F5's that cause so much damage. Most of them are small and do little damage. By the way, do you know how much open range there is in the Texas Panhandle? The odds of a tornado actually hitting a community is small. How many of the tornadoes quoted in the last message actually hit a town? Not many I would guess.

[KewGee]

Originally Posted by aspenglade

I have lived in the Texas Panhandle for almost 44 years and I have never been struck by a tornado. I personally have only seen 4 tornadoes during those 44 years, and they were each several miles away and were no threat to me. Not all tornadoes are the big F5's that cause so much damage. Most of them are small and do little damage. By the way, do you know how much open range there is in the Texas Panhandle? The odds of a tornado actually hitting a community is small. How many of the tornadoes quoted in the last message actually hit a town? Not many I would guess.

No doubt you're correct. I just hate them and even if they hit in the wide open spaces, it's too close to me if it happens in my county.

There were very few deaths in the counties I listed which is great considering the number that occurred.

Ochiltree had 2 deaths (F1 and F2 tornadoes)

Gray had 2 also in an F-3

Hutchinson had 1 in an F-1

Wheeler had 1 in an F-3

Hemphill didn't have any deaths and it even had an F4 in Allison.