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Welcome to Canyon City ...The town of Canyon City is located in Grant County<1> and is the County Seat for Grant County. The location of Canyon City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Canyon City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Canyon City has a population of 658 people<3> (see below for details). Canyon City is 3,160 feet [963 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Canyon City is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Canyon City lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you leave Canyon City and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). Telephone area codes for Canyon City: (541) and (458)<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Canyon City had an population of 658 people. This is a decrease of 6.4% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.64% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Canyon City had a population of 703 people (which is 9.44% of the total population of Grant County). This makes Canyon City the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of Canyon City represents 0.02% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 177th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 703 people, the population of Canyon City increased 5.08% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 669 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Canyon City. Communities Also Named Canyon City ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Canyon City - they are located in Alaska, British Columbia, California, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas and Yukon. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Canyon City. Communities near Canyon City ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Canyon City.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Canyon City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canyon City. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Canyon City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Canyon City. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Canyon City. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Canyon City. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canyon City ...Looking for more information about Canyon City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Canyon City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Canyon City. Adding Canyon City to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Canyon City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Canyon City was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). We also found Canyon City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Canyon City. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Canyon City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/ Footnotes ...
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