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22-614: In addition to Hemphill County , where it serves Canadian and Glazier ; it includes a section of Lipscomb County , where it serves Higgins . In 2009, the school district was rated " academically acceptable " by the Texas Education Agency . Ken King , a former president of the CISD, is now the Texas state representative from District 88, which encompasses a large swath of the Panhandle and

44-483: A family was $ 42,036. Males had a median income of $ 31,154 versus $ 19,423 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 16,929. About 10.90% of families and 12.60% of the population were below the poverty line , including 16.70% of those under age 18 and 12.80% of those age 65 or over. During the period 1912 through the 1940s, Democratic candidates at the presidential level predominated in Hemphill County,

66-452: A mainline eventually running from Clinton, Oklahoma to Pampa, Texas , about 139 miles. The predecessor company was incorporated in 1908, and the railroad was merged out of existence in 1948. An entity called the Clinton and Oklahoma Western Railway Company was chartered November 10, 1908 for the stated purpose of constructing a railroad from Clinton, Oklahoma to Guymon, Oklahoma , which

88-635: Is northwest of Clinton in the Oklahoma Panhandle , as well as building southeast from Clinton to the coal-mining town of Lehigh in southeastern Oklahoma . The railroad did build northwest from Clinton, but stopped at Strong City, Oklahoma in Roger Mills County in August of 1912. The townspeople of Cheyenne, Oklahoma , the Roger Mills County seat, were concerned about being bypassed by

110-415: The 2020 census , its population was 3,382. The county seat and only incorporated community in the county is the city of Canadian . The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1887. It is named for John Hemphill , a judge and Confederate congressman. Hemphill County is the most recent Texas county to permit alcohol sales. For the 200 years leading up to 1875, nomadic Indian tribes representing

132-695: The Apache , Comanche , Kiowa , and others roamed the Panhandle following the huge bison (buffalo) herds. In search for an alternate route to California through Santa Fe, New Mexico , Josiah Gregg (1840), and Captain Randolph B. Marcy (1845) surveyed trails that crossed Hemphill County, following the south bank of the Canadian River. The 1874–75 Red River War was an effort by the United States Army to force

154-406: The 1,280 households, 32.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.20% were married couples living together, 5.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% were not families. About 24.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size

176-592: The 2015-2016 school year. Canadian ISD is the very first school in UIL history to win Back to Back titles in both Football and Basketball in consecutive years. In 1951 the Baker School Annex, which has seven classrooms and had a cost of $ 90,000, opened. Woodie E. Beene served as superintendent until he resigned in 1966 so he could become superintendent of Stamford ISD . Joe R. Cullender succeeded him as superintendent; Cullender

198-572: The Indians of the Southern Plains to move to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma. Two major battles took place in what would become Hemphill County: the Battle of Lyman's Wagon Train and the Battle of Buffalo Wallow. On April 12, 1879, Wheeler County became the first organized county in the Panhandle, with 14 other unorganized counties attached to it, one of which was Hemphill County. Hemphill County

220-543: The South Plains, including Canadian and Hemphill County . The current president and vice-president of the trustees are Larry Gatlin and Courtney Trollinger, respectively. Canadian futures trader and hedge fund operator Salem Abraham is a former trustee and board president. The Canadian Boys Football and Basketball teams won the State Championships during the 2014-2015 school year. They repeated that feat during

242-405: The border to Pampa. An 11 mile branch from the town of Heaton, Texas to Coltexo, an oil camp three miles northeast of Lefors, Texas , was added in 1931. The Santa Fe leased the railway to its Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway affiliate in 1931. That entity operated the line until taking it by merger on December 31, 1948. At least some of this trackage has since been abandoned, including

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264-409: The county, but the future looked very bright. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 912 sq mi (2,360 km ), of which 906 sq mi (2,350 km ) are land and 5.9 sq mi (15 km ) (0.6%) are covered by water. As of the census of 2000, 3,351 people, 1,280 households, and 948 families resided in the county. The population density

286-471: The exception being 1928 . From 1952 , Republicans have held sway, losing the county only in the 1964 landslide by native son Lyndon Johnson . 35°50′N 100°17′W  /  35.83°N 100.28°W  / 35.83; -100.28 Clinton and Oklahoma Western Railroad The Clinton and Oklahoma Western Railroad was a railway in southwestern Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle , with

308-576: The previously ranching economy of the area. The Santa Fe influence remained very strong until the mid-1950s, when the railway moved its employees to Amarillo. Meanwhile, Hemphill County was roughly the midway point of two smaller lines, the Clinton and Oklahoma Western Railroad Company and the Clinton-Oklahoma-Western Railroad Company of Texas. During the 1970s, the county grew due to a rapid expansion of oil production. Though oil

330-551: The railroad, and promptly chartered their own railway, the Cheyenne Short Line Railroad, on December 2, 1912, to run up the Washita River valley to connect with the larger railway at Strong City. That short line, after completion and a later reorganization as The Cheyenne Railroad Company, was leased to the Clinton and Oklahoma Western in 1917. On April 9, 1920, the Clinton and Oklahoma Western Railroad Company

352-610: The town of Pampa in Gray County, Texas . Before completion, however, both the Clinton and Oklahoma Western Railroad Company and its Texas affiliate were acquired by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in June of 1928. The line was completed into Pampa in 1929, giving the railroad a mainline of about 84 miles of track from Clinton to the Oklahoma/Texas border, and about 55 miles from

374-410: Was 2.98. In the county, the population was distributed as 28.00% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 25.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.20 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 35,456, and for

396-435: Was discovered in the county in 1955, production remained relatively small because the technology had not yet progressed to efficiently capture the very deep reserves known to exist. By 1974, oil production had reached 999,000 barrels (158,800 m ) and more than 1,891,000 bbl (300,600 m ) in 1978. In 2000, about 505,000 bbl (80,300 m ) of oil and more than 8 billion cubic feet of natural gas were produced in

418-411: Was four people per square mile (1.5 people/km ). The 1,548 housing units averaged two units per square mile (0.77 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 87.65% White, 1.55% Black or African American, 0.72% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 8.48% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. About 15.6% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of

440-595: Was organized in July 1887. In 1886, the Southern Kansas Railway Company, a Santa Fe subsidiary, began to build a rail line into the Panhandle of Texas. The tracks entered Hemphill County during 1887 and further encouraged settlement in the area, creating three town sites: Mendota, Canadian, and Glazier. In 1907, Canadian was designated a division point by the Santa Fe, a factor which brought diversification to

462-419: Was organized, purchasing the rights of both the Clinton and Oklahoma Western Railway Company and The Cheyenne Railroad Company. The railroad’s plans changed. The railway was eventually extended west to the Oklahoma/Texas state line, and a sister company, the Clinton-Oklahoma-Western Railroad Company of Texas, was chartered on July 30, 1927 to build the line from the border through Hemphill County, Texas , to

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484-421: Was previously principal of the high school. On July 1, 2020 Higgins Independent School District consolidated into Canadian ISD. CISD superintendent Lynn Pulliam stated that he expected the enrollment of Canadian ISD schools to increase by 35, based upon the overall population of the town of Higgins. Hemphill County, Texas Hemphill County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas . As of

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