The paper is on a fictitious city located near Canyon. All demographics are noted. This, for instance, is about mthe Transportation: Canyon Texas has a rich transit system with private SUVs (starting from $79), buses, the Citibus, a Transit System, and the Greyhound bus line (Canyon Public transportation http://www.yellowpages.com/canyon-tx/public-transportation). The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) is also in charge of ensuring that all services and roads are working effectively and are safe. They also make sure that every mile of highway and road is kept in good repair. Their research, development, and technology transfer goes to keeping Canyon (one region in Texas) in modern conditions (Texas Transportation Industry).
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Lil Wald Island -- " Henry House (Population 13, 069) FOUNDED IN 1893, OLDEST SETTLEMENT. 4-YEAR COLLAGE. 2.50% LIVES IN POVERTY. 7.8% IS 65+ MEDIAN AGE IS 28.
Sister City -- " Canyon, Texas (Population 13,303).
Transportation,
Canyon Texas has a rich transit system with private SUVs (starting from $79), buses, the Citibus, a Transit System, and the Greyhound bus line (Canyon Public transportation http://www.yellowpages.com/canyon-tx/public-transportation).
The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) is also in charge of ensuring that all services and roads are working effectively and are safe. They also make sure that every mile of highway and road is kept in good repair. Their research, development, and technology transfer goes to keeping Canyon (one region in Texas) in modern conditions (Texas Transportation Industry).
The Top 5 Local and Suburban Transit near Canyon, Texas are:
Canyon Transit
Panhandle Transit
Texas State
Caprock Transport Inc.
5. Beaver Express (Manta http://www.manta.com/c/mmgsmwk/canyon-transit)
Canyon too has an airport (the Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport) which is within 30 miles of the city center. Road conditions are smooth to the extent that the average one way commutes to and from city center is 22 minutes. The city does not have an Amtrak train. 11.4% of its citizen's carpool compared to 15.4% in Texas as a whole. 0.3% of the workers in Canyon take public transportation compared to 0.4% in Texas as a whole. 4.0% walk to work (double the amount of workers who do so within Texas in general).
Put another way, the statistics also show that average travel time to work in Canyon is 15.4% less than the Texas average and 15.4% less than the National average. The number of people who take public transportation in Canyon is 34.3% less than the Texas average and 85.4% less than the National average. The number of people who carpool to work in Canyon is 25.6% less than the Texas average and 10.1% less than the National average. (Area Vibes. Canyon transportation information. )
Modes of transportation: 80% of the citizen's drive; 11% carpool; 4% walk or bicycle; and 3% travel by other routes. (ibid.)
Communication and Recreation,
There are lake parks. The city too has a community resource and recreation center. There are various parks and lakes.
Canyon's Park and Recreation Department is constantly busy with designing new program that would provide recreation for the entire family.
Recreation facilities include:
Swimming pools
9 softball / baseball field
30 acre soccer complex
6 acre lake
Rental facilities for boats (all kinds). (Canyon Texas)
Economic,
Canyon cost of living index
Index
Canyon
Texas
National
Cost of living index
97
91
Goods & Services index
95
94
Groceries index
92
89
Health care index
95
96
Housing index
84
Transportation index
99
97
Utilities index
84
96
The cost of living in Canyon is 7.1% greater than the Texas average.
The cost of living in Canyon is 2.6% less than the national average.
The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100.If the region shows a cost of living index that is lower than 100, it means it is living below national standard, and the reverse shows it is living above national standards. Canyon's living standard is 97, which shows that it is living below average national standards. At the same time, however, it is significantly greater than cost of living in Texas in general. Its groceries, its goods, and its transportation are one or more notches higher than Texas in general. Its housing index is considerably higher. Its utilities index is however significantly lower than Texas and certainly than the Nation as a whole. Its health care index is also slightly lower than Texas in general.
Misc. The price of gas in Canyon, TX is $3.56 which is 1.7% lower than the national average. In some commodities it is far cheaper. In coffee and pizza for instance it is 11.4%- 11.8% lower than the national average.
In many things, particularly in the staples of life, such as bread and potatoes, Canyon is an extremely cheap city to live in. Chicken and wine too is cheap as well as are medical services. (Canyon. Cost of living )
Education,
There are 5 public schools in Canyon compared to a total of 7,418 public schools in Texas as a whole. There is 1 post-secondary school in Canyon compared to a total of 463 post-secondary schools in Texas. Canyon has no private schools compared to 1,266 private schools in Texas.
The student to teacher ratio in Canyon for public schools is 16:1, which is 21% greater than the Texas student to teacher ratio and 0.7% greater than the National student to teacher ratio.
Education level achieved in Canyon
89.6% of students achieved 8th grade whilst 88.9% completed high school. 72.3% completed some college. 46.1% achieved an associate degree. 41.8% completed bachelors. 15.5% completed masters. 5.1% obtained a professional degree. Finally, 2.6% obtained a doctorate.
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