Ransom Canyon is a town in Lubbock County of West Texas, United States. The population was 1,096 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Name: | Ransom Canyon town |
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LSAD Code: | 43 |
LSAD Description: | town (suffix) |
State: | Texas |
County: | Lubbock County |
Elevation: | 3,104 ft (946 m) |
Total Area: | 0.94 sq mi (2.44 km²) |
Land Area: | 0.79 sq mi (2.04 km²) |
Water Area: | 0.15 sq mi (0.40 km²) |
Total Population: | 1,096 |
Population Density: | 1,428.21/sq mi (551.30/km²) |
ZIP code: | 79364, 79366 |
Area code: | 806 |
FIPS code: | 4860672 |
Website: | www.ci.ransom-canyon.tx.us |
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Geography
The town of Ransom Canyon is located within Yellow House Canyon, at the eastern edge of the Llano Estacado. Yellow House Canyon was carved by the North Fork Double Mountain Fork Brazos River. This stream has been dammed multiple times to form Buffalo Springs Lake and Lake Ransom Canyon.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.93 square miles (2.4 km), of which 0.77 square miles (2.0 km) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km), or 16.38%, is water.
Lake Ransom Canyon
Gust-front dust cloud moving across the Llano Estacado toward Ransom Canyon
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Ransom Canyon has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated “BSk” on climate maps.
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