Ransom Canyon, Texas facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Ransom Canyon
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Ransom Canyon water tower
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 Ransom Canyon
Location in Texas
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County | Lubbock |
| Region | Llano Estacado |
| Established | 1965 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.94 sq mi (2.44 km2) |
| • Land | 0.79 sq mi (2.04 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,104 ft (946 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,189 |
| • Density | 1,265/sq mi (487.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| ZIP code |
79364, 79366
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| Area code | 806 |
| FIPS code | 48-60672 |
Ransom Canyon is a town in Lubbock County of West Texas, United States. The population was 1,189 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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 km2), of which 0.77 square miles (2.0 km2) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), or 16.38%, is water.
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Lake Ransom Canyon
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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.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1980 | 561 | — | |
| 1990 | 750 | 33.7% | |
| 2000 | 1,011 | 34.8% | |
| 2010 | 1,096 | 8.4% | |
| 2020 | 1,189 | 8.5% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (NH) | 956 | 80.4% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 18 | 1.51% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 1 | 0.08% |
| Asian (NH) | 6 | 0.5% |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 1 | 0.08% |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 52 | 4.37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 155 | 13.04% |
| Total | 1,189 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,189 people, 400 households, and 309 families residing in the town.
Education
Ransom Canyon is served by the Roosevelt and Slaton Independent School Districts.
Robert Bruno
Robert R. Bruno Jr. (1945–2008) was a sculptor and inventor who was born in Los Angeles in 1945, Robert grew up in Mexico and the United States before attending Dominican College in Racine, Wisconsin and graduate school at the University of Notre Dame. He moved to Lubbock in 1971 to teach art at Texas Tech University's school of architecture. He started working on The Steel House in 1973, two years after sculpting a similar piece of art, (now a permanent installation in front of the TTU School of Architecture) which inspired him to build something bigger to live in. Made of weathering steel and weighing 110 tons on four hollow legs, the 2,200 square foot house on three levels was completed 10 months before his death in 2008. In 1982, he and wife, Patricia Mills, founded P&R Surge Systems. Robert, General contractor, Rick Denser, Master Stone Mason, Manfred Kaiter and Venture Capitalist, Mark Lawson started work on Lawson's 460 ton Rock House in 1991, which was inspired by the work of Antoni Gaudi.
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The Lawson Rock House in Ransom Canyon
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Robert Bruno's Steel House overlooking the rim at Ransom Canyon
Popular culture
On June 25 and 26, 2013, Ransom Canyon was the site of a Vogue (magazine) fall-fashion photo shoot. Three models, Raquel Zimmermann, Toni Garrn and brother Niklas Garrn, were photographed by Steven Klein in and around Robert Bruno's steel house, sometimes wearing Google Glass. Photographs appear in the September 2013 issue of Vogue.
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Model Toni Garrn standing on top of Robert Bruno's steel house.
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Models Toni Garrn and brother Niklas Garrn strike a pose for Vogue.
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Model Raquel Zimmermann standing on the rim of Yellow House Canyon.
The Steel House was featured on an episode of Texas Country Reporter with Bob Phillips shortly before Bruno's death.
See also
In Spanish: Ransom Canyon (Texas) para niños
