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Canadian, Texas

Inside Canadian's city limits, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 14% of mapped land. A shallow water table limits basements on under 1%.

That clay share is above Hemphill County's 2%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 79014 overlapping the city. Of its 1,156 homes, 67% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1973.

Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Hemphill County

14%

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

<1%

high water table: limits basements

0

flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP

67%

of homes built before 1980

Foundation repair in Canadian

Foundation repair in Canadian: shrink-swell clay limits slab homes on 14% of Canadian's mapped land.

About 800 of Canadian's 1,156 homes are detached houses.

Who designs the repairThe ASCE Texas Section's repair guidelines say a Texas-licensed engineer should evaluate the foundation and design the repair (2022 guidelines)
PricesCost guide ranges compared

Soil under Canadian city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)13.6%
High water table (limits basements)0.4%
Septic fields very limited63.3%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)2.1%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)0.0%
Mapped soil833 acres
Soil seriesShare hereSeries nationally: expansive clay
Enterprise48%n/a
Irene14%n/a
Mobeetie7%n/a
Likes6%n/a
Bippus6%n/a
Guadalupe3%n/a
Hemphill CountyCanadian
Canadian city limits inside Hemphill County, shaded by the city's expansive clay share.under 10%10-25%25-40%40-60%60%+

How we count

What the numbers mean here

USDA rates 63% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.

With shrink-swell clay on 14% and a shallow water table on under 1% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Canadian; conditions still vary lot by lot.

Drought in Hemphill County

100% of Hemphill County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.

October 21, 2025Share of area in drought, weeklyOctober 13, 2026

Flood losses by ZIP code

FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Canadian. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIPShare of city landFlood lossesPaid
79014100%0$0

Homes in Canadian

Housing units1,156
Median year built1973
Built before 198067%
Built 2000 or later18%
Owner-occupied70%
Median value, owner-occupied$161,600
Single-family detached69%

Nearby cities

PlaceDistanceExpansive clayHigh water table
Miami 21 mi 0% 1%
Higgins 25 mi 0% 0%
Mobeetie 26 mi under 1% 1%
Wheeler 33 mi under 1% 5%
Darrouzett 37 mi 35% under 1%
Follett 39 mi 2% 0%
Booker 39 mi 66% 1%
Lefors 40 mi 0% under 1%

Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026) · Census ACS 2020-2024. Methods · Data status