Jump to content

Clarendon, Texas: Difference between revisions

Coordinates: 34°56′12″N 100°53′28″W / 34.93667°N 100.89111°W / 34.93667; -100.89111
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
v2.04 - Fix errors for CW project (URL without http:// - Spelling and typography)
2020 census
 
(10 intermediate revisions by 7 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2014}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Clarendon, Texas
| official_name = Clarendon, Texas
|settlement_type = City
| settlement_type = City
|nickname =
| nickname =
|motto =
| motto = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline = Old West sign IMG 0653.JPG
| imagesize =
| image_caption = Clarendon welcome sign on [[U.S. Highway 287]]
| image_flag =
| image_seal = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map = TXMap-doton-Clarendon.PNG
| mapsize = 250px
| map_caption = Location of Clarendon, Texas
| image_map1 = Donley County Clarendon.svg
| mapsize1 = 250px
| map_caption1 = <!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Donley County, Texas|Donley]]


<!-- Images -->
<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes =
| government_type =
|image_skyline = Old West sign IMG 0653.JPG
|imagesize =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
|image_caption = Clarendon welcome sign on [[U.S. Highway 287]]
|image_flag =
| leader_title1 =
|image_seal =
| leader_name1 =
| established_title =
| established_date = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_magnitude =
| area_total_km2 = 7.79
| area_land_km2 = 7.52
| area_water_km2 = 0.27
| area_total_sq_mi = 3.01
| area_land_sq_mi = 2.90
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.10


<!-- Population -->| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
<!-- Maps -->
| population_footnotes =
|image_map = TXMap-doton-Clarendon.PNG
| population_total = 1877
|mapsize = 250px
| population_density_km2 = auto
|map_caption = Location of Clarendon, Texas
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
|image_map1 = Donley County Clarendon.svg
|mapsize1 = 250px
|map_caption1 =


<!-- General information -->| timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
<!-- Location -->
|subdivision_type = Country
| utc_offset = &minus;6
|subdivision_name = United States
| timezone_DST = CDT
| utc_offset_DST = &minus;5
|subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
|subdivision_name1 = [[Texas]]
| elevation_ft = 2743
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| coordinates = {{coord|34|56|12|N|100|53|28|W|type:city_region:US-TX|display=it}}
|subdivision_name2 = [[Donley County, Texas|Donley]]
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]

| postal_code = 79226
<!-- Government -->
| area_code = [[Area code 806|806]]
|government_footnotes =
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|government_type =
| blank_info = 48-15112<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website |df=mdy }}</ref>
|leader_title =
| blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|leader_name =
| blank1_info = 2409467<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2409467}}</ref>
|leader_title1 =
|leader_name1 =
| website =
|established_title =
| footnotes =
|established_date =

<!-- Area -->
|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
|area_magnitude =
|area_total_km2 = 7.79
|area_land_km2 = 7.52
|area_water_km2 = 0.27
|area_total_sq_mi = 3.01
|area_land_sq_mi = 2.90
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.10

<!-- Population -->
|population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
|population_footnotes =
|population_total = 2026
|population_density_km2 = 236.92
|population_density_sq_mi = 613.71

<!-- General information -->
|timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset = &minus;6
|timezone_DST = CDT
|utc_offset_DST = &minus;5
|elevation_footnotes =
|elevation_m = 833
|elevation_ft = 2733
|coordinates = {{coord|34|56|11|N|100|53|28|W|type:city_region:US-TX|display=it}}
|postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code = 79226
|area_code = [[Area code 806|806]]
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 48-15112<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website |df=mdy }}</ref>
|blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info = 1354555<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
|website =
|footnotes =
|pop_est_as_of = 2019
|pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse"/>
|population_est = 1781
}}
}}
[[Image:Drive-in IMG 0657.JPG|thumb|right|Having been closed in 1984, the Sandell [[Drive-in theater]] reopened in August 2002.]]
[[Image:Drive-in IMG 0657.JPG|thumb|right|Having been closed in 1984, the Sandell [[Drive-in theater]] reopened in August 2002.]]
Line 84: Line 69:
[[Image:Clarendon streets IMG 0658.JPG|thumb|right|The streets of Clarendon]]
[[Image:Clarendon streets IMG 0658.JPG|thumb|right|The streets of Clarendon]]


'''Clarendon''' is a city in [[Donley County, Texas]], United States. Its population was 2,026 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4815112| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clarendon city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=January 8, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213085505/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4815112| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[county seat]] of Donley County,<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref> Clarendon is located on [[U.S. Highway 287]] in the [[Texas Panhandle]], {{convert|60|mi}} east of [[Amarillo, Texas|Amarillo]].
'''Clarendon''' is a city in [[Donley County, Texas]], United States. Its population was 1,877 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=":0" /> The [[county seat]] of Donley County,<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref> Clarendon is located on [[U.S. Highway 287]] in the [[Texas Panhandle]], {{convert|60|mi}} east of [[Amarillo, Texas|Amarillo]].


==History==
==History==
Line 94: Line 79:


==Geography==
==Geography==
Clarendon is located southwest of the center of Donley County at {{coord|34|56|11|N|100|53|28|W|type:city}} (34.936415, −100.891182).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[U.S. Highway 287]] passes through the city, leading west {{convert|60|mi}} to Amarillo and southeast {{convert|57|mi}} to [[Childress, Texas|Childress]]. Texas State Highway 70 leads north {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Interstate 40]] and south {{convert|42|mi}} to [[Turkey, Texas|Turkey]].
Clarendon is located southwest of the center of Donley County. [[U.S. Route 287 in Texas|U.S. Highway 287]] passes through the city, leading west {{convert|60|mi}} to Amarillo and southeast {{convert|57|mi}} to [[Childress, Texas|Childress]]. Texas State Highway 70 leads north {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Interstate 40 in Texas|Interstate 40]] and south {{convert|42|mi}} to [[Turkey, Texas|Turkey]].


According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|7.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|7.5|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.3|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 3.49%, is covered by water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|7.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|7.5|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.3|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 3.49%, is covered by water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clarendon city, Texas |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4815112 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213085505/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4815112 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=January 8, 2016 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
{{US Census population
|1890= 949
| 1890 = 949
|1910= 1946
| 1910 = 1946
|1920= 2456
| 1920 = 2456
|1930= 2756
| 1930 = 2756
|1940= 2431
| 1940 = 2431
|1950= 2577
| 1950 = 2577
|1960= 2172
| 1960 = 2172
|1970= 1974
| 1970 = 1974
|1980= 2220
| 1980 = 2220
|1990= 2067
| 1990 = 2067
|2000= 1974
| 2000 = 1974
|2010= 2026
| 2010 = 2026
| 2020 = 1877
|estyear=2019
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015|df=mdy }}</ref>
|estimate=1781
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015|df=mdy }}</ref>
}}
}}


Line 121: Line 104:


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Clarendon racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4815112&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic''){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>http://www.census.gov</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
|+'''Clarendon racial composition'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4815112&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic''){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Race
!Number
!Number
Line 165: Line 148:


===2000 census===
===2000 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, 1,974 people, 768 households, and 489 families resided in the city. The population density was 679.0 people per sq mi (261.9/km{{sup|2}}). The 929 housing units averaged of 319.5 per sq mi (123.3/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 87.49% White, 7.19% African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 2.99% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 6.23% of the population.
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, 1,974 people, 768 households, and 489 families resided in the city. The population density was 679 people per sq mi (262/km{{sup|2}}). The 929 housing units averaged of 320 per sq mi (123/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 87.49% White, 7.19% African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 2.99% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 6.23% of the population.


Of the 768 households, 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were not families. About 34.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.97.
Of the 768 households, 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were not families. About 34.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.97.
Line 174: Line 157:


==Education==
==Education==
Clarendon is served by the [[Clarendon Consolidated Independent School District]]. The school colors are maroon, white, and black.<ref>Website. http://www.clarendon.k12.tx.us</ref> The school mascot is the Bronco.
Clarendon is served by the [[Clarendon Consolidated Independent School District]]. The school colors are maroon, white, and black.<ref>Website. http://www.clarendon.k12.tx.us {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021121172349/http://www.clarendon.k12.tx.us/ |date=November 21, 2002 }}</ref> The school mascot is the Bronco.


Clarendon is home to [[Clarendon College (Texas)|Clarendon College]] (established 1898), the oldest center of higher education in the Texas Panhandle. It was originally affiliated with the Methodist Church. The college is located off Highway 287 in north Clarendon. The mascot is the [[bulldog]]. The colors are green and white.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Clarendon College|url=https://www.clarendoncollege.edu/|access-date=2020-06-25|website=Clarendoncollege.edu}}</ref>
Clarendon is home to [[Clarendon College (Texas)|Clarendon College]] (established 1898), the oldest center of higher education in the Texas Panhandle. It was originally affiliated with the Methodist Church. The college is located off Highway 287 in north Clarendon. The mascot is the [[bulldog]]. The colors are green and white.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Clarendon College|url=https://www.clarendoncollege.edu/|access-date=2020-06-25|website=Clarendoncollege.edu}}</ref>

The Saints' Roost Museum houses [[artifact (archaeology)|artifact]]s of the early years of Clarendon, and features exhibits on Goodnight, Bugbee, the [[Red River War]], and the Fort Worth and Denver Railway [[train station|depot]].

The local newspaper is the ''Clarendon Enterprise''.

==Notable people==

Clarendon has been the home of numerous notable persons.

* Aviation historian [[Randy Acord]] (1919–2008), a Clarendon native, founded the Alaska Air Pioneer Museum in [[Fairbanks, Alaska|Fairbanks]], where he had been stationed as a [[test pilot]] in 1943. Acord won the Alaska-Siberia Lend Lease Award for his contributions to Russian-North American relations during [[World War II]].
* JA Ranch matriarch [[Cornelia Adair|Cornelia Wadsworth Ritchie Adair]] maintained a house in Clarendon and was a benefactor of many Donley County charities. The Saints' Roost Museum in Clarendon is the restoration of her former Adair Hospital. She was active, too, in the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]] Church in Clarendon. She also maintained residences in England, having become a naturalized British subject, and in Ireland, where she lived part of the year at her late husband's [[Glenveagh Castle]]. She is buried in Ireland.
* [[Ed Boykin]], New Mexico state legislator and educator, was born in Clarendon.
* [[Harold Dow Bugbee]], artist of ranching on the |Texas [[South Plains]] and the Panhandle, maintained his family near Clarendon. He was also the art curator of the Panhandle-Plains Museum for many years prior to his death in 1963. Bugbee's second wife, Olive Vandruff Bugbee, an artist in her own right, lived at the Harold Dow Bugbee Ranch from the time of her brief marriage to Bugbee in 1961 until her death in 2003. The couple left the ranch estate to the Panhandle Plains Museum.
* Historian [[Harley True Burton]], a former president of Clarendon College, served as the town mayor from 1955 to 1963. Burton wrote ''The History of the JA Ranch'', co-owned by [[John George Adair]] of Ireland and [[Charles Goodnight]], who spent his later years in Clarendon.
* Renowned buffalo hunter Frank Collinson (1855–1943) lived primarily in Childress, but is buried in Clarendon.
* Clarendon is the hometown of former [[Oklahoma Sooners football]] standout running back [[Kenny King (running back)|Kenny King]]. He also played for the [[Oakland Raiders]]. King set a [[Super Bowl]] record for the longest touchdown reception with an 80-yarder in the Raiders' 27–10 [[Super Bowl XV]] victory over the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]. That record stood until January 26, 1997.
* [[Clarence Hailey Long]], the inspiration for the original [[Marlboro Man]] tobacco advertising campaign, lived his later years in Clarendon. A former employee of the JA Ranch, he joined the First Baptist Church in Clarendon in 1953, after the death of his father in a bronco accident.<ref>C. H. Long, Jr., exhibit, [[Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum]] at [[Canyon, Texas|Canyon]]</ref>
* [[William S. Lott]] (1918–2009) was a district judge in [[Williamson County, Texas|Williamson County]] for 16 years. He was born in Clarendon, and lived there until graduating from high school. He worked at first as a lawyer, then a judge, in a legal career that spanned 70 years. The William S. Lott Juvenile Center in [[Georgetown, Texas]], is named after him.
* [[Odell McBrayer]] (1930–2008), a [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] attorney, grew up in Clarendon. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for governor in 1974, having lost his primary to [[Jim Granberry]], former mayor of [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]]. McBrayer was affiliated with the [[Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/transitions/article.aspx?articleID=20080321_6_A10_hTULS10336|title=Tulsa World: Deaths<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=Tulsaworld.com|access-date=April 3, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Blues music|Blues]] musician William Daniel McFall, better known as [[Blues Boy Willie]], lived in Clarendon during the middle 1960s, when he studied guitar and [[double bass]] at Clarendon College.
* [[Montie Ritchie|Montgomery Harrison Wadsworth Ritchie]] (1910–1999), grandson of Cornelia Adair, managed the JA from 1935 until his retirement in 1993, so maintained a Clarendon address.
*[[Samuel Hollingsworth Stout]] (1822–1903), Confederate surgeon, died in Clarendon.<ref>{{cite web|title=Collection Title: Samuel Hollingsworth Stout Papers, 1843-1911|url=http://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/00695/|website=The Southern Historical Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library|publisher=UNC University Libraries|access-date=June 4, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] [[Mac Thornberry|William Mac Thornberry]], who represents the Texas Panhandle in a district that stretches from Amarillo east to [[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]], was born in Clarendon in 1958.
* Famous Modernist architect, [[Craig Ellwood]], was born in Clarendon in 1922. He was born as Jon Nelson Burke, but changed his name to Craig Ellwood while living in Los Angeles. He died in Pergine Valdarno, Italy.

===Climate===
<div style="width:73%;">
{{Weather box
|location = Clarendon, Texas (1981–2010)
|single line = Y

|Jan high F = 52.8
|Feb high F = 56.3
|Mar high F = 64.5
|Apr high F = 73.3
|May high F = 81.4
|Jun high F = 89.1
|Jul high F = 94.3
|Aug high F = 93.0
|Sep high F = 85.2
|Oct high F = 74.6
|Nov high F = 62.9
|Dec high F = 52.6
|year high F = 73.3

|Jan low F = 23.8
|Feb low F = 27.2
|Mar low F = 34.4
|Apr low F = 42.9
|May low F = 53.3
|Jun low F = 62.2
|Jul low F = 66.2
|Aug low F = 65.0
|Sep low F = 56.9
|Oct low F = 44.9
|Nov low F = 33.4
|Dec low F = 24.6
|year low F = 44.6

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.70
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.80
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.48
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.26
|May precipitation inch = 3.23
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.55
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.13
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.02
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.54
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.20
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.04
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.95
|year precipitation inch= 23.96

|Jan snow inch = 1.8
|Feb snow inch = 0.7
|Mar snow inch = 0.8
|Apr snow inch = 0.3
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.4
|Dec snow inch = 2.2
|year snow inch = 6.2
|source 1 = NOAA<ref>{{cite web |url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ama |title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date = May 5, 2013}}</ref>
}}
</div>


==References==
==References==
Line 274: Line 167:
==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.clarendonedc.org/ Clarendon Economic Development]
* [http://www.clarendonedc.org/ Clarendon Economic Development] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903204403/http://www.clarendonedc.org/ |date=September 3, 2016 }}
* [http://www.clarendoncollege.edu/ Clarendon Junior College]
* [http://www.clarendoncollege.edu/ Clarendon Junior College]


Latest revision as of 02:28, 11 June 2024

Clarendon, Texas
City
Clarendon welcome sign on U.S. Highway 287
Clarendon welcome sign on U.S. Highway 287
Location of Clarendon, Texas
Location of Clarendon, Texas
Coordinates: 34°56′12″N 100°53′28″W / 34.93667°N 100.89111°W / 34.93667; -100.89111
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyDonley
Area
[1]
 • Total3.01 sq mi (7.79 km2)
 • Land2.90 sq mi (7.52 km2)
 • Water0.10 sq mi (0.27 km2)
Elevation
[2]
2,743 ft (836 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,877
 • Density620/sq mi (240/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
79226
Area code806
FIPS code48-15112[3]
GNIS feature ID2409467[2]
Having been closed in 1984, the Sandell Drive-in theater reopened in August 2002.
Map of the city in 1890
The grain elevator in Clarendon
The streets of Clarendon

Clarendon is a city in Donley County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,877 at the 2020 census.[4] The county seat of Donley County,[5] Clarendon is located on U.S. Highway 287 in the Texas Panhandle, 60 miles (97 km) east of Amarillo.

History[edit]

Clarendon, established in 1878, was one of the three original Panhandle settlements, the other two being Mobeetie and Tascosa. Clarendon was relocated after its original location was bypassed by the Fort Worth and Denver Railway.[6]

The town founder was a Methodist clergyman, L.H. Carhart, who envisioned a "sobriety settlement" in contrast to typical boomtowns of that era. Clarendon acquired the sobriquet "Saints Roost" from local cowboys, hence the unusual name of the Clarendon museum, the Saints' Roost Museum.[7]

The town was hit by two tornadoes simultaneously on March 13, 2021. The first tornado caused minor damage west of town before strengthening and causing EF2 damage on the north side of town. The other tornado damaged several homes and sheds in the town at EF0 strength.[8][9]

Geography[edit]

Clarendon is located southwest of the center of Donley County. U.S. Highway 287 passes through the city, leading west 60 miles (97 km) to Amarillo and southeast 57 miles (92 km) to Childress. Texas State Highway 70 leads north 17 miles (27 km) to Interstate 40 and south 42 miles (68 km) to Turkey.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), of which 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2), or 3.49%, is covered by water.[10]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890949—
19101,946—
19202,45626.2%
19302,75612.2%
19402,431−11.8%
19502,5776.0%
19602,172−15.7%
19701,974−9.1%
19802,22012.5%
19902,067−6.9%
20001,974−4.5%
20102,0262.6%
20201,877−7.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

2020 census[edit]

Clarendon racial composition[4]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[a]
Race Number Percentage
White (NH) 1,381 73.57%
Black or African American (NH) 160 8.52%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 14 0.75%
Asian (NH) 8 0.43%
Pacific Islander (NH) 1 0.05%
Some Other Race (NH) 4 0.21%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) 86 4.58%
Hispanic or Latino 223 11.88%
Total 1,877

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,877 people, 705 households, and 404 families residing in the city.

2000 census[edit]

As of the census[3] of 2000, 1,974 people, 768 households, and 489 families resided in the city. The population density was 679 people per sq mi (262/km2). The 929 housing units averaged of 320 per sq mi (123/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 87.49% White, 7.19% African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 2.99% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 6.23% of the population.

Of the 768 households, 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were not families. About 34.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city, the age distribution was 23.5% under 18, 13.9% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,824, and for a family was $37,083. Males had a median income of $25,486 versus $18,882 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,436. About 11.2% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 19.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education[edit]

Clarendon is served by the Clarendon Consolidated Independent School District. The school colors are maroon, white, and black.[13] The school mascot is the Bronco.

Clarendon is home to Clarendon College (established 1898), the oldest center of higher education in the Texas Panhandle. It was originally affiliated with the Methodist Church. The college is located off Highway 287 in north Clarendon. The mascot is the bulldog. The colors are green and white.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clarendon, Texas
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  6. ^ Lester Fields Sheffy, The Life and Times of Timothy Dwight Hobart, 1855-1935: Colonization of West Texas (Canyon, Texas: Panhandle-Plains Historical Society, 1950), p. 156
  7. ^ "Texas-on-line.com". Texas-on-line.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". apps.dat.noaa.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  9. ^ NWS Damage Survey for 3/13/21 Tornado Event Update #3 (Report). Iowa Environmental Mesonet. March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021. {{cite report}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
  10. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clarendon city, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  11. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  12. ^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  13. ^ Website. http://www.clarendon.k12.tx.us Archived November 21, 2002, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "Clarendon College". Clarendoncollege.edu. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  1. ^ Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.[12]

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clarendon, Texas.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clarendon,_Texas&oldid=1228408845"