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'{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2014}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Clarendon, Texas |settlement_type = City |nickname = |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 = [[Political divisions of the United States|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Texas]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Texas|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Donley County, Texas|Donley]] <!-- Government --> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 7.8 |area_land_km2 = 7.5 |area_water_km2 = 0.3 |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010]] |population_footnotes = |population_total = 2026 |population_density_km2 = 269.5 |population_density_sq_mi = <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]] |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 833 |elevation_ft = 2733 |coordinates = {{coord|34|56|11|N|100|53|28|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |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=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=American FactFinder |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |archivedate=September 11, 2013 |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|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = }} [[Image:Drive-in IMG 0657.JPG|thumb|right|Having been closed in 1984, the Sandell [[Drive-in theater]] reopened in August 2002.]] [[Image:Old map-Clarendon-1890.jpg|thumb|right|Map of the city in 1890]] [[Image:Granary IMG 0659.JPG|thumb|right|The grain elevator in Clarendon]] [[Image:Clarendon streets IMG 0658.JPG|thumb|right|The streets of Clarendon]] '''Clarendon''' is a city in [[Donley County, Texas|Donley County]], [[Texas]], United States. The 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| accessdate=January 8, 2016}}</ref> The [[county seat]] of Donley County,<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |accessdate=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archivedate=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== Before the rise of Amarillo, Clarendon, along with [[Mobeetie, Texas|Mobeetie]] in [[Wheeler County, Texas|Wheeler County]], and [[Tascosa, Texas|Tascosa]] in [[Oldham County, Texas|Oldham County]], was one of the three original Panhandle settlements. Established in 1878, Clarendon moved after it was bypassed by the [[Fort Worth and Denver Railroad]].<ref>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</ref> The town founder was a [[Methodist]] clergyman, L.H. Carhart, who envisioned a "sobriety settlement" in contrast to typical [[boomtown]]s of that era. Clarendon acquired the sobriquet "Saints Roost" from local [[cowboy]]s; hence the unusual name of the Clarendon museum, the [[Saints' Roost Museum]].<ref>[http://www.texas-on-line.com/graphic/clarendn.htm Texas Online: Clarendon, Texas<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The Sandell Drive-In, built by Gary Barnhill (born 1920) and named after his daughters, Sandra and Adele, opened on [[Texas State Highway 70]] in 1955 and closed in 1984. In 2001, John Earl Morrow (born around 1954), a Clarendon resident and owner of Morrow Drilling and Service, purchased the property from the Barnhills and in August 2002 reopened the drive-in. The facility, which can handle 300 cars, is operated by Morrow and volunteers during the summers. Morrow was motivated to bring back the facility because he had viewed films there during his childhood.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinematreasures.org/theater/9730/|title=Sandell Drive-In|publisher=cinematreasures.org|accessdate=August 19, 2010}}</ref> ==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/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=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]]. 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}} is land and {{convert|0.3|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 3.49%, is covered by water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> ===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 = http://www.nws.noaa.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ama | title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data | publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] | accessdate = May 5, 2013 }}</ref> |date=May 2013 }} </div> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1890= 949 |1910= 1946 |1920= 2456 |1930= 2756 |1940= 2431 |1950= 2577 |1960= 2172 |1970= 1974 |1980= 2220 |1990= 2067 |2000= 1974 |2010= 2026 |estyear=2016 |estimate=1857 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref> |footnote=<center>U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6YSasqtfX?url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archivedate=May 12, 2015|df=mdy }}</ref></center> }} 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 square mile (261.9/km²). The 929 housing units averaged of 319.5 per square mile (123.3/km²). 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. In the city, the population was distributed as 23.5% under the age of 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 years of age 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== Clarendon is served by the [[Clarendon Consolidated Independent School District]]. The school colors are maroon, white, and black.<ref>Website. www.clarendon.k12.tx.us</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>http://www.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 [[South Plains|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. * The historian [[Harley True Burton]], a former president of Clarendon College, served as the town mayor from 1955–1963. 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 (hunter)|Frank Collinson]] (1855–1943) lived primarily in [[Childress, Texas|Childress]], but is buried in Clarendon. * Clarendon is the hometown of former [[Oklahoma Sooners]] 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>[http://www.tulsaworld.com/transitions/article.aspx?articleID=20080321_6_A10_hTULS10336 Tulsa World: Deaths<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * [[Blues music|Blues]] musician William Daniel McFalls, better known as [[Blues Boy Willie]], lived in Clarendon during the middle 1960s, when he studied guitar and [[upright 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 and hence 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|accessdate=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 which stretches from Amarillo east to [[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]], was born in Clarendon in 1958. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.clarendonedc.org/ Clarendon Economic Development] * [http://www.clarendoncollege.edu/ Clarendon Junior College] {{Donley County, Texas}} {{Texas}} {{Texas county seats}} [[Category:Cities in Texas]] [[Category:Cities in Donley County, Texas]] [[Category:County seats in Texas]]'