Clarendon, Texas

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
 • Total3.01 sq mi (7.79 km2)
 • Land2.90 sq mi (7.52 km2)
 • Water0.10 sq mi (0.27 km2)
Elevation2,743 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.

  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. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.