ClarendonTX
A town of 1,859, settled in 1878. Home to Clarendon College.
Population
1,859
−7.4% since 2010
Median home value
$103K
Census ACS
Household income
$57K
median
Jobs based here
646
Balanced
What makes Clarendon stand out The 3 things Clarendon does most differently from other towns.
College town
18% of Clarendon is in college
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Schools
Clarendon’s public schools outperform 81% of Texas districts The public schools Clarendon’s kids attend outperform 81% of Texas’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
A− School Grade
Health
Healthier than 31% of U.S. towns Clarendon beats the Texas average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
C Health Grade
26 measures vs. Texas
What stands out Clarendon TX Fewer uninsured adults 14.4% 19.1% More adults treating high blood pressure 78.3% 74.1% More adults with COPD 9% 5.7%
Collingsworth General Hospital
39 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
47th
percentile among TX towns
Climate
Mild winters, hot summers Clarendon has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
4″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 28–54°
Spring 45–74°
Summer 66–92°
Fall 47–74°
Oct 26
typical first frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
Work & commute
About one in four working residents works right in Clarendon About one in 4 of Clarendon’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Amarillo (13%), Lubbock (4%) and Hedley (2%). Half commute less than 56 miles.
24% work in town
Where working residents work In Clarendon 24%
Amarillo 13%
Lubbock 4%
Hedley 2%
Claude 2%
56 mi
median commute distance
646
jobs based in Clarendon
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Natural hazards
High risk, with tornadoes at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
60 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
60 High risk Lower Higher Tornadoes Inland flooding Strong wind
4
paid flood claims since 1995
Outdoors
0.1% of Clarendon is conserved land 0.5 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0.1% conserved
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below 0.1%
conserved · 2 of 1,917 acres
0.5 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. Prospect Park — 2
1890 · Clarendon, Texas, Donley Co. 1890 · Wikimedia Commons
Clarendon’s story
148 years in pictures
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.
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Landmarks 3 places in Clarendon on the National Register of Historic Places.
All landmarks → About Clarendon City in Texas, United States
Clarendon is a city in Donley County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,877 at the 2020 census. The county seat of Donley County, Clarendon is located on U.S. Highway 287 in the Texas Panhandle, 60 miles (97 km) east of Amarillo.
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Established 1878
Population 1,877
Area 3.0 sq mi
Elevation 2,733 ft
ZIP code 79226
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