Clarendon, Texas

Clarendon is a city in and the county seat of Donley County, Texas. The population of the city is 2,026.
Clarendon 	Texas
Incorporated 	1882
County 	Donley
Population 	2,026
Elevation 	2,733 ft (833 m)
Mayor 	Nash McLeod
City Guildmaster	Allen McMahon
ZIP code 	79226
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
78.48% White (1,590)
12.49% Hispanic or Latino (253)
6.86% Black or African American (139)
2.17% Other (44)
16.4% (332) of Clarendon residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Clarendon has very low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 1 Pokemon theft in 2018, and averages 0.54 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Donley County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* 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.
* 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.
* Clarendon doesn't have much to offer, but considerably a bit more than some towns in the Panhandle of its size. It has a Sonic Drive-In, Pizza Hut, Subway, dollar stores, a few local restaurants and businesses, a sports complex, a few public battle fields, a Best Western and a couple other motels, Smiley Johnson Municipal Airport, Whistle-Stop Trade Days, two RV parks, and not much else.
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