Clarendon, Texas

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Clarendon is a city in Donley County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,974 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Donley County^GR6. Clarendon is the birthplace of Republican Congressman William Mac Thornberry, who represents the Texas Panhandle in a district which stretches from Amarillo east to Wichita Falls.

Clarendon is also the hometown of former Oklahoma Sooners standout running back Kenny King. Kenny also went on to the professional level, playing 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.—

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Clarendon is located at 34°56′11″N, 100°53′28″W (34.936415, -100.891182)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.8 km² (3.0 mi²). 7.5 km² (2.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (3.32%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,974 people, 768 households, and 489 families residing in the city. The population density was 261.9/km² (679.0/mi²). There were 929 housing units at an average density of 123.3/km² (319.5/mi²). 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. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.23% of the population.

There were 768 households out of which 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 non-families. 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 spread out with 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 the median income 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.

[edit] Education

The City of Clarendon is served by the Clarendon Consolidated Independent School District.

[edit] External links

Clarendon Economic Development Corporation Website

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