Clarendon is a city in Donley County, Texas, United States.

Clarendon, established in 1878, was one of the three original Panhandle settlements, the other two being Mobeetie and Tascosa.

Clarendon was relocated after its original location was bypassed by the Fort Worth and Denver Railway.

Carhart, who envisioned a "sobriety settlement" in contrast to typical boomtowns of that era.

The other tornado damaged several homes and sheds in the town at EF0 strength.

[8][9] Clarendon is located southwest of the center of Donley County.

[10] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,877 people, 705 households, and 404 families residing in the city.

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.