Friona, Texas
| Friona, Texas | |
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Friona at dusk
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| Coordinates: 34°38′20″N 102°43′18″W / 34.63889°N 102.72167°WCoordinates: 34°38′20″N 102°43′18″W / 34.63889°N 102.72167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Parmer |
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| • Total | 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2) |
| • Land | 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,019 ft (1,225 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,123 |
| • Density | 2,900/sq mi (1,100/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 79035 |
| Area code(s) | 806 |
| FIPS code | 48-27660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1357767 |
Friona is a city in Parmer County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,123 at the 2010 census. Friona was established in 1906, originally called Frio, from the Spanish word for cold.
In 2007, the Texas State Legislature declared Friona the "Cheeseburger Capital of Texas". The city began holding the "Cheeseburger Cook-Off and Festival" in 2006. Aside from this annual event, only three fast food locations sell cheeseburgers in Friona: Tasty Cream, Dairy Queen, and Fast Stop.
The city motto is "The Biggest Small Town in Texas".
Friona is located at 34°38′20″N 102°43′18″W / 34.63889°N 102.72167°W (34.638987, -102.721571).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, 3,854 people, 1,271 households, and 983 families resided in the city. The population density was 2,794.8 people per square mile (1,078.3/km²). The 1,399 housing units averaged 1,014.5 per square mile (391.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 61.47% White, 1.30% African American, 0.75% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 33.81% from other races, and 2.28% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 57.86% of the population.
Of the 1,271 households, 44.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were not families. About 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.48.
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