Friona

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Friona

Total population

4,102

Median home value

$125,500

11.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$66,801

Friona$67k

National$74k

Founded

1906

Elevation1225 m

Land area3.63 km²

Weather60°F · Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates34.64°, -102.72°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Friona is a city in Parmer County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,171 at the 2020 census. Friona was established as a small community in 1898 by XIT Ranch, originally called Frio, which is also the word for "cold" in Spanish.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Friona, TX from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

D

Darynda Jones

American writer

Colby Carthel

American football player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Texas

• Hereford
  22.3 mi away
• Littlefield
  54.5 mi away
• Lake Tanglewood
  60.6 mi away
• Levelland
  75.9 mi away
• Lockney
  81.3 mi away
• Idalou
  89.9 mi away
• Fritch
  94.1 mi away
• Lake Meredith Estates
  95 mi away
• Lorenzo
  95.3 mi away
• Dalhart
  98.7 mi away · pop. 7,902
• Howardwick
  106.5 mi away
• Lelia Lake
  112.5 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Brown, Oldham, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 53 mi
• Wildfire Fowl, Harding, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-09-02 · 88 mi
• Wildfire Old Deer, Carson, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 102 mi
• Wildfire CATO 2, Chaves, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 105 mi
• Wildfire 4V, San Miguel, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 108 mi
• Wildfire Rustler, Motley, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 113 mi
• Wildfire Rabbit Ear East, Union, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 131 mi
• Wildfire LAUGHLIN, Colfax, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 162 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Mississippi Kite

Ictinia mississippiensis

Seen 2026-08-31

Cooper's Hawk

Astur cooperii

Seen 2026-08-10

Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus

Seen 2026-07-07

White-winged Dove

Zenaida asiatica

Seen 2026-06-22

Domestic Swan Goose

Anser cygnoides domesticus

Seen 2026-06-19

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-06-19

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Seen 2026-06-08

Checkered White

Pontia protodice

Seen 2026-06-08

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna autumnalis

Seen 2026-06-04

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).