Friona
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city in Parmer County, Texas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- County
- Parmer
- Type
- Council-manager
- City manager
- Leander Davila
- Total
- 1.40 sq mi (3.63 km )
- Land
- 1.40 sq mi (3.63 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 4,019 ft (1,225 m)
- Density
- 2,979.3/sq mi (1,150.31/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 48-27660
- Website
- www .cityoffriona .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Friona
- Population
- 4171
- Area
- 3.626376
- Elevation
- 1225
- Image
- Friona, Texas 5-30-2010.jpg
- Households
- 1409
- Dialing code
- 806
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- postal code
- 79035
- inception
- 1906-01-01
- P8168
- Milonia Caesonia
- water as percent of area
- 0
- per capita income
- 27071
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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.
The community served as a shipping point for the Pecos and Northern Texas Railroads. In 1906, the George G. Wright Land CO. chose the community for a colonization project, promising settlers of fertile soil, and a healthful climate. The community then became known as Friona after the opening of a post office in March 16, 1907 and started to construct various buildings, which were a hotel, livery stable and a bank. Soon after, the first church in Friona was constructed, and then in the following year of 1908 a school.