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Claude is a city in and the county seat of Armstrong County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,196 at the 2010 census. It is located east of Amarillo in the south Texas Panhandle. Claude is part of the Amarillo Metropolitan Statistical Area but is some thirty miles east of Amarillo.

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History

During the first half of the 16th century, the Spanish conquistador Francisco Coronado and his party passed through Claude and Tule Canyon, a scenic wonder to the south of Claude off Texas State Highway 207.

Claude was originally named Armstrong City after several area ranches named Armstrong.

The town name became Claude in 1887, named for Claude Ayers. He was the engineer of the first train of the Fort Worth and Denver Railway to travel through the area.

When Armstrong County was formed in 1890, Claude and Washburn competed to be the county seat. The tie-breaking vote for Claude was reportedly cast by the legendary cattleman Charles Goodnight, former co-owner of the nearby JA Ranch. The Armstrong County Courthouse in Claude dates to 1912.

W.S. Decker established a weekly newspaper, The Claude Argus, which later merged with the Goodnight News to become The Claude News in 1890.

The Armstrong County Museum has local and western-themed exhibits. The film “Hud” starring Paul Newman and Patricia Neal was filmed there in 1962.

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Geography

Claude is located at 35°06′27″N 101°21′51″W / 35.107524°N 101.364094°W / 35.107524; -101.364094, about 28 mi (45 km) east of Amarillo. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km), all of it land.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Claude has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated “BSk” on climate maps.

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