Map of Friona city

Friona is a city in Parmer County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,123 at the 2010 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.

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, which are: Tasty Cream, Dairy Queen, and Fast Stop.

The city motto is “The Biggest Small Town in Texas”.

Friona city overview:
Name:	Friona city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Parmer County
Elevation:	4,019 ft (1,225 m)
Total Area:	1.40 sq mi (3.63 km²)
Land Area:	1.40 sq mi (3.63 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	4,123
Population Density:	2,720.00/sq mi (1,050.08/km²)
ZIP code:	79035
Area code:	806
FIPS code:	4827660
GNISfeature ID:	1357767
Website:	www.cityoffriona.com

Online Interactive Map

Friona online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.