Shackelford County, Texas

{{Infobox U.S. county

| county = Shackelford County

| state = Texas

| seal =

| founded = 1874

| seat wl = Albany

| largest city wl = Albany

| area_total_sq_mi = 916

| area_land_sq_mi = 914

| area_water_sq_mi = 1.3

| area percentage = 0.1

| census yr = 2020

| pop = 3105

| density_sq_mi = auto

| web =

| ex image = Shackelford County Courthouse September 2020.jpg

| ex image size = 250px

| ex image cap = The Shackelford County Courthouse in Albany

| time zone = Central

| district = 19th

| named for = Jack Shackelford

}}

File:Dr. 'Jack' Shackelford.jpg

Shackelford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,105.{{Cite web|title=Shackelford County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US48417|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 30, 2022}} Its county seat is Albany.{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}} The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1874.{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/TX_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Texas: Individual County Chronologies|work=Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=The Newberry Library|date=2008|access-date=May 26, 2015}} Shackelford is named for Dr. Jack Shackelford, a Virginia physician who equipped soldiers at his own expense to fight in the Texas Revolution.

Historic Fort Griffin, established in 1867, lies within Shackelford County.

During the last two weekends of June, the Fort Griffin Fandangle, a Western musical production, is presented by Shackelford County residents in the Prairie Theater in Albany. The content of the program is changed each year. Begun in 1938, it is billed as "Texas' Oldest Outdoor Musical".

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|916|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1.3|sqmi|abbr=on}} (0.1%) is covered by water.{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 10, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}

=Major highways=

=Adjacent counties=

Throckmorton County (north)
Stephens County (east)
Eastland County (southeast)
Callahan County (south)
Jones County (west)
Haskell County (northwest)
Taylor County (southwest)

Demographics

{{US Census population

|1860= 44

|1870= 455

|1880= 2037

|1890= 2012

|1900= 2461

|1910= 4201

|1920= 4960

|1930= 6695

|1940= 6211

|1950= 5001

|1960= 3990

|1970= 3323

|1980= 3915

|1990= 3316

|2000= 3302

|2010= 3378

|2020= 3105

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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=}}
1850–2010{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|access-date=May 10, 2015}} 2010 2020

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|+Shackelford County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
{{nobold|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.}}

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 2000{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Shackelford County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48417&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}

!Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Shackelford County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48417&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!{{partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Shackelford County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48417&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!% 2000

!% 2010

!{{partial|% 2020}}

White alone (NH)

|3,014

|2,961

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,612

|91.28%

|87.66%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |84.12%

Black or African American alone (NH)

|14

|style='background: #ffffe6; |20

|0.27%

|0.41%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.64%

Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|13

|style='background: #ffffe6; |6

|0.39%

|0.24%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.19%

Asian alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |14

|0.00%

|0.27%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.45%

Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.00%

|0.03%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

Other race alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2

|0.00%

|0.06%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.06%

Multiracial (NH)

|15

|43

|style='background: #ffffe6; |88

|0.45%

|1.27%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.83%

Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|251

|340

|style='background: #ffffe6; |363

|7.60%

|10.07%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.69%

Total

|3,302

|3,378

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,105

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

As of the 2000 census,{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}} 3,302 people, 1,300 households, and 941 families resided in the county. The population density was {{convert|4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. The 1,613 housing units had an average density of {{convert|2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 94.22% White, 0.48% Black or African American, 0.42% Native American, 4.24% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. About 7.60% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.

Of the 1,300 households, 32.8% had children under 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were not families. About 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the age distribution was 26.7% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,479, and for a family was $38,447. Males had a median income of $26,953 versus $19,766 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,341. About 10.9% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.8% of those under 18 and 16.9% of those 65 or over.

Education

Shackelford County includes these school districts:

Communities

Albany (county seat)
Lueders (mostly in Jones County)
Moran

Politics

Shackelford County is a strongly Republican county.

{{PresHead|place=Shackelford County, Texas|whig=no|source1={{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=July 30, 2018}}}}

{{U.S. SenHead|place=Shackelford County, Texas|Seat=1|source={{cite news |title=2024 Senate Election (Official Returns) |website=Commonwealth of Texas by county |date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/texas-senate-results}}}}

References

External links

{{Handbook of Texas|id=hcs08|name=Shackelford County}}
[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txshacke/ Texas Genealogy & History]
[http://www.shackelfordcounty.org Shackelford County Government Website]
[http://www.txcip.org/tac/census/profile.php?FIPS=48417 Shackelford County Profile from the Texas Association of Counties]

{{Geographic Location

|Centre = Shackelford County, Texas

|North = Throckmorton County

|Northeast =

|East = Stephens County

|Southeast = Eastland County

|South = Callahan County

|Southwest =

|West = Jones County

|Northwest = Haskell County

}}

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