Shackelford County, Texas
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Congressional district | 19th |
Shackelford County is a
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
Major highways
- U.S. Highway 180
- U.S. Highway 283
- State Highway 6
- State Highway 351
Adjacent counties
- Throckmorton County (north)
- Stephens County (east)
- Eastland County (southeast)
- Callahan County (south)
- Jones County (west)
- Haskell County (northwest)
- Taylor County (southwest)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1860 | 44 | — | |
1870 | 455 | 934.1% | |
1880 | 2,037 | 347.7% | |
1890 | 2,012 | −1.2% | |
1900 | 2,461 | 22.3% | |
1910 | 4,201 | 70.7% | |
1920 | 4,960 | 18.1% | |
1930 | 6,695 | 35.0% | |
1940 | 6,211 | −7.2% | |
1950 | 5,001 | −19.5% | |
1960 | 3,990 | −20.2% | |
1970 | 3,323 | −16.7% | |
1980 | 3,915 | 17.8% | |
1990 | 3,316 | −15.3% | |
2000 | 3,302 | −0.4% | |
2010 | 3,378 | 2.3% | |
2020 | 3,105 | −8.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1850–2010[6] 2010[7] 2020[8] |
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010[7] | Pop 2020[8] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|
White alone (NH)
|
2,961 | 2,612 | 87.66% | 84.12% |
Black or African American alone (NH)
|
14 | 20 | 0.41% | 0.64% |
Alaska Native alone (NH)
|
8 | 6 | 0.24% | 0.19% |
Asian alone (NH) | 9 | 14 | 0.27% | 0.45% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 0.03% | 0.00% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 2 | 2 | 0.06% | 0.06% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 43 | 88 | 1.27% | 2.83% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 340 | 363 | 10.07% | 11.69% |
Total | 3,378 | 3,105 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
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 can be of any race.
As of the
There were 1,300 households, out of which 32.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.90% were married couples living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.60% were non-families. 26.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.70% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 24.80% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 18.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $30,479, and the median income for a family was $38,447. Males had a median income of $26,953 versus $19,766 for females. The
Education
Shackelford County includes these school districts:
- Lueders-Avoca Independent School District
- Albany Independent School District
- Moran Independent School District
Communities
- Albany (county seat)
- Lueders (mostly in Jones County)
- Moran
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Shackelford County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Shackelford County
Politics
Shackelford County is a state bellwether for Texas in U.S. presidential elections, having voted for the statewide winner in every presidential election since the county's formation in 1874. It shares this status along with
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 1,484 | 91.15% | 130 | 7.99% | 14 | 0.86% |
2016 | 1,378 | 91.62% | 103 | 6.85% | 23 | 1.53% |
2012 | 1,218 | 89.36% | 131 | 9.61% | 14 | 1.03% |
2008 | 1,284 | 85.32% | 208 | 13.82% | 13 | 0.86% |
2004 | 1,292 | 84.61% | 229 | 15.00% | 6 | 0.39% |
2000 | 1,066 | 79.14% | 264 | 19.60% | 17 | 1.26% |
1996 | 792 | 53.84% | 502 | 34.13% | 177 | 12.03% |
1992 | 623 | 40.64% | 484 | 31.57% | 426 | 27.79% |
1988 | 865 | 55.66% | 681 | 43.82% | 8 | 0.51% |
1984 | 1,181 | 73.63% | 415 | 25.87% | 8 | 0.50% |
1980 | 959 | 60.66% | 606 | 38.33% | 16 | 1.01% |
1976 | 748 | 49.28% | 764 | 50.33% | 6 | 0.40% |
1972 | 909 | 73.07% | 331 | 26.61% | 4 | 0.32% |
1968 | 557 | 36.96% | 673 | 44.66% | 277 | 18.38% |
1964 | 487 | 34.20% | 934 | 65.59% | 3 | 0.21% |
1960 | 684 | 48.96% | 713 | 51.04% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 849 | 60.26% | 555 | 39.39% | 5 | 0.35% |
1952 | 1,057 | 57.54% | 776 | 42.24% | 4 | 0.22% |
1948 | 211 | 18.41% | 892 | 77.84% | 43 | 3.75% |
1944 | 135 | 10.08% | 1,007 | 75.21% | 197 | 14.71% |
1940 | 229 | 13.06% | 1,521 | 86.77% | 3 | 0.17% |
1936 | 152 | 11.65% | 1,153 | 88.35% | 0 | 0.00% |
1932 | 117 | 8.14% | 1,316 | 91.52% | 5 | 0.35% |
1928 | 558 | 51.10% | 533 | 48.81% | 1 | 0.09% |
1924 | 727 | 49.93% | 729 | 50.07% | 0 | 0.00% |
1920 | 116 | 22.01% | 342 | 64.90% | 69 | 13.09% |
1916 | 51 | 10.92% | 378 | 80.94% | 38 | 8.14% |
1912 | 18 | 5.29% | 246 | 72.35% | 76 | 22.35% |
References
- ^ "Shackelford County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- US Census Bureau.
- ^ "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010" (PDF). Texas Almanac. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Shackelford County, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Shackelford County, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
External links
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