Shackelford County, Texas

Shackelford County
Shackelford County
County
	The Shackelford County Courthouse in Albany
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 32°44′N 99°21′W / 32.73°N 99.35°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1874
Named for	Jack Shackelford
Seat	Albany
Largest city	Albany
Area
• Total	916 sq mi (2,370 km2)
• Land	914 sq mi (2,370 km2)
• Water	1.3 sq mi (3 km2) 0.1%
Population (2020)
• Total	3,105
• Density	3.4/sq mi (1.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	19th

Dr. Jack Shackelford, namesake of Shackelford County

Shackelford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,105.^[1] Its county seat is Albany.^[2] The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1874.^[3] 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 916 square miles (2,370 km²), of which 914 square miles (2,370 km²) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²) (0.1%) is water.^[4]

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

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
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]

**Shackelford County, Texas - Demographic Profile**
(*NH = Non-Hispanic*)
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%
Native American or 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 census^[9] of 2000, there were 3,302 people, 1,300 households, and 941 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (1.5 people/km²). There were 1,613 housing units at an average density of 2 units per square mile (0.77 units/km²). 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. 7.60% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

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 per capita income for the county was $16,341. About 10.90% of families and 13.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.80% of those under age 18 and 16.90% of those age 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 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 Aransas County, Brown County, Lampasas County, Parker County, and Young County.

United States presidential election results for Shackelford County, Texas^[10]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
Year	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%