Albany (Texas)
| Albany | |||
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 Shackleford County Courthouse |
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| Location in Texas | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Texas | ||
| County : | Shackelford County | ||
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 44 ′ N , 99 ° 18 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,034 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 535.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 3.8 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3.8 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 431 m | ||
| Postal code : | 76430 | ||
| Area code : | +1 915 | ||
| FIPS : | 48-01648 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1329326 | ||
Albany is a city and seat of the county seat of Shackelford County in the US state of Texas in the United States .
geography
The city is located near the county center, about 100 kilometers north of the geographic center of Texas, is about 100 kilometers north of Oklahoma and has an area of 3.8 km² with no significant water surface.
history
The place was founded in 1874 and appointed on November 8, 1874 as the seat of the county government. The county official William Cruger named the place after his previous residence Albany (Georgia) . From August 1875, the state sold the settler sites it owned in the town, which soon became a "general store". Since Albany was on the route of the cattle drives to Dodge City , the place soon developed into a supply center for the passing cattle drovers. With the arrival of the Texas Central Railroad , which reached Albany in 1881, the place became a loading center for cattle. In 1883 the town hall and the first school were built. Cattle and sheep farming were the city's main industries until the nearby oil fields were discovered in 1926. Although Albany became a supply center for the surrounding oil fields from 1926 onwards, livestock breeding remained one of the main industries in the area.
religion
In Albany there are currently 12 different churches from 9 different denominations. Among the churches belonging to a denomination, the Baptist congregation is most strongly represented with 4 churches (status: 2004).
Demographics
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 129 | - | |
| 1890 | 857 | 564.3% | |
| 1900 | 999 | 16.6% | |
| 1920 | 1469 | - | |
| 1930 | 2422 | 64.9% | |
| 1940 | 2230 | -7.9% | |
| 1950 | 2255 | 1.1% | |
| 1960 | 2200 | -2.4% | |
| 1970 | 1978 | -10.1% | |
| 1980 | 2450 | 23.9% | |
| 1990 | 1962 | -19.9% | |
| 2000 | 1921 | -2.1% | |
| 2010 | 2304 | 19.9% | |
| 1880-2000, 2010 | |||
According to the 2000 census, 192 people lived here. The population density was 504.6 people per square kilometer. There were 880 housing units, averaging 231.1 per square kilometer. The population was 93.13% White , 0.68% Black or African American , 0.47% Native American , 4.84% said they were of other races , and 0.88% said they were two or more races. 8.07% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.
The residents of Albany were distributed across 746 households out of which 33.1% had children under 18 years of age. 59.1% of households are married, 8.7% had a female head of the household without a husband and 28.7% did not form families. 27.3% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 16.1% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.08.
The population was divided into 27.0% minors, 6.4% 18- to 24-year-olds, 25.4% 25- to 44-year-olds, 23.0% 45- to 64-year-olds and 18.3% in old age of 65 years or more. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 women there were 86.9 men. For every 100 women over 18, there were 83.2 men.
The median household income was $ 31,563 , and the median family income reached the level of $ 40,592. The median income for men was $ 28,846 compared to $ 17,411 for women. The per capita income in Albany reached $ 17,470. 9.2% of the population and 8.1% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 10.1% of minors and 11.1% of those aged 65 and over.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.13 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ 2010 census