Shackelford County

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Shackleford County Courthouse
Shackleford County Courthouse
administration
US state : Texas
Administrative headquarters : Albany
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
Shackelford County Courthouse
P.O. Box 247
Albany, TX 76430-0247
Foundation : 1874
Made up from: Jack County
Area code : 001 325
Demographics
Residents : 3378  (2010)
Population density : 1.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2371 km²
Water surface : 4 km²
map
Map of Shackelford County within Texas
Website : www.co.shackelford.tx.us

The Shackelford County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is Albany .

geography

The county is located approximately 90 km north of the geographic center of Texas and covers an area of ​​2,371 square kilometers, of which 4 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Throckmorton County , Stephens County , Callahan County , Jones County, and Haskell Counties .

history

Shackelford County was formed in 1874 from parts of Jack County . It was named after Jack Shackelford , a soldier of the Texas Revolution .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1860 44 -
1870 455 934.1%
1880 2037 347.7%
1890 2012 -1.2%
1900 2461 22.3%
1910 4201 70.7%
1920 4960 18.1%
1930 6695 35%
1940 6211 -7.2%
1950 5001 -19.5%
1960 3990 -20.2%
1970 3323 -16.7%
1980 3915 17.8%
1990 3316 -15.3%
2000 3302 -0.4%
2010 3378 2.3%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Age pyramid of Shackelford County

According to the 2000 census , Shackelford County had 3,302 people in 1,300 households and 941 families. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 94.22 percent white, 0.48 percent African American, 0.42 percent Native American and 4.24 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.64 percent were descended from two or more races. 7.60 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,300 households, 32.8 percent had children or adolescents living with them. 60.9 percent were married couples living together, 8.7 percent were single mothers and 27.6 percent were non-families. 26.2 percent were single households and 14.6 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.02 people.

26.7 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 6.0 percent between 18 and 24, 24.8 percent between 25 and 44, 24.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 18.2 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.1 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 85.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city 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 was $ 16,341. 10.9 percent of families and 13.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

cities and communes

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Shackelford County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  3. Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011
  4. Extract from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 26, 2011
  5. Missouri Census Data Center ( Memento December 5, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Retrieved October 12, 2012
  6. Shaccelford County, Texas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Shackelford County, Texas  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 32 ° 44 ′  N , 99 ° 21 ′  W