HistoricFort Griffin, established in 1867, lies within Shackelford County.
During the last two weekends of June, theFort Griffin Fandangle, a Westernmusical 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".
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 916 square miles (2,370 km2), of which 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2) (0.1%) is covered by water.[4]
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1850–2010[6] 2010[7] 2020[8]
Shackelford County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition 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.
As of the 2000census,[10] 3,302 people, 1,300 households, and 941 families resided in the county. Thepopulation density was 4 people per square mile (1.5 people/km2). The 1,613 housing units had an average density of 2 units per square mile (0.77 units/km2). Theracial 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. Theper capita income for the county was $16,341. About 10.9% of families and 13.6% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 15.8% of those under 18 and 16.9% of those 65 or over.
