Albany, Texas | |
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| Coordinates:32°43′38″N99°17′44″W / 32.72722°N 99.29556°W /32.72722; -99.29556 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Shackelford |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.57 sq mi (4.06 km2) |
| • Land | 1.57 sq mi (4.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,424 ft (434 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,854 |
| • Density | 1,182.7/sq mi (456.65/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 76430 |
| Area code | 325 |
| FIPS code | 48-01648[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409676[2] |
| Website | https://albany-texas.org/ |
Albany is a city inShackelford County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,854 at the2020 Census. It is thecounty seat of Shackelford County.[4]
Established in 1873, Albany was named bycounty clerk William Cruger after his former home ofAlbany, Georgia.
Lieutenant ColonelWilliam Dyess, survivor of theBataan Death March in the Philippines and namesake ofDyess Air Force Base, was born in Albany on August 9, 1916.[5]
Major GeneralRobert B. Williams, who led theWorld War II aerial bombing raid onSchweinfurt, Germany, was born in Albany on November 9, 1901.[6]
Albany is located northeast ofAbilene, the seat ofTaylor County.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km2), all land.
| Climate data for Albany, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1901–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 92 (33) | 96 (36) | 101 (38) | 103 (39) | 113 (45) | 115 (46) | 114 (46) | 114 (46) | 111 (44) | 104 (40) | 94 (34) | 91 (33) | 115 (46) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 56.9 (13.8) | 60.8 (16.0) | 68.7 (20.4) | 77.0 (25.0) | 83.9 (28.8) | 90.7 (32.6) | 94.7 (34.8) | 94.9 (34.9) | 87.3 (30.7) | 78.2 (25.7) | 66.7 (19.3) | 57.9 (14.4) | 76.5 (24.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 44.2 (6.8) | 47.9 (8.8) | 55.5 (13.1) | 63.5 (17.5) | 72.0 (22.2) | 79.5 (26.4) | 83.2 (28.4) | 82.7 (28.2) | 75.2 (24.0) | 65.2 (18.4) | 54.2 (12.3) | 45.6 (7.6) | 64.1 (17.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 31.5 (−0.3) | 35.0 (1.7) | 42.2 (5.7) | 49.9 (9.9) | 60.1 (15.6) | 68.3 (20.2) | 71.8 (22.1) | 70.5 (21.4) | 63.1 (17.3) | 52.3 (11.3) | 41.7 (5.4) | 33.3 (0.7) | 51.6 (10.9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −8 (−22) | −7 (−22) | 3 (−16) | 19 (−7) | 32 (0) | 44 (7) | 48 (9) | 44 (7) | 33 (1) | 19 (−7) | 7 (−14) | −6 (−21) | −8 (−22) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 1.22 (31) | 1.73 (44) | 2.36 (60) | 2.81 (71) | 3.39 (86) | 3.87 (98) | 2.27 (58) | 2.11 (54) | 2.97 (75) | 2.72 (69) | 1.93 (49) | 1.54 (39) | 28.92 (735) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.9 (2.3) | 0.4 (1.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.25) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.3 (0.76) | 0.6 (1.5) | 2.3 (5.8) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 59.3 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.1 in) | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Source:NOAA[7][8] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1880 | 129 | — | |
| 1890 | 857 | 564.3% | |
| 1920 | 1,469 | — | |
| 1930 | 2,422 | 64.9% | |
| 1940 | 2,230 | −7.9% | |
| 1950 | 2,241 | 0.5% | |
| 1960 | 2,174 | −3.0% | |
| 1970 | 1,978 | −9.0% | |
| 1980 | 2,450 | 23.9% | |
| 1990 | 1,962 | −19.9% | |
| 2000 | 1,921 | −2.1% | |
| 2010 | 2,034 | 5.9% | |
| 2020 | 1,854 | −8.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[9] | |||
As of the2020 census, there were 1,854 people, 760 households, and 405 families residing in the city. The median age was 41.9 years, 24.8% of residents were under the age of 18, and 22.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 86.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.0 males age 18 and over.[10]
0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[11]
Of those households, 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 52.0% were married-couple households, 15.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[10]
There were 895 housing units, of which 15.1% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 77.1% were owner-occupied and 22.9% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.8%.[10]
| Race | Percent |
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| White | 86.6% |
| Black or African American | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian andOther Pacific Islander | 0% |
| Some other race | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 6.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 14.0% |
As of thecensus[3] of 2000, 1,921 people, 746 households, and 531 families resided in the city. The population density was 1,305.9 inhabitants per square mile (504.2/km2). The 880 housing units averaged 598.2 per square mile (231.1/km2). Theracial makeup of the city was 93.13% White, 0.68% African American, 0.47% Native American, 4.84% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 8.07% of the population.
Of the 746 households, 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were not families. Of all households, 27.3% were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the city, the population was distributed as 27.0% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,563, and for a family was $40,592. Males had a median income of $28,846 versus $17,411 for females. Theper capita income for the city was $17,470. About 8.1% of families and 9.2% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.
Albany is served by theAlbany Independent School District. Their mascot is the Lion and their school colors are red and white.
Albany Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) east of thecentral business district.[14]
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Since 1938, Texas' oldest outdoormusical, theFort Griffin Fandangle, has been presented during the last two weekends of June in the Prairie Theater about historicFort Griffin, a military outpost established in 1867 near Albany and now a state park. The program, the content of which is different each year, attempts to recapture the theatrical charm of theAmerican West.
The show offerscovered wagons and buggies, astagecoach, a replica of the first Texas Central Railroad train, an oil derrick, and cowboys whose ancestors pushedLonghorn herds up the nearbyGreat Western Cattle Trail.The Dallas Morning News describesFandangle, accordingly: "as professional as a multimillion dollarBroadway musical, with sets andcostumes to match, with a cast of three hundred". TheAbilene Reporter-News calls the program "Frontier history served up with genuine earthiness, spiced by rare humor."[15]
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