Albany, Texas

City in Texas, United States

Albany, Texas

City

Shackleford County Courthouse

Motto:

Home of the Hereford

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Coordinates: 32°43′38″N 99°17′44″W﻿ / ﻿32.72722°N 99.29556°W﻿ / 32.72722; -99.29556
Country| United States
State| Texas
County| Shackelford
Area

[1]

• Total

| 1.57 sq mi (4.06 km2)
• Land| 1.57 sq mi (4.06 km2)
• Water| 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation

[2]

| 1,424 ft (434 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 1,854
• Density| 1,180.89/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]

Albany is a city in Shackelford County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,854 at the 2020 Census. It is the county seat of Shackelford County.[4]

## History

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Established in 1873, Albany was named by county clerk William Cruger after his former home of Albany, Georgia.

Lieutenant Colonel William Dyess, survivor of the Bataan Death March in the Philippines and namesake of Dyess Air Force Base, was born in Albany on August 9, 1916.[5]

Major General Robert B. Williams, who led the World War II aerial bombing raid on Schweinfurt, Germany, was born in Albany on November 9, 1901.[6]

## Geography

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Albany is located northeast of Abilene, the seat of Taylor County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km2), all land.

### Climate

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Climate data for Albany, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1901–present)

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)
Average precipitation 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]

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

|
|
|

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]

### 2020 census

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Albany racial composition[10]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[a] Race  | Number  | Percentage

|
|

White (NH)  | 1,525  | 82.25%
Black or African American (NH)  | 10  | 0.54%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)  | 4  | 0.22%
Asian (NH)  | 7  | 0.38%
Some Other Race (NH)  | 2  | 0.11%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)  | 47  | 2.54%
Hispanic or Latino | 259  | 13.97%
Total | 1,854 |

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,854 people, 686 households, and 405 families residing in the city.

### 2000 census

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As of the census[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). The racial 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. The per capita income for the city was $17,470. About 8.1% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

## Education

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Albany is served by the Albany Independent School District. Their mascot is the Lion and their school colors are red and white.

* Nancy Smith Elementary (Grades PK–6)
* 2006 National Blue Ribbon School[12]
* Albany Junior/Senior High School (Grades 7–12)

## Transportation

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### Highways

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* U.S. Route 180
* U.S. Route 283
* Texas State Highway 6
* Farm to Market 601
* Farm to Market 1084

### Air

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Albany Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) east of the central business district.[13]

## Fort Griffin Fandangle

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Since 1938, Texas' oldest outdoor musical, the Fort Griffin Fandangle, has been presented during the last two weekends of June in the Prairie Theater about historic Fort 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 the American West.

The show offers covered wagons and buggies, a stagecoach, a replica of the first Texas Central Railroad train, an oil derrick, and cowboys whose ancestors pushed Longhorn herds up the nearby Great Western Cattle Trail. The Dallas Morning News describes Fandangle, accordingly: "as professional as a multimillion dollar Broadway musical, with sets and costumes to match, with a cast of three hundred". The Abilene Reporter-News calls the program "Frontier history served up with genuine earthiness, spiced by rare humor."[14]

## References

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1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Albany, Texas
3. ^ a b "census". Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
5. ^ Martine Anderson. "William Edwin Dyess". The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
6. ^ "Major General Robert B. Williams". U.S. Air Force Official Website. U.S. Air Force. Archived from the original on April 14, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
7. ^ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
8. ^ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
10. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
11. ^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
12. ^ Blue Ribbon School list
13. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for T23 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective October 5, 2023.
14. ^ "Fort Griffin Fandangle", Albany, Texas, brochure: http://www.fortgrigginfandangle.org[permanent dead link]

1. ^ 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.[11]

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Albany, Texas.

* www.albanytexas.org Albany's City Hall website
* Albany's Chamber of Commerce website
* The Albany News
* Fort Griffin Fandangle Association
* The Old Jail Art Center
* Albany Independent School District
* Fort Griffin State Park Archived August 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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