Shackelford County, Texas
County seat: Albany · Population 3,197 (2025) · 914 sq mi
Shackelford County is the 217th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 3,197 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Albany. It is part of the Northwest region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Shackelford County facts
- County seat
- Albany
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 3,197 +3% since 2020
- Land area
- 914 sq mi 118th largest of 254
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 4 per sq mi
- Established
- 1858
- Named after
- Jack Shackelford American doctor, politician and soldier (1790–1857)
- Largest city
- Albany 1,905
- Median household income
- $73,047
- Cities and towns
- 3
- ZIP codes
- 5
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48417
Cities and towns in Shackelford County
Shackelford County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Shackelford County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany (county seat) | City | 1,905 | |
| Moran | City | 237 | |
| Lueders | City | 0 | Jones County |
ZIP codes in Shackelford County
5 ZIP codes reach into Shackelford County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 76430 also Throckmorton County
- 76464 also Stephens and Callahan counties
- 79504 also Callahan County
- 79533 also Jones, Haskell and Throckmorton counties
- 79601 also Jones, Taylor and Callahan counties
Population of Shackelford County, 2020–2025
Shackelford County grew by 92 people (+3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 60 more deaths than births and a net gain of 159 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3,114 |
| 2021 | 3,201 |
| 2022 | 3,211 |
| 2023 | 3,220 |
| 2024 | 3,194 |
| 2025 | 3,197 |
Neighboring counties
- Jones County west · 20,861 people
- Stephens County east · 9,380 people
- Callahan County south · 14,491 people
- Throckmorton County north · 1,554 people
- Haskell County northwest · 5,499 people
- Eastland County southeast · 18,143 people
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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