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County:

Shackelford County

State:

Texas

FIPS Code:

48417

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

251

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

7.01

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

43

Mean July Temp:

84

Topography:

Hilly Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro no town

Economic Type:

Mining

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

3,323

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

3,915

17.8%

18.2%

-0.3%

1990:

3,316

-15.3%

-19.4%

4.1%

2000:

3,302

-0.4%

3.3%

-3.7%

2005:

3,167

-4.1%

-2.3%

-1.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,014

91.3%

0-to-19:

965

29.2%

Black:

9

0.3%

20-to-39:

683

20.7%

Hispanic:

251

7.6%

40-to-59:

889

26.9%

American Indian:

13

0.4%

60-plus:

765

23.2%

Other:

15

0.5%

Median Age:

39.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

79.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

20.8%

Median Family Income:

$38,447

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.9%

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