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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.

History
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. 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. ==Geography==
Geography
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 {{Weather box | width = auto | collapsed = yes | single line = yes | location = Albany, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1901–present) | Jan record high F = 92 | Feb record high F = 96 | Mar record high F = 101 | Apr record high F = 103 | May record high F = 113 | Jun record high F = 115 | Jul record high F = 114 | Aug record high F = 114 | Sep record high F = 111 | Oct record high F = 104 | Nov record high F = 94 | Dec record high F = 91 | year record high F = | Jan high F = 56.9 | Feb high F = 60.8 | Mar high F = 68.7 | Apr high F = 77.0 | May high F = 83.9 | Jun high F = 90.7 | Jul high F = 94.7 | Aug high F = 94.9 | Sep high F = 87.3 | Oct high F = 78.2 | Nov high F = 66.7 | Dec high F = 57.9 | year high F = 76.5 | Jan mean F = 44.2 | Feb mean F = 47.9 | Mar mean F = 55.5 | Apr mean F = 63.5 | May mean F = 72.0 | Jun mean F = 79.5 | Jul mean F = 83.2 | Aug mean F = 82.7 | Sep mean F = 75.2 | Oct mean F = 65.2 | Nov mean F = 54.2 | Dec mean F = 45.6 | year mean F = 64.1 | Jan low F = 31.5 | Feb low F = 35.0 | Mar low F = 42.2 | Apr low F = 49.9 | May low F = 60.1 | Jun low F = 68.3 | Jul low F = 71.8 | Aug low F = 70.5 | Sep low F = 63.1 | Oct low F = 52.3 | Nov low F = 41.7 | Dec low F = 33.3 | year low F = 51.6 | Jan record low F = -8 | Feb record low F = -7 | Mar record low F = 3 | Apr record low F = 19 | May record low F = 32 | Jun record low F = 44 | Jul record low F = 48 | Aug record low F = 44 | Sep record low F = 33 | Oct record low F = 19 | Nov record low F = 7 | Dec record low F = -6 | year record low F = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation inch = 1.22 | Feb precipitation inch = 1.73 | Mar precipitation inch = 2.36 | Apr precipitation inch = 2.81 | May precipitation inch = 3.39 | Jun precipitation inch = 3.87 | Jul precipitation inch = 2.27 | Aug precipitation inch = 2.11 | Sep precipitation inch = 2.97 | Oct precipitation inch = 2.72 | Nov precipitation inch = 1.93 | Dec precipitation inch = 1.54 | year precipitation inch = 28.92 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in | Jan precipitation days = 3.6 | Feb precipitation days = 4.1 | Mar precipitation days = 5.5 | Apr precipitation days = 4.4 | May precipitation days = 7.1 | Jun precipitation days = 6.3 | Jul precipitation days = 4.6 | Aug precipitation days = 4.9 | Sep precipitation days = 5.4 | Oct precipitation days = 5.0 | Nov precipitation days = 4.3 | Dec precipitation days = 4.1 | year precipitation days = 59.3 | Jan snow inch = 0.9 | Feb snow inch = 0.4 | Mar snow inch = 0.0 | Apr snow inch = 0.1 | May snow inch = 0.0 | Jun snow inch = 0.0 | Jul snow inch = 0.0 | Aug snow inch = 0.0 | Sep snow inch = 0.0 | Oct snow inch = 0.0 | Nov snow inch = 0.3 | Dec snow inch = 0.6 | year snow inch = 2.3 | unit snow days = 0.1 in | Jan snow days = 0.3 | Feb snow days = 0.4 | Mar snow days = 0.0 | Apr snow days = 0.0 | May snow days = 0.0 | Jun snow days = 0.0 | Jul snow days = 0.0 | Aug snow days = 0.0 | Sep snow days = 0.0 | Oct snow days = 0.0 | Nov snow days = 0.2 | Dec snow days = 0.3 | year snow days = 1.2 | source = NOAA ==Demographics==
Demographics
2020 census As of the 2020 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. 0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. 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. 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%. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, 1,921 people, 746 households, and 531 families resided in the city. The population density was . 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==
Education
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 SchoolAlbany Junior/Senior High School (Grades 7–12) ==Transportation==
Transportation
HighwaysU.S. Route 180U.S. Route 283Texas State Highway 6Farm to Market 601Farm to Market 1084 Air Albany Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) east of the central business district. ==Fort Griffin Fandangle==
Fort Griffin Fandangle
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." ==See also==
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