Editing Shackelford County, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 44
|1870= 455
|1880= 2037
|1890= 2012
|1900= 2461
|1910= 4201
|1920= 4960
|1930= 6695
|1940= 6211
|1950= 5001
|1960= 3990
|1970= 3323
|1980= 3915
|1990= 3316
|2000= 3302
|2010= 3378
|2020= 3105
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br />1850–2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|access-date=May 10, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Shackelford County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''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 may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Shackelford County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48417&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Shackelford County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48417&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Shackelford County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48417&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|3,014
|2,961
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,612
|91.28%
|87.66%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |84.12%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|9
|14
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20
|0.27%
|0.41%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.64%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|13
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6
|0.39%
|0.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.19%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|9
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14
|0.00%
|0.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.45%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.00%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.06%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Multiracial]] (NH)
|15
|43
|style='background: #ffffe6; |88
|0.45%
|1.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.83%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|251
|340
|style='background: #ffffe6; |363
|7.60%
|10.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.69%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''3,302'''
|'''3,378'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''3,105'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> 3,302 people, 1,300 households, and 941 families resided in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. The 1,613 housing units had an average density of {{convert|2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 94.22% White, 0.48% Black or African American, 0.42% Native American, 4.24% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. About 7.60% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.

Of the 1,300 households, 32.8% had children under 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were not families. About 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the age distribution was 26.7% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,479, and for a family was $38,447. Males had a median income of $26,953 versus $19,766 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,341. About 10.9% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.8% of those under 18 and 16.9% of those 65 or over.