Editing Albany, Texas

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'''Albany''' is a city in [[Shackelford County, Texas]], United States. The population was 1,854 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]]. It is the [[county seat]] of Shackelford County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref>

==History==

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

Lieutenant Colonel [[William E. Dyess|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.<ref name="TSHOL">{{cite web |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fdy05 |author=Martine Anderson |title=William Edwin Dyess |work= The Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=[[Texas State Historical Association]] |access-date=2010-04-01}}</ref>

Major General [[Robert B. Williams (general)|Robert B. Williams]], who led the [[World War II]] aerial bombing raid on [[Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission|Schweinfurt]], Germany, was born in Albany on November 9, 1901.<ref name="AFLink">{{cite web|url=http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=10618 |title=Major General Robert B. Williams |work=U.S. Air Force Official Website |publisher=[[U.S. Air Force]] |access-date=2010-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414004112/http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=10618 |archive-date=14 April 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Geography==
Albany is located northeast of [[Abilene, Texas|Abilene]], the seat of [[Taylor County, Texas|Taylor County]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 1.5&nbsp;square miles (3.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

=== Climate ===
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 | 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 = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
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|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
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|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00410120&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = January 1, 2024}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 129
|1890= 857
|1920= 1469
|1930= 2422
|1940= 2230
|1950= 2241
|1960= 2174
|1970= 1978
|1980= 2450
|1990= 1962
|2000= 1921
|2010= 2034
|2020= 1854
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Albany racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4801648&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (''NH = Non-Hispanic''){{efn|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|1,525
|82.25%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|10
|0.54%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|4
|0.22%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|7
|0.38%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|2
|0.11%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|47
|2.54%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|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===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000,  1,921 people, 746 households, and 531 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,305.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 880 housing units averaged 598.2 per square mile (231.1/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race (United States Census)|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==
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]]<ref>[http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf Blue Ribbon School list<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Albany Junior/Senior High School]] (Grades 7–12)

==Transportation==
===Highways===
* [[File:US 180.svg|30px]] [[U.S. Route 180 in Texas|U.S. Route 180]]
* [[File:US 283.svg|30px]] [[U.S. Route 283 in Texas|U.S. Route 283]]
* [[File:Texas 6.svg|30px]] [[Texas State Highway 6]]
* [[File:Texas FM 601.svg|30px]] [[Farm to Market Road 601|Farm to Market 601]]
* [[File:Texas FM 1084.svg|30px]] [[Farm to Market Road 1084|Farm to Market 1084]]
===Air===
[[Albany Municipal Airport (Texas)|Albany Municipal Airport]] is a city-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7&nbsp;km) east of the [[central business district]].<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=T23|use=PU|own=PU|site=23299.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective October 5, 2023.</ref>

==''Fort Griffin Fandangle''==
{{Promotional section|date=December 2024}}
Since 1938, Texas' oldest outdoor [[musical theatre|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 wagon]]s and buggies, a [[stagecoach]], a replica of the first Texas Central Railroad train, an oil derrick, and cowboys whose ancestors pushed [[Texas Longhorn (cattle)|Longhorn]] herds up the nearby [[Great Western Cattle Trail]]. ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]'' describes ''Fandangle'', accordingly: "as professional as a multimillion dollar [[Broadway theater|Broadway]] musical, with sets and [[costume]]s 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."<ref>"Fort Griffin Fandangle", Albany, Texas, brochure: http://www.fortgrigginfandangle.org{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Albany, Texas}}
* [http://www.albanytexas.org www.albanytexas.org Albany's City Hall website]
* [http://www.albanytexas.com Albany's Chamber of Commerce website]
* [http://www.thealbanynews.net/ The Albany News]
* [http://www.fortgriffinfandangle.org/ Fort Griffin Fandangle Association]
* [http://theojac.org/ The Old Jail Art Center]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080630082146/http://www.albany.esc14.net/ Albany Independent School District]
* [http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/fort_griffin Fort Griffin State Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820050239/https://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/fort_griffin/ |date=August 20, 2011 }}
* [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hja01 Handbook of Texas]

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