Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Named after
- Jack Shackelford
- Seat
- Albany
- Largest city
- Albany
- Total
- 916 sq mi (2,370 km )
- Land
- 914 sq mi (2,370 km )
- Water
- 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km ) 0.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 3,197
- Density
- 3.40/sq mi (1.31/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 19th
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Dr. Jack Shackelford, namesake of Shackelford County
Shackelford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,105. Its county seat is Albany. The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1874. Shackelford is named for Dr. Jack Shackelford, a Virginia physician who equipped soldiers at his own expense to fight in the Texas Revolution.