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Albany, Texas

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Albany census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76430. The Survey maps it on the Albany quadrangle. 1,854 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,414 feet above sea level.

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Albany within Shackelford County

On record in Albany

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 4 records

Population over time

2 figures

Albany fell from 2,034 to 1,854 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20102,034
20201,854-180 (-9%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

89 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Albany between 2005 and 2020, burning about 7,494 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 5 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Equipment and vehicle use41
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Natural8
Debris and open burning7
Arson/incendiarism5
Smoking5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Recreation and ceremony3
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
12 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceNEWUAL 1
9 August 2014Natural200 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceBOMAR COMPLEX WILDLAND FIRE
9 August 2008Smokingunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
8 August 2008Smoking1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
4 August 2008Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
29 August 2008Natural20 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
28 August 2007Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
16 August 2020Natural21 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceNEWELL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shackelford County

Storms near this place

60 of 137 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Albany in 137 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 75 hail, 43 thunderstorm wind, 10 tornado, 4 flash flood. The reports record 1 death. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2002Flash FloodAlbany1 killed, $3,000,000Storms remained nearly stationary producing 8 to 12 inches of rain in and around the Albany area. The deluge produced significant flooding in Albany. The hardest hit areas were on the north and west parts of town. The North Hubbard Creek and Gourd Creek came out of their banks. More than 100 homes were damaged or destroyed due to the flood.
April 2004HailAlbany$800,000Large hail damaged roofs and cars in Albany.
April 2004HailAlbany$400,000Albany was hit again by another hail storm that produced significant damage to homes and businesses. Windows were broken all through the town.
April 2004HailAlbany$100,000no account filed
September 1996Thunderstorm WindAlbany$100,000no account filed
October 1993Thunderstorm WindAlbany$50,000Twenty-two power line poles were destroyed by high winds.
August 1996Thunderstorm WindAlbany$50,000no account filed
April 1995Thunderstorm WindAlbany$40,000Trees were blown down, metal buildings were destroyed, and roofs were damaged by high winds.
June 2004HailAlbany$20,000Baseball size hail damages homes and automobiles.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindAlbany$10,000Several rounds of strong winds from severe thunderstorms moved through Albany. Numerous reports of power lines and trees downed. The highway department reported several road signs twisted.
May 2003Tornado (F1)Albany$10,000This tornado ripped roofs off of barns, destroyed part of a barn, and snapped a few trees.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindAlbany$8,000Lots of damage to trees and power lines in Albany.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindAlbany$7,000The severe thunderstorm winds in Albany blew shingles off of roofs, and the intense winds also toppled telephone poles.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindAlbany$5,000Another severe thunderstorm swept winds of 70 mph across the city of Albany for a third time in about two hours.
February 1994Thunderstorm WindAlbany$5,000Strong winds lifted the roof from a storage shed, and caused damage to signs and trees.
September 1996Thunderstorm WindAlbany$5,000no account filed
June 2002Thunderstorm WindAlbany$4,000Power lines were downed as a result of strong thunderstorm winds.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindAlbany$4,000Power lines were downed in the city of Albany.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindAlbany$2,000Telephone poles were blown down around Albany.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindAlbany$2,000Numerous power lines blown down
April 1998Tornado (F0)Albany$2,000no account filed
April 2002HailAlbany$1,000Windows broken out of home from the hail.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindAlbany-The West Texas Mesonet station near Albany measured a wind gust of 62 mph.
May 2025Tornado (EF2)Albany-A severe thunderstorm moved across eastern portions of Shackelford|County late Sunday afternoon which produced a brief tornado about|6 miles northeast of Albany, Texas, near County Road 109. The|Shackelford County Sheriff sent photos of damage to several|utility poles as well as damage to trees. Time of the tornado |touching down is based on radar. The estimated maximum peak wind |speed was 115 mph.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindAlbany-A mesonet observation station reported a 58 mph wind gust.
June 2025HailAlbany-Public report of half dollar sized hail.
June 2025FloodAlbany-A storm chaser reported street flooding in Albany. Time estimated from radar.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindAlbany-A mesonet observation station reported a 66 mph wind gust.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindAlbany-The public reported a roof was blown off a house.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Mesonet observation site reported 88 mph wind gust.
March 2023HailAlbany-There was a report of golf ball size hail near Albany.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Mesonet site reported a 58 mph wind gust.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindAlbany-A West Texas Mesonet observation site recorded a wind gust of 66 mph.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindAlbany-A West Texas Mesonet Station measured a wind gust of 81 mph.
May 2021FloodAlbany-Texas Department of Transportation reported water over the roadway along many points on FM 1084 just outside of Albany.
May 2021FloodAlbany-Texas Department of Transportation reported water over the roadway on southbound U.S. Highway 180.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindAlbany-The public reported broken tree limbs on a residents property. The winds were estimated at 60 mph. The time was estimated using velocity data.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Law enforcement estimated winds gusting to 60 mph.
September 2017Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Law enforcement officials reported damaging thunderstorm winds blew tree limbs down and caused some roof damage in Albany. The thunderstorm winds also damaged a door at the courthouse.
September 2015HailAlbany-Quarter size hail was reported for three minutes along Texas State Highway 180. A total of 1.26 inches of rain fell in 21 minutes.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Fire Department/Rescue estimated thunderstorm wind gusts between 60 and 80 mph in Albany.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Law enforcement estimated a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph in Albany.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Law enforcement officials reported multiple tree limbs down. The largest tree limbs were five feet in length.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindAlbany-The fire department reported a large factory lost its roof. In addition, several very large trees and power lines were downed by the strong winds.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindAlbany-The sheriff's office estimated a 60 mph wind gust.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindAlbany-This thunderstorm wind was reported by law enforcement.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Law enforcement reported a roof was torn off of a house and power lines were blown down on the north side of Albany.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Law enforcement reported a tree down in Albany.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindAlbany-A power line was reported down in Albany. The time was estimated by radar.
April 2008Tornado (EF0)Albany-A storm chaser reported a brief tornado about 4 miles northeast of Albany.
May 2006HailAlbany-The large hail stones damaged vehicle windshields in Moran.
April 2004Funnel CloudAlbany-A funnel cloud was spotted by members of the fire department near the airport in Albany. It does not appear the funnel cloud touched the ground.
April 2004HailAlbany-This is the second severe hail storm to hit Albany in just over an hour.
May 2004HailAlbany-Nickel size hail covered the ground at the Nail ranch.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindAlbany-A trained spotter estimated up to 80 mph winds and three trees blown down by the high winds.
April 2002HailAlbany-Dime to quarter size hail fell for 15 minutes.
July 2002Flash FloodAlbany-Shackelford County was on the northern fringes of an area of very heavy rains. There was some significant street flooding reported in Albany for a few hours.
February 2001Thunderstorm WindAlbany-Winds estimated at 60 mph in Albany.
October 2001HailAlbany-Golf ball size hail reported in Albany in central Shackelford County.
September 1999HailAlbany-Baseball size hail was reported across the southwest portions of Shackelford County.

Every storm recorded in Shackelford County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Acampo7.8 miles12
Sedwick9.6 miles11
Moran14.0 miles11
Fort Griffin14.8 miles12
Eureka16.1 miles11
Berryhill19.9 miles11

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on AlbanyAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q976217The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1329326. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.