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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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
Fort Griffinlisted 1971
Hubbard Creek Bridgelisted 1996
Shackelford County Courthouse Historic Districtlisted 1976
State Highway 23 Bridge at the Clear Fork of the Brazos Riverlisted 1996
Population over time
2 figuresAlbany 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,034 | |
| 2020 | 1,854 | -180 (-9%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1892 USGS Albany quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Albany quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Albany quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Stamford quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
89 since 2005Regional 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 use | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NEWUAL 1 |
| 9 August 2014 | Natural | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BOMAR COMPLEX WILDLAND FIRE |
| 9 August 2008 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2008 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 August 2008 | Natural | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 16 August 2020 | Natural | 21 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NEWELL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 137 shownRegional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2002 | Flash Flood | Albany | 1 killed, $3,000,000 | Storms 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 2004 | Hail | Albany | $800,000 | Large hail damaged roofs and cars in Albany. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Albany | $400,000 | Albany was hit again by another hail storm that produced significant damage to homes and businesses. Windows were broken all through the town. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Albany | $100,000 | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $100,000 | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $50,000 | Twenty-two power line poles were destroyed by high winds. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $40,000 | Trees were blown down, metal buildings were destroyed, and roofs were damaged by high winds. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Albany | $20,000 | Baseball size hail damages homes and automobiles. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $10,000 | Several 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 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Albany | $10,000 | This tornado ripped roofs off of barns, destroyed part of a barn, and snapped a few trees. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $8,000 | Lots of damage to trees and power lines in Albany. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $7,000 | The severe thunderstorm winds in Albany blew shingles off of roofs, and the intense winds also toppled telephone poles. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $5,000 | Another severe thunderstorm swept winds of 70 mph across the city of Albany for a third time in about two hours. |
| February 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $5,000 | Strong winds lifted the roof from a storage shed, and caused damage to signs and trees. |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $4,000 | Power lines were downed as a result of strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $4,000 | Power lines were downed in the city of Albany. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $2,000 | Telephone poles were blown down around Albany. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $2,000 | Numerous power lines blown down |
| April 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Albany | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Albany | $1,000 | Windows broken out of home from the hail. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | The West Texas Mesonet station near Albany measured a wind gust of 62 mph. |
| May 2025 | Tornado (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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | A mesonet observation station reported a 58 mph wind gust. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Albany | - | Public report of half dollar sized hail. |
| June 2025 | Flood | Albany | - | A storm chaser reported street flooding in Albany. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | A mesonet observation station reported a 66 mph wind gust. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | The public reported a roof was blown off a house. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | Mesonet observation site reported 88 mph wind gust. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Albany | - | There was a report of golf ball size hail near Albany. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | Mesonet site reported a 58 mph wind gust. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | A West Texas Mesonet observation site recorded a wind gust of 66 mph. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | A West Texas Mesonet Station measured a wind gust of 81 mph. |
| May 2021 | Flood | Albany | - | Texas Department of Transportation reported water over the roadway along many points on FM 1084 just outside of Albany. |
| May 2021 | Flood | Albany | - | Texas Department of Transportation reported water over the roadway on southbound U.S. Highway 180. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | Law enforcement estimated winds gusting to 60 mph. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | 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 2015 | Hail | Albany | - | 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 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | Fire Department/Rescue estimated thunderstorm wind gusts between 60 and 80 mph in Albany. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | Law enforcement estimated a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph in Albany. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | Law enforcement officials reported multiple tree limbs down. The largest tree limbs were five feet in length. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | 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 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | The sheriff's office estimated a 60 mph wind gust. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | This thunderstorm wind was reported by law enforcement. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | Law enforcement reported a roof was torn off of a house and power lines were blown down on the north side of Albany. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | Law enforcement reported a tree down in Albany. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | A power line was reported down in Albany. The time was estimated by radar. |
| April 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Albany | - | A storm chaser reported a brief tornado about 4 miles northeast of Albany. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Albany | - | The large hail stones damaged vehicle windshields in Moran. |
| April 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Albany | - | 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 2004 | Hail | Albany | - | This is the second severe hail storm to hit Albany in just over an hour. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Albany | - | Nickel size hail covered the ground at the Nail ranch. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | A trained spotter estimated up to 80 mph winds and three trees blown down by the high winds. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Albany | - | Dime to quarter size hail fell for 15 minutes. |
| July 2002 | Flash Flood | Albany | - | 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 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | Winds estimated at 60 mph in Albany. |
| October 2001 | Hail | Albany | - | Golf ball size hail reported in Albany in central Shackelford County. |
| September 1999 | Hail | Albany | - | Baseball size hail was reported across the southwest portions of 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.
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 Albany | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q976217 | The 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.





