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Population (year 2000): 2,029. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,841 (-9.3% change)
Males: 949 (46.8%), Females: 1,080 (53.2%)
Zip code:
79079
Median resident age: 42.0 years
Median household income: $25,776 (year 2000)
Median house value: $34,700 (year 2000)
Races in Shamrock:
- White Non-Hispanic (79.2%)
- Hispanic (13.4%)
- Other race (5.9%)
- Black (4.8%)
- American Indian (2.2%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Asian Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (19.0%), United States
(11.4%), English (11.0%), German (8.9%), Dutch (2.5%),
Scotch-Irish (1.6%).
Land area: 2.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Shamrock
- High school or higher: 68.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Shamrock city
- Never married: 18.7%
- Now married: 62.3%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 8.7%
2.3% Foreign born (1.8% Latin America, 0.3%
Oceania).
Population change in the 1990s: -201 (-9.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Shamrock:
- SHAMROCK GENERAL HOSPITAL (1000 S MAIN ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Shamrock:
- PARKVIEW HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WHEELER, TX)
- PARKVIEW HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WHEELER, TX)
- COLLINGSWORTH GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
WELLINGTON, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Shamrock:
- ALTUS AFB (about 79 miles; ALTUS, OK; ID: LTS)
- AMARILLO INTL (about 101 miles; AMARILLO, TX; ID:
AMA)
- HENRY POST AAF (about 134 miles; FORT SILL, OK; ID:
FSI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Shamrock:
- SHAMROCK MUNI (about 5 miles; SHAMROCK, TX; ID: 2F1)
- WHEELER MUNI (about 17 miles; WHEELER, TX; ID: T59)
- MC LEAN/GRAY COUNTY (about 20 miles; MC LEAN, TX;
ID: 2E7)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Shamrock:
- SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 109
miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 113 miles; AMARILLO, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,876)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 116 miles;
CANYON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 125 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
- CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 131 miles; LAWTON, OK; FT
enrollment: 3,529)
- MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 151 miles;
WICHITA FALLS, TX; FT enrollment: 4,619)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 156 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
Public high school in Shamrock:
- SHAMROCK H S (Students: 135; Location: 100 S
ILLINOIS; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Shamrock:
- SHAMROCK EL (Students: 146; Location: 100 S
ILLINOIS; Grades: PK - 05)
- SHAMROCK MIDDLE (Students: 77; Location: 100
S ILLINOIS; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Shamrock:
- SHAMROCK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$20,630; Location: 712 N MAIN ST; 32,029 books; 32
serial subscriptions)
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