Profile for Shamrock, Texas, TX

Established by an Irish sheep rancher in 1890

Oil was discovered in 1926

A fragment of the Blarney Stone is displayed in a monument in Elmore Park

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 4. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 2.1 per 1,000 people.

Historic sites and museums: Pioneer West Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Shamrock

Hotels (2)

Libraries (1)

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• Wheeler County data
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Shamrock demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Wheeler County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 79079 ZIP code.

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• Wheeler County government

10% of Shamrock residents report German ancestry, and 21% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Shamrock ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Shamrock
• Cemeteries in Wheeler County
• Libraries in or near Shamrock

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• Wheeler County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - TX data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Shamrock museums
• Shamrock historic sites
• Shamrock area parks
• Wineries near Shamrock

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• Shamrock area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Wheeler County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Texas cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Shamrock
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
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• Communities in Wheeler County

• Shamrock business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Texas
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• Crime in Wheeler County
• Arrests in Wheeler County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Texas
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Shamrock was $13,724, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Wheeler County economic census
• Wheeler County economic summary
• Wheeler County employment growth
• Wheeler County unemployment rate
• Texas economic data

13% of Shamrock residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Shamrock
• Colleges in Texas
• Learning Disabilities Association in Texas
• Schools in or near Shamrock
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• Yearbooks (old) of Texas high schools

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• Air pollution in Wheeler County
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• Land contamination in Wheeler County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Texas
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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• Shamrock medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Shamrock
• Historic sites in Texas
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• Texas state archives
• Texas state encyclopedia
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Wheeler County genealogy forum

Median rent in Shamrock, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $294.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $566.

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Libraries in Shamrock include Shamrock Public Library ... View libraries

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• Nonprofit guide for Shamrock
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Wheeler County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Shamrock political report.

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The average commute time for Shamrock workers is 14 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Shamrock include Best Western, Econo Lodge Shamrock.

• Shamrock travel guide
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• Texas tourism bureau

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