Shiro, Texas

Shiro, Texas
Roadside tire shop in Shiro
Shiro
Location within the state of Texas
Shiro
Shiro (the United States)
Coordinates: 30°36′31″N 95°53′11″W / 30.60861°N 95.88639°W / 30.60861; -95.88639
CountryUnited States
State Texas
CountyGrimes
Elevation341 ft (104 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
201
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code
77876
Area code936
GNIS feature ID2805784[1]

Shiro is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grimes County, Texas, United States located on State Highway 30 and the BNSF Railway in east central Grimes County. As of the 2020 census, Shiro had a population of 201.[2]

Education

Public education in the community of Shiro is provided by the Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent School District. The district has two campuses, Anderson-Shiro Elementary School (grades PK-5) and Anderson-Shiro Junior/Senior High School (grades 6–12)

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020201
U.S. Decennial Census[3]
1850–1900[4] 1910[5]
1920[6] 1930[7] 1940[8]
1950[9] 1960[10] 1970[11]
1980[12] 1990[13] 2000[14]
2010[15] 2020[16]

Shiro first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.[17][15][16]

2020 census

Shiro CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020[16] % 2020
White alone (NH) 139 69.15%
Black or African American alone (NH) 28 13.93%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 2 1.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 32 15.92%
Total 201 100.00%

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shiro, Texas
  2. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  3. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau.
  4. ^ "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  5. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  6. ^ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  12. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  13. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  14. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  15. ^ a b "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  16. ^ a b c "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Shiro CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
  17. ^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.