Shackelford is a southern neighbourhood of the city of Modesto in Stanislaus County, California, United States, which was officially annexed on June 1, 2012.

In 1916, the Lion Bridge which was built over the Tuolumne River to improve the access between the cities of Modesto and Ceres.

[4] The area is bordered by California State Route 99 on the north, Crows Landing Road on the west, Main Street on the east, and Hatch Road on the south Shackelford is located at 37°36′54″N 120°59′27″W / 37.61500°N 120.99083°W / 37.61500; -120.99083 (37.615082, -120.990969)[5] in South Modesto.

The 2010 United States Census[6] reported that Shackelford had a population of 3,371.

139 households (15.5%) were made up of individuals, and 46 (5.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 1,059 housing units at an average density of 1,553.7 per square mile (599.9/km2), of which 336 (37.4%) were owner-occupied, and 562 (62.6%) were occupied by renters.

There were 1,454 housing units at an average density of 1,717.3 per square mile (663.1/km2).

15.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

In the state legislature Shackelford is located in the 12th Senate District, represented by Republican Anthony Cannella, and in the 26th Assembly District, represented by Republican Greg Aghazarian.