Shelby County, Kentucky
Shelby County: County in Kentucky, United States of America
Shelby County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 42,074 and a population density of 42 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 49,611 inhabitants. Its county seat is Shelbyville. The county was created 231 years ago in 1792.
Quick Facts about Shelby County
|Population :||49,611 (2020)|
|Country :||United States of America|
|State :||Kentucky (United States)|
|Different from :||Shelby County, Shelby County, Shelby County, Shelby County, Shelby County, Shelby County, Shelby County, Shelby County|
|Area :||999 km2|
|Official name :||Shelby County|
|Water as percent of area :||1.6%|
|Land as percent of area :||98.4%|
|Named for :||Isaac Shelby|
|Official language :||English|
|Establishment :||June 06, 1792|
|Time Zone :||Eastern Time Zone|
|Local time :||04:14:02 (11th December 2023)|
|Density :||50 Pop. per km² as of 2020|
|Population growth :||15.19% (2010-2020)|
Shelby County map
Shelby County Populated Places
Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Shelby County.
|Shelbyville||16,790||Township in Shelby County, Illinois|
|Simpsonville||2,963||Human settlement in Shelby County, Kentucky, United States of America|
|Pleasureville||875||Human settlement in Kentucky, United States of America|
- Official Website
Official website of Shelby County
The population of Shelby County increased by 15.19% in 10 years.
People born in Shelby County (17)
- Henry Bibb (American writer and abolitionist) he was born in 10/05/1815
- Adriel N. Williams (United States Air Force general) he was born in 11/08/1916
- Bland Ballard (American judge) he was born in 04/09/1819
- Henry Clay Fry (American businessman) he was born in 17/09/1840
- James Franklin Bell (4th Chief of Staff of the United States Army) he was born in 09/01/1856
- James C. Allen (American politician) he was born in 29/01/1822
- Wickliffe Covington (American artist (1867-1938)) she was born in 02/07/1867
- William P. Thorne (American politician) he was born in 05/03/1845
- Woodson Ratcliffe Oglesby (American politician) he was born in 09/02/1867
- John H. Callahan (United States Army Medal of Honor recipient) he was born in 25/01/1845
- Elijah P. Marrs he was born in 01/01/1840
- Priscilla Baird (American teacher) she was born in 01/01/1828
- Rupert G. Seals (animal science researcher and academic administrator) he was born in 01/01/1932
- Mary Young Ridenbaugh (American writer) she was born in 01/01/1834
Other places with the same name (9)
- Shelby County , Tennessee county in Tennessee, United States with a population of 936,017 people.
- Shelby County , Alabama county in Alabama, United States with a population of 221,428 people.
- Shelby County , Ohio county in Ohio, United States with a population of 48,337 people.
- Shelby County , Indiana county in Indiana, United States with a population of 44,871 people.
- Shelby County , Texas county in Texas, United States with a population of 24,915 people.
- Shelby County , Illinois county in Illinois, United States with a population of 21,299 people.
- Shelby County , Iowa county in Iowa, United States of America with a population of 11,430 people.
- Shelby County , Missouri county in Missouri, United States of America with a population of 5,919 people.
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