Shelby County
county in Tennessee, United States
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Summary
Shelby County is a county of Tennessee[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of county of tennessee entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,102 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tennessee[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Capital: Memphis[5]
- Shares border with: Tipton County[6], DeSoto County[7], Fayette County[8], Marshall County[9], Crittenden County[10], Mississippi County[11]
- Named after: Isaac Shelby[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Memphis[13]
- Commons category: Shelby County, Tennessee[14]
- Inception: November 24, 1819[15]
- Coordinate location: 35.18, -89.89[16]
- Official website: http://www.shelbycountytn.gov[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Shelby County, Tennessee[18]
- Population: 927,644[19], 928,808[20], 933,902[21], 939,877[22], 939,465[23], 938,069[24], 929,744[25]
- Topic has template: Template:Shelby County, Tennessee[26]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Shelby County, Tennessee[27]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Shelby County, Tennessee[28]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Shelby County, Tennessee[29]
- Number of households: 364,625[30], 356,607[31]
- Native label: Shelby County[32]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C110194[33]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Shelby County, Tennessee[34]
- Different from: Shelby County[35]
- Area: 2030[36]
- Water as percent of area: 2.8[37]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Shelby County, Tennessee[38]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Shelby County, Tennessee[39]
Why It Matters
Shelby County has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]