Shelby County

county in Missouri, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_missouri Q496447
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Shelby County

Summary

Shelby County is a county of Missouri[1]. It draws 32 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_missouri category, ranking #39 of 114).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shelby County is located in Missouri[3].
  • Shelby County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Shelby County's instance of is recorded as county of Missouri[5].
  • Shelby County's capital is recorded as Shelbyville[6].
  • Shelby County's shares border with is recorded as Knox County[7].
  • Shelby County's shares border with is recorded as Monroe County[8].
  • Shelby County's shares border with is recorded as Marion County[9].
  • Shelby County's shares border with is recorded as Lewis County[10].
  • Shelby County's shares border with is recorded as Macon County[11].
  • Isaac Shelby is named after Shelby County[12].
  • Shelby County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Shelbyville[13].
  • Shelby County's Commons category is recorded as Shelby County, Missouri[14].
  • January 2, 1835 marks the founding of Shelby County[15].
  • Shelby County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.79, 'lon': -92.07}[16].
  • Shelby County's official website is recorded as https://shelbycountymo.com/[17].
  • Shelby County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shelby County, Missouri[18].
  • Shelby County has a population of {'amount': '+6373'}[19].
  • Shelby County has a population of {'amount': '+6366'}[20].
  • Shelby County has a population of {'amount': '+6231'}[21].
  • Shelby County has a population of {'amount': '+6227'}[22].
  • Shelby County has a population of {'amount': '+6177'}[23].
  • Shelby County has a population of {'amount': '+6128'}[24].
  • Shelby County has a population of {'amount': '+6103'}[25].
  • Shelby County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Missouri[26].
  • Shelby County's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+2485'}[27].

Body

Geography

Shelby County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Missouri[3].

Physical Characteristics

Shelby County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1301'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+6373'}[19], {'amount': '+6366'}[20], {'amount': '+6231'}[21], {'amount': '+6227'}[22], {'amount': '+6177'}[23], and {'amount': '+6128'}[24].

Designation and Status

Shelby County's instance of is recorded as county of Missouri[5].

History and Context

January 2, 1835 marks the founding of Shelby County[15]. Isaac Shelby is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Shelby County draws 32 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_missouri category, ranking #39 of 114).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . shelbycountymo.com. shelbycountymo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . shelbycountymo.com. shelbycountymo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . shelbycountymo.com. shelbycountymo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . shelbycountymo.com. shelbycountymo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . shelbycountymo.com. shelbycountymo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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