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Shelby

census designated place in Shelby County, Alabama, United States
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Shelby

Summary

Shelby is a census-designated place in the United States[1]. Shelby ranks in the top 3% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shelby is located in Shelby County[3].
  • Shelby is in the country of United States[4].
  • Shelby's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States[5].
  • Shelby's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community[6].
  • Shelby's postal code is recorded as 35143[7].
  • Shelby's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[8].
  • Shelby's local dialing code is recorded as 205[9].
  • Shelby's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.1103, 'lon': -86.5842}[10].
  • Shelby has a population of {'amount': '+1044'}[11].
  • Shelby has a population of {'amount': '+940'}[12].
  • Shelby's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shelby'}[13].
  • Shelby's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+348'}[14].
  • Shelby sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+495'}[15].
  • Shelby covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+49.243949'}[16].
  • Shelby covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+49.178023'}[17].
  • Shelby's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+1.2041'}[18].
  • Shelby's mean age is recorded as {'amount': '+42.4'}[19].
  • Shelby's water area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.592152'}[20].
  • Shelby's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+26535'}[21].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+49.243949'}[16] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+49.178023'}[17]. Shelby sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+495'}[15]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1044'}[11] and {'amount': '+940'}[12].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include census-designated place in the United States[5] and unincorporated community[6].

Why It Matters

Shelby ranks in the top 3% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month).[2] Shelby has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Shelby is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . data.census.gov. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Muell132 · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Water as percent of area → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+1.2041'}
    Country → —
    Per capita income → {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+26535'}
    Population → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P373]]: Shelby, Alabama"
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