Shelby

census-designated place in Indiana, 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 (10 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shelby is located in Lake 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 VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 137361081[6].
  • Shelby's locator map image is recorded as Lake County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Shelby Highlighted 1869246.svg[7].
  • Shelby's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n94092733[8].
  • Shelby's postal code is recorded as 46377[9].
  • Shelby's Commons category is recorded as Shelby, Indiana[10].
  • Shelby's local dialing code is recorded as 219[11].
  • Shelby's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 2631625[12].
  • Shelby's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 443344[13].
  • Shelby's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.1953, 'lon': -87.3478}[14].
  • Shelby's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025wcxj[15].
  • Shelby's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 18-69246[16].
  • Shelby's population is recorded as {'amount': '+539'}[17].
  • Shelby's population is recorded as {'amount': '+453'}[18].
  • Shelby's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shelby'}[19].
  • Shelby's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+132'}[20].
  • Shelby's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4926353[21].
  • Shelby's different from is recorded as Shelby County[22].
  • Shelby's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+640'}[23].
  • Shelby's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3.334262'}[24].
  • Shelby's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3.334254'}[25].
  • Shelby's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0'}[26].
  • Shelby's Who's on First ID is recorded as 85942681[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3.334262'}[24] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3.334254'}[25]. Shelby's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+640'}[23]. Population counts include {'amount': '+539'}[17] and {'amount': '+453'}[18].

Designation and Status

Shelby's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States[5].

Why It Matters

Shelby ranks in the top 3% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).[2] Shelby has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Shelby is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . geonames.usgs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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