Shelby Township

township in Blue Earth County, Minnesota
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Shelby Township

Summary

Shelby Township is a township of Minnesota[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of township_of_minnesota entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shelby Township is located in Blue Earth County[3].
  • Shelby Township is in the country of United States[4].
  • Shelby Township's instance of is recorded as township of Minnesota[5].
  • Shelbyville is named after Shelby Township[6].
  • Shelby Township's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[7].
  • Shelby Township's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 665586[8].
  • Shelby Township's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.883888888889, 'lon': -94.192777777778}[9].
  • Shelby Township's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0vvl4[10].
  • Shelby Township's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 27-59458[11].
  • Shelby Township's population is recorded as {'amount': '+246'}[12].
  • Shelby Township's population is recorded as {'amount': '+265'}[13].
  • Shelby Township's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+125'}[14].
  • Shelby Township's GeoNames ID is recorded as 5047070[15].
  • Shelby Township's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+300'}[16].
  • Shelby Township's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+35.8'}[17].
  • Shelby Township's archINFORM location ID is recorded as 38085[18].
  • Shelby Township's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+33059'}[19].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Shelby Township's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+35.8'}[17]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+300'}[16]. Population counts include {'amount': '+246'}[12] and {'amount': '+265'}[13].

Designation and Status

Shelby Township's instance of is recorded as township of Minnesota[5].

History and Context

Shelbyville is named after Shelby Township[6].

Why It Matters

Shelby Township ranks in the top 2% of township_of_minnesota entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

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] . Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . geonames.usgs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . archINFORM. Retrieved . archinform.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . 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. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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