Shelbyville

city in Shelby County, Kentucky, United States
Organization city_in_the_united_states Q2262385
Shelbyville
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Shelbyville

Summary

Shelbyville is a city in the United States[1]. Shelbyville ranks in the top 7% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (739 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County[3].
  • Shelbyville is in the country of United States[4].
  • Shelbyville's head of government is recorded as David B. Eaton[5].
  • Shelbyville's head of government is recorded as Troy Ethington[6].
  • Shelbyville's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[7].
  • Shelbyville's postal code is recorded as 40065[8].
  • Shelbyville's postal code is recorded as 40066[9].
  • Shelbyville's Commons category is recorded as Shelbyville, Kentucky[10].
  • Shelbyville's local dialing code is recorded as 502[11].
  • January 1, 1792 marks the founding of Shelbyville[12].
  • Shelbyville's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.2122, 'lon': -85.2258}[13].
  • Shelbyville's official website is recorded as http://shelbyvillekentucky.com/[14].
  • Shelbyville's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shelbyville, Kentucky[15].
  • Shelbyville has a population of {'amount': '+14045'}[16].
  • Shelbyville has a population of {'amount': '+17282'}[17].
  • Shelbyville's office held by head of government is recorded as mayor[18].
  • Shelbyville's capital of is recorded as Shelby County[19].
  • Shelbyville's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shelbyville'}[20].
  • Shelbyville's category for people born here is recorded as Q106471554[21].
  • Shelbyville's category for people who died here is recorded as Q55909358[22].
  • Shelbyville's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+6029'}[23].
  • Shelbyville sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+232'}[24].
  • Shelbyville covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+21.857934'}[25].
  • Shelbyville covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+21.269446'}[26].
  • Shelbyville's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+1.8929'}[27].

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Founding

January 1, 1792 marks the founding of Shelbyville[12].

Identity

Shelbyville's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shelbyville'}[20].

Why It Matters

Shelbyville ranks in the top 7% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (739 views/month).[2] Shelbyville has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Shelbyville is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . shelbyvillekentucky.com. Retrieved . shelbyvillekentucky.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . shelbyvillekentucky.com. Retrieved . shelbyvillekentucky.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . 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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  1. 12d ago · 沈澄心 · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people born here Q106471554
    Official website http://shelbyvillekentucky.com/
    Capital of Shelby County
    Instance of city in the United States
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2163]]: 1219885, Added with [[User:Bargioni/moreIdentifiers|moreIdentifiers]]"
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