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Welcome to Shelby County ...

Time Zone: Shelby County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Shelbyville is the Seat for Shelby County.

Shelby County was founded in 1827 and was created by taking area from Fayette County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Shelby had a population of 21,634 people. This is a decrease of 3.22% since the last Census (which gave a population of 22,354 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Shelby represented 0.17% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Shelby County:

  • Cowden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cowden is located in Shelby County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
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  • Findlay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Herrick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Moweaqua
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Oconee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oconee is located in Shelby County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oconee <2>
  • Shelbyville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sigel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sigel is located in Shelby County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigel <2>
  • Stewardson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Strasburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Tower Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Windsor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Windsor is located in Shelby County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,128 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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