Shelby (KY)

Welcome to Shelby County ...

Time Zone: Shelby County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Shelbyville is the Seat for Shelby County.

Shelby County was founded in 1792 and was created by taking area from Jefferson County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Shelby had a population of 49,024 people. This is an increase of 16.2% since the last Census (which gave a population of 42,189 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Shelby represented 0.97% of the total population of Kentucky.

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Kentucky
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- Website for the //kdla.ky.gov/

Websites specific to Shelby County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Anderson County
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- Franklin County
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- Henry County
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- Jefferson County
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- Oldham County
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- Spencer County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
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- Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cemeteries of Shelby County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Kentucky

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.