Census Data for Shelby
Population ...
The last Decennial Census<1> was in 2010, which gave Shelby a population of 96 people.
The community of Shelby is located in Buffalo County. The 2010 Census gave Buffalo County; a population of 1,934 people. This means that Shelby had 4.96% of the county's total population.
At the same time, South Dakota had a population of 814,180 people, meaning that Shelby had 0.01% of the total population of South Dakota.
Buffalo County ...
Shelby is located in Buffalo County<2>.
The county had a population of 1,934 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 96 people, Shelby represented 4.96% of the county's total.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Buffalo County.
Miscellaneous Information for Shelby ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Buffalo County or the community of Shelby:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 46 (South Dakota)
- County Code: 017 (Buffalo County)
- Place Code: 58385 (Shelby)
- State & County Code: 46/017 (South Dakota / Buffalo County)
- State & Place Code: 46/58385 (South Dakota / Shelby)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Shelby is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Shelby.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/
The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)
The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Every 10 years (eg- 1990, 2000, 2010), the US Census Bureau conducts a Constitutionally-mandated count (or enumeration) of people living within the United States. This count is called a Decennial Census. The last Decennial Census was the 2010 Census, with the next one planned for 2020. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Buffalo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |