Census Data for Shelby
As far as we can tell, Shelby has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Shelby, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Industry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Industry is located in Austin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <2>
- Round Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <2>
- Burton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carmine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmine
- Carmine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmine <2>
- Brenham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- La Grange
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Columbus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Somerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Giddings
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Weimar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
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- Schulenburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Austin County ...
Shelby is located in Austin County<3>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Austin 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 Austin County or the community of Shelby:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Shelby:
- GNIS ID for Shelby: 1347010
- GNIS ID for Austin County: 1383793
- GNIS ID for State of Texas: 1779801
- The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 48 (Texas)
- County Code: 015 (Austin County)
- Place Code: 67352 (Shelby)
- State & County Code: 48/015 (Texas / Austin County)
- State & Place Code: 48/67352 (Texas / Shelby)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Shelby is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #7 (the West South-Central Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Shelby.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shelby. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Austin County: www.austincounty.com/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Austin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |