Shelby, Iowa
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1870 (settled) 1877 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| Counties : |
Shelby County Pottawattamie County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 31 ′ N , 95 ° 27 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 641 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 142.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 4.51 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 398 m |
| Postal code : | 51570 |
| Area code : | +1 712 |
| FIPS : | 19-72300 |
| GNIS ID : | 461554 |
| Website : | www.shelbyia.com |
| Mayor : | Ron Kroll |
Shelby is a city (with the status " City ") in Shelby County and in Pottawattamie County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Shelby had 641 residents, the number of which decreased to 620 by 2014.
geography
Shelby is located in western Iowa on Silver Creek , which is part of the Mississippi River basin over the Nishnabotna River and the Missouri .
The geographical coordinates of Shelby are 41 ° 30'58 "north latitude and 95 ° 27'01" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 4.51 km² and is spread over the Shelby Township of Shelby County and the Pleasant Township of Pottawattamie County.
Neighboring towns to Shelby are Tennant (9.4 km north), Corley (20.9 km northeast), Walnut (14.3 km east), Avoca (13.9 km east-southeast), Hancock (13.4 km southeast), Minden (12.5 km southwest) and Persia (17.1 km northwest).
The closest major cities are Sioux City (163 km northwest), Iowa's capital Des Moines (159 km east), Nebraska's largest city Omaha (67.6 km southwest), and Nebraska's capital Lincoln (147 km in the same direction).
traffic
Interstate Highway 80 runs along the southern border of the urban area of Shelby in an east-west direction and is the shortest connection from Des Moines to Omaha here. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
Through Shelby runs in a north-south direction on the route of a former railway line of the former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad with the Rock Island Old Stone Arch Nature Trail, a rail trail for hikers and cyclists.
The Harlan Municipal Airport is 17 km northeast of a small airfield for general aviation . The nearest commercial airports are Eppley Airfield in Omaha (69 km southwest) and Des Moines International Airport (165 km east).
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 449 | - | |
| 1890 | 582 | 29.6% | |
| 1900 | 692 | 18.9% | |
| 1910 | 586 | -15.3% | |
| 1920 | 588 | 0.3% | |
| 1930 | 617 | 4.9% | |
| 1940 | 627 | 1.6% | |
| 1950 | 592 | -5.6% | |
| 1960 | 533 | -10% | |
| 1970 | 537 | 0.8% | |
| 1980 | 665 | 23.8% | |
| 1990 | 637 | -4.2% | |
| 2000 | 696 | 9.3% | |
| 2010 | 641 | -7.9% | |
| 2014 estimate | 620 | -3.3% | |
| 1880-2000 2010-2014 | |||
history
Shelby was created in 1870 with the construction of a railway line for the Rock Island Railroad . The city was named like the county of the same name after Isaac Shelby (1750-1826), a general and first governor of Kentucky . In 1877 Shelby was incorporated as a separate municipality.
population
According to the 2010 census , Shelby had 641 people in 263 households. The population density was 142.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.38 people lived in each of the 263 households.
The racial the population was 98.6 percent white. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.9 percent of the population.
22.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15 percent were 65 years or older. 52 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 38,194 USD . The per capita income was $ 38,194. 22.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Shelby - City Council.Retrieved October 9, 2015
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved October 9, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on October 9, 2015
- ^ Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation - Rock Island Old Stone Arch Nature Trail.Retrieved October 9, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Harlan Municipal Airport Accessed on October 9, 2015
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved October 9, 2015
- ↑ City of Shelby - History.Retrieved October 9, 2015