Shelbyville, Tennessee
| Shelbyville | |||
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 Center of Shelbyville |
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| Location in Tennessee | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1810 (settled) 1819 (incorporated) |
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Tennessee | ||
| County : | Bedford County | ||
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 29 ′ N , 86 ° 28 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 20,335 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 421.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 48.2 km 2 (approx. 19 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 230 m | ||
| Postal code : | 37160 | ||
| Area code : | +1 931 | ||
| FIPS : | 47-67760 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1269993 | ||
| Website : | shelbyvilletn.org | ||
| Mayor : | Ewing Wallace Cartwright | ||
 Shelbyville City Hall |
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Shelbyville is a city (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Bedford County in the US -amerikanischen State Tennessee . In 2010 , Shelbyville had 20,335 residents. By 2013 the population had increased to 20,764.
geography
Shelbyville is located in south-central Tennessee on both sides of the Duck River , which is part of the Mississippi basin via the Tennessee River and the Ohio .
The geographical coordinates of Shelbyville are 35 ° 29'00 "north latitude and 86 ° 27'37" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 48.2 km².
Neighboring towns to Shelbyville are Bell Buckle (17.5 km northeast), Wartrace (15 km east-northeast), Normandy (19.3 km east-southeast), Lynchburg (26 km southeast), Petersburg (27.6 km southwest) and Unionville (20, 4 km northwest).
The closest major cities are Tennessee's capital, Nashville (86.5 km northwest), Louisville , Kentucky (354 km northeast), Knoxville (284 km east-northeast), Chattanooga (157 km southeast), Atlanta , Georgia (342 km in the same direction), Birmingham , Alabama (254 km south) and Tennessee's largest city, Memphis (385 km west).
traffic
The US Highway 231 runs north-south through Shelbyville. In addition, to meet the Tennessee State Highway 16 , 64 , 82 , 130 , 387 and 437 together in Shelbyville. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
In the northeastern center of Shelbyville, the only route of the Walking Horse ends at Easter Railroad , a local railroad that branches off a route of the CSX Transportation in Wartrace .
With the Bomar Field-Shelbyville Municipal Airport is located in a northern enclave the urban area a small airfield. The nearest major airport is Nashville International Airport, 86.5 km north-northwest .
population
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1850 | 1708 | - | |
| 1860 | 776 | -54.6% | |
| 1870 | 1719 | 121.5% | |
| 1880 | 1869 | 8.7% | |
| 1890 | 1823 | -2.5% | |
| 1900 | 2236 | 22.7% | |
| 1910 | 2869 | 28.3% | |
| 1920 | 2912 | 1.5% | |
| 1930 | 5010 | 72% | |
| 1940 | 6537 | 30.5% | |
| 1950 | 9456 | 44.7% | |
| 1960 | 10,466 | 10.7% | |
| 1970 | 12,262 | 17.2% | |
| 1980 | 13,530 | 10.3% | |
| 1990 | 14,049 | 3.8% | |
| 2000 | 16,105 | 14.6% | |
| 2010 | 20,335 | 26.3% | |
| 2013 estimate | 20,764 | 2.1% | |
| 1850-2000 2010-2013 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Shelbyville had 20,335 people in 7,275 households. The population density was 421.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 7,275 households there were statistically 2.74 people each.
The racial the population was composed of 68.3 percent white, 14.1 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian, 0.2 percent Polynesian and 12.9 percent from other ethnic groups; 3.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 20.3 percent of the population regardless of ethnicity.
28.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.2 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 27,160 USD . The per capita income was $ 14,331. 29.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Daniel Laurens Barringer (1788-1852), 1826-1835 Democratic member of the US House of Representatives - lived at the end of his life in Shelbyville and is buried here
- James L. Bomar (1914–2001), 1963–1965 Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee - began his career as a lawyer in Shelbyville
- Edmund Cooper (1821–1911), unionist member of the US House of Representatives from 1866–1867 - lived long in Shelbyville and is buried here
- Henry Cooper (1827–1884), Democratic US Senator from Tennessee (1871–1877) - attended school in Shelbyville
- Prentice Cooper (1895–1969), 43rd Governor of Tennessee - born in Shelbyville
- William L. Frierson (1868–1953), US Attorney General 1920–1921 - born in Shelbyville
- John Alexander Greer (1802–1855), Lieutenant Governor of Texas 1847–1851 - born and raised in Shelbyville
- William C. Houston (1852–1931), 1905–1919 Democratic Member of the US House of Representatives - born in Shelbyville
- Sondra Locke (1944–2018), actress and director - born and raised in Shelbyville
- James Mullins (1807–1873), Republican MP for the US House of Representatives - lived and is buried in Shelbyville
- Barry Stewart (* 1988), professional basketball player - born and raised in Shelbyville
- Lewis Tillman (1816–1886), Republican member of the US House of Representatives - born and raised in Shelbyville
- R. Ewing Thomason (1879–1973), 1931–1949 Democratic member of the US House of Representatives - born in Shelbyville
- Harvey Magee Watterson (1811–1891), 1839–1843 Democratic Member of the US House of Representatives - began his career as a lawyer in Shelbyville
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Shelbyville - Shelbyville City Mayor. Retrieved August 13, 2014
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 13, 2014
- ↑ a b U.S. Census Bureau - State & County Quick Facts ( Memento of the original from May 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 13, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on August 13, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Bomar Field-Shelbyville Municipal Airport Accessed on August 13, 2014
- ↑ United States Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses.Retrieved August 13, 2014
