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| Official name | Shelbyville, Indiana |
|---|---|
| Settlement type | City |
| Nickname | The 'ville |
| Motto | "Pride in Progress" |
| Map caption | Location in the state of Indiana |
| Coordinates display | inline,title |
| Coordinates region | US-IN |
| Subdivision type | Country |
| Subdivision name | United States |
| Subdivision type1 | State |
| Subdivision name1 | Indiana |
| Subdivision type2 | County |
| Subdivision name2 | Shelby |
| Subdivision type3 | Township |
| Subdivision name3 | Addison |
| Leader title | Mayor |
| Leader name | Scott Furgeson(R) |
| Leader title1 | |
| Established title | |
| Established title2 | |
| Established title3 | |
| Area magnitude | 1 E7 |
| Area total km2 | 23.3 |
| Area total sq mi | 9.0 |
| Area land km2 | 23.0 |
| Area land sq mi | 8.9 |
| Area water km2 | 0.3 |
| Area water sq mi | 0.1 |
| Area water percent | 1.22 |
| Population as of | 2010 |
| Population total | 19191 |
| Population density km2 | 781.4 |
| Population density sq mi | 2023.0 |
| Timezone | EST |
| Utc offset | -5 |
| Timezone dst | EDT |
| Utc offset dst | -4 |
| Elevation m | 233 |
| Elevation ft | 764 |
| Postal code type | ZIP code |
| Postal code | 46176 |
| Website | http://www.cityofshelbyvillein.com/ |
| Area code | 317 |
| Blank name | FIPS code |
| Blank info | 18-69318 |
| Blank1 name | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 info | 0443347 |
Shelbyville is a city in Addison Township, Shelby County, Indiana, United States. The population was 19,191 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Shelby County. The current mayor is Republican Scott Furgeson.
Shelbyville was incorporated January 21, 1850, by a special act of the Legislature, according to county histories.
The city charter received at that time was destroyed in the City Hall fire on January 1, 1928.
The 1901 coming-of-age historical fiction novel "The Bears of Blue River" by Indianapolis's Charles Major is set in present-day Shelbyville and according to Major's descriptions in the text occurred near the now-aptly named Bear Chase Golf Club.
A railroad was built connecting Shelbyville to Indianapolis in the late 1830s, the first railroad in the state, that later expanded to connect to Madison and Jeffersonville.
Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 crashed on Sept. 9, 1969 near Fairland, IN. Nearly half of the 82 passengers killed were never identified and were buried in a mass grave in Shelbyville.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.0 square miles (23.3 km²), of which, 8.9 square miles (23.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (1.22%) is water.
Shelbyville Central Schools consists of Shelbyville High School, Shelbyville Middle School, Coulston Elementary, Loper Elementary, Hendricks Elementary and Blue River Career Programs, a vocational school. The high school and middle school's nickname is Golden Bears. Coulston is the Comets, Hendricks is the Hurricanes and Loper is the Bulldogs.
St. Joseph Elementary School is a private school, associated with St. Joseph Catholic Church, in Shelbyville.
Southwestern Consolidated School Corporation consists of Southwestern Elementary and Southwestern Junior/Senior High Schools. These schools are located in the southwestern portion of the county, near Marietta, Mount Auburn and Smithland. Southwestern's nickname is the Spartans.
Northwestern Consolidated Schools consists of Triton Elementary, Triton Middle School and Triton Central New Tech High School, all in Fairland, in the northwestern part of the county. The athletic teams are nicknamed the Tigers. In 2009, the high school began its change toward a New Tech High, which is a project-based learning system.
As of the census of 2000, there were 17,951 people, 7,307 households, and 4,654 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,023.0 people per square mile (781.4/km²). There were 7,930 housing units at an average density of 893.7 per square mile (345.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.28% White, 1.58% African American, 0.15% Native American, 1.16% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.90% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.91% of the population.
There were 7,307 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.96. In the city the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $36,824, and the median income for a family was $46,379. Males had a median income of $34,550 versus $24,331 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,670. About 6.1% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.
Category:Cities in Indiana Category:Populated places in Shelby County, Indiana Category:County seats in Indiana Category:Indianapolis metropolitan area
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