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Shelbyville, Missouri

Shelbyville, Missouri
City
Location of Shelbyville, Missouri
Location of Shelbyville, Missouri
Coordinates: 39°48′26″N 92°2′28″W / 39.80722°N 92.04111°W / 39.80722; -92.04111Coordinates: 39°48′26″N 92°2′28″W / 39.80722°N 92.04111°W / 39.80722; -92.04111
Country United States
State Missouri
County Shelby
Area
 • Total 0.82 sq mi (2.12 km2)
 • Land 0.78 sq mi (2.02 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation 761 ft (232 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 552
 • Estimate (2012) 538
 • Density 707.7/sq mi (273.2/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 63469
Area code(s) 573
FIPS code 29-67196
GNIS feature ID 0726308

Shelbyville is a city in Shelby County, Missouri, United States. The population was 552 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Shelby County.

Shelbyville was platted in 1836. Like the county in which it is located, Shelbyville was named for Governor Isaac Shelby of Kentucky. A post office has been in operation at Shelbyville since 1836.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.82 square miles (2.12 km2), of which, 0.78 square miles (2.02 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water.

As of the census of 2010, there were 552 people, 240 households, and 151 families residing in the city. The population density was 707.7 inhabitants per square mile (273.2/km2). There were 279 housing units at an average density of 357.7 per square mile (138.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.4% White, 0.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.

There were 240 households of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.1% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.85.


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