Shelby County, Missouri

Shelby County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials

Shelby County
	Shelby County, Missouri
	Shelby County Courthouse in Shelbyville
	; Location in the state of Missouri
	; Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded	January 2, 1835
Named for	Isaac Shelby
Seat	Shelbyville
Largest city	Shelbina
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 502 sq mi (1,300 km²); 501 sq mi (1,298 km²); 1.5 sq mi (4 km²), 0.3
Population; - (2020); - Density	; 6,103 ;
Congressional district	6th
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

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Shelby County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,103.^[1] Its county seat is Shelbyville.^[2] The county was established on January 2, 1835, and named for Governor Isaac Shelby of Kentucky.^[3]

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 502 square miles (1,300 km²), of which 501 square miles (1,300 km²) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) (0.3%) is water.^[4]

Adjacent counties[]

Knox County (north)
Lewis County (northeast)
Marion County (east)
Monroe County (south)
Randolph County (southwest)
Macon County (west)

Major highways[]

Interstate 72 (Proposed)
U.S. Route 36
Route 15
Route 151
Route 168

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1840	3,056	—
1850	4,253	39.2%
1860	7,301	71.7%
1870	10,119	38.6%
1880	14,024	38.6%
1890	15,642	11.5%
1900	16,167	3.4%
1910	14,864	−8.1%
1920	13,617	−8.4%
1930	11,983	−12.0%
1940	11,224	−6.3%
1950	9,730	−13.3%
1960	9,063	−6.9%
1970	7,906	−12.8%
1980	7,826	−1.0%
1990	6,942	−11.3%
2000	6,799	−2.1%
2010	6,373	−6.3%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5] 1790-1960^[6] 1900-1990^[7] 1990-2000^[8] 2010-2020^[9]

As of the census^[10] of 2000, there were 6,799 people, 2,745 households, and 1,847 families residing in the county. The population density was 14 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 3,245 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.87% White, 0.97% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Approximately 0.63% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 30.4% were of American, 26.9% German, 14.9% English and 8.5% Irish ancestry.

There were 2,745 households, out of which 30.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.90% were married couples living together, 7.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.70% were non-families. 30.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.40% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 19.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,448, and the median income for a family was $35,944. Males had a median income of $25,759 versus $18,996 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,632. About 13.00% of families and 16.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.70% of those under age 18 and 14.10% of those age 65 or over.

2020 Census[]

Shelby County Racial Composition^[11]
Race	Num.	Perc.
White (NH)	5,749	94.2%
Black or African American (NH)	20	0.33%
Native American (NH)	20	0.33%
Asian (NH)	1	0.02%
Pacific Islander (NH)	0	0%
Other/Mixed (NH)	197	3.23%
Hispanic or Latino	117	2%

Education[]

Public schools[]

North Shelby School District – Shelbyville
- North Shelby Elementary School (K-06)
- North Shelby High School (07-12)
Shelby County R-IV School District – Shelbina
- South Shelby Elementary School (K-05)
- South Shelby Middle School (06-08)
- South Shelby High School (09-12)

Private schools[]

Shiloh Christian School – Shelbina (K-12) – Nondenominational Christian – Alternative School
Heartland Christian Academy (Official Site) – Bethel (PK-12) – Nondenominational Christian

Public libraries[]

Clarence Public Library^[12]
Shelbina Carnegie Public Library^[13]

Politics[]

Local[]

The Democratic Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Shelby County. Democrats hold all but one of the elected positions in the county.

State[]

**Past Gubernatorial Elections Results**
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	81.05% 2,698	17.30% 576	1.65% 55
2016	66.12% 2,143	32.00% 1,037	1.88% 61
2012	53.58% 1,721	44.40% 1,426	2.02% 65
2008	63.15% 2,094	35.86% 1,189	0.99% 33
2004	66.72% 2,316	32.15% 1,116	1.13% 39
2000	51.50% 1,668	47.76% 1,547	0.74% 24
1996	28.12% 859	70.51% 2,154	1.37% 42

Shelby County is a part of Missouri's 5th District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is represented by Lindell F Shumake (R-Hannibal).

Missouri House of Representatives — District 5 — Shelby County (2016)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Lindell F. Shumake	2,315	72.94%	+5.03
	Democratic	O.C. Latta	859	27.06%	-5.03

Missouri House of Representatives — District 5 — Shelby County (2014)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Lindell F. Shumake	1,149	67.91%	+30.42
	Democratic	C. Leroy Deichman	543	32.09%	-30.42

Missouri House of Representatives — District 5 — Shelby County (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Lindell F. Shumake	1,215	37.49%
	Democratic	Tom Shively	2,026	62.51%

Shelby County is a part of Missouri's 18th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Brian Munzlinger (R-Williamstown).

Missouri Senate — District 18 — Shelby County (2014)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Brian Munzlinger	1,375	100.00%

Federal[]

U.S. Senate — Missouri — Shelby County (2016)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Roy Blunt	2,129	66.16%	+14.39
	Democratic	Jason Kander	989	30.73%	-13.49
	Libertarian	Jonathan Dine	54	1.68%	-2.33
	Green	Johnathan McFarland	31	0.93%	+0.93
	Constitution	Fred Ryman	15	0.47%	+0.47

U.S. Senate — Missouri — Shelby County (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Todd Akin	1,667	51.77%
	Democratic	Claire McCaskill	1,424	44.22%
	Libertarian	Jonathan Dine	129	4.01%

Shelby County is included in Missouri's 6th Congressional District and is currently represented by Sam Graves (R-Tarkio) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 6th Congressional District — Shelby County (2016)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Sam Graves	2,428	77.10%	+5.34
	Democratic	David M. Blackwell	649	20.61%	-6.27
	Libertarian	Russ Lee Monchil	40	1.27%	-0.09
	Green	Mike Diel	32	1.02%	{{{change}}}

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri’s 6th Congressional District — Shelby County (2014)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Sam Graves	1,212	71.76%	+4.76
	Democratic	Bill Hedge	454	26.88%	-4.30
	Libertarian	Russ Lee Monchil	23	1.36%	-0.46

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 6th Congressional District — Shelby County (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Sam Graves	2,091	67.00%
	Democratic	Kyle Yarber	973	31.18%
	Libertarian	Russ Lee Monchil	57	1.82%

United States presidential election results for Shelby County, Missouri^[14]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	2,700	80.60%	592	17.67%	58	1.73%
2016	2,524	77.09%	606	18.51%	144	4.40%
2012	2,188	67.70%	966	29.89%	78	2.41%
2008	2,166	65.32%	1,114	33.59%	36	1.09%
2004	2,280	65.11%	1,201	34.29%	21	0.60%
2000	1,936	59.44%	1,262	38.75%	59	1.81%
1996	1,213	39.64%	1,410	46.08%	437	14.28%
1992	1,169	34.44%	1,435	42.28%	790	23.28%
1988	1,586	46.54%	1,818	53.35%	4	0.12%
1984	2,243	58.78%	1,573	41.22%	0	0.00%
1980	2,151	52.73%	1,849	45.33%	79	1.94%
1976	1,453	39.25%	2,227	60.16%	22	0.59%
1972	2,057	56.73%	1,569	43.27%	0	0.00%
1968	1,693	41.33%	2,045	49.93%	358	8.74%
1964	1,212	27.75%	3,156	72.25%	0	0.00%
1960	2,062	41.81%	2,870	58.19%	0	0.00%
1956	1,990	39.53%	3,044	60.47%	0	0.00%
1952	2,163	39.88%	3,237	59.68%	24	0.44%
1948	1,348	28.32%	3,400	71.43%	12	0.25%
1944	1,934	35.90%	3,435	63.76%	18	0.33%
1940	2,167	34.83%	4,028	64.75%	26	0.42%
1936	1,697	27.81%	4,367	71.57%	38	0.62%
1932	1,104	20.66%	4,215	78.87%	25	0.47%
1928	2,303	42.12%	3,158	57.75%	7	0.13%
1924	1,737	30.01%	3,957	68.37%	94	1.62%
1920	2,128	34.69%	3,935	64.15%	71	1.16%
1916	1,195	31.53%	2,549	67.26%	46	1.21%
1912	859	22.97%	2,450	65.51%	431	11.52%
1908	1,298	33.93%	2,466	64.47%	61	1.59%
1904	1,257	36.30%	2,124	61.33%	82	2.37%
1900	1,217	31.46%	2,578	66.65%	73	1.89%
1896	1,275	30.67%	2,850	68.56%	32	0.77%
1892	1,128	31.92%	2,252	63.72%	154	4.36%
1888	1,102	33.24%	2,105	63.50%	108	3.26%

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)[]

Main articles: 2008 Missouri Democratic presidential primary and 2008 Missouri Republican presidential primary

Former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes, a total of 460, than any candidate from either party in Shelby County during the 2008 presidential primary.

Communities[]

Cities[]

Clarence
Hunnewell
Shelbina
Shelbyville (county seat)

Villages[]

Bethel
Leonard

Unincorporated communities[]

Burksville
Cherry Box
Elgin
Emden
Enterprise
Epworth
Hagers Grove
Kellerville
Kendall
Kirby
Lakeland
Lakenan
Lentner
Maud
Oakdale
Sigsbee
Walkersville

Notable people[]

Edward McKendree Bounds – clergyman and author
Norm Stewart, legendary University of Missouri basketball coach (from Shelbyville)
Randall Duke Cunningham, only U.S. Navy fighter ace of the Vietnam War, former Republican U.S. Representative from California (raised in Shelbina)
Frank Hamilton Short, conservationist and advocate for states' rights and private development of natural resources in the early 20th century (born in Shelby County in 1862)
Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart
James Earl Ray, assassin of Martin Luther King Jr, lived in Shelbina for a brief time.

References[]

^ "Explore Census Data". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US29205.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.
^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 364. https://books.google.com/books?id=RfAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA364.
^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_29.txt.
^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html.
^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu.
^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mo190090.txt.
^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf.
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^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov.
^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Shelby County, Missouri". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Shelby%20County,%20Missouri&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2.
^ Breeding, Marshall. "Clarence Public Library". Libraries.org. https://librarytechnology.org/library/20407.
^ Breeding, Marshall. "Shelbina Carnegie Public Library". Libraries.org. https://librarytechnology.org/library/20340.
^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS.

External links[]

Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Shelby County Archived 2011-08-16 at the Wayback Machine from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books

Coordinates: 39°47′N 92°04′W / 39.79, -92.07

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Shelby County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials
Assessor	Marge Gander	Democratic
Circuit Clerk	Rosalie (Rose) Shively	Democratic
County Clerk	Tracy Smith	Democratic
Collector	John Chinn	Democratic
Commissioner (Presiding)	Glenn Eagan	Democratic
Commissioner (District 1)	Maurice Shuck	Democratic
Commissioner (District 2)	Kerry McCarty	Democratic
Coroner	Ralph Eagan	Democratic
Prosecuting Attorney	Jordan Rogers	Democratic
Public Administrator	Susan C. Wilt	Republican
Recorder	Audrey Grawe Buzzard	Democratic
Sheriff	Dennis Perrigo	Democratic
Surveyor	Martin T. Wasson	Democratic
Treasurer	Jesse C. Burton	Democratic