Shelbyville, Texas

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Shelbyville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Shelby County, Texas, United States. [1] It is located seven miles southeast of Center on State Highway 87 and is close to Toledo Bend reservoir.

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The Shelbyville Independent School District serves area students.

Historical development

The town was founded in the 1820s with settlers from the Nashville, Tennessee, region. The town was originally called Nashville, but was renamed Shelbyville in 1837 to honor the American Revolution hero and Kentucky Governor Isaac Shelby. [2] The post office was later opened in 1843.

Shelbyville became the flash-point in the Regulator–Moderator War, with most of its major battles being fought in the town or nearby. A Republic of Texas post office had been established by 1843. In 1866, in a contested fight for the county seat, county records were spirited away in the dead of night and Center became the new Shelby County seat of government.

The population of Shelbyville in 1884 was 150, which doubled by 1914. It reached a peak in 1929 with an estimated population of 600 but declined by half during the Great Depression. It slowly increased, reaching 550 residents in the late 1940s, but fell again—reaching 215 by the late 1980s—the same number given for the 2000 census.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 100—
U.S. Decennial Census [3]
1850–1900 [4] 1910 [5]
1920 [6] 1930 [7] 1940 [8]
1950 [9] 1960 [10] 1970 [11]
1980 [12] 1990 [13] 2000 [14]
2010 [15] 2020 [16]

Shelbyville first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census. [17] [15] [16]

2020 Census

Shelbyville CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020 [16] % 2020
White alone (NH)7979.00%
Black or African American alone (NH)88.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%
Asian alone (NH)11.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Other race alone (NH)00.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)44.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)88.00%
Total100100.00%

Media

The Light and Champion, a news and information company, marked its 140th year of operation in 2017. It serves Shelby County, as well as Logansport, Louisiana. The Light and Champion produces a weekly print edition and a weekly free-distribution print product called The Merchandiser. The Light and Champion is owned by Moser Community Media, based in Brenham, Texas.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shelbyville, Texas
  2. ↑ Cecil Harper, Jr. "Shelbyville, Texas." Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed December 16, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-16.
  3. ↑ "Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau.
  4. ↑ "1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  5. ↑ "1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  6. ↑ "1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  7. ↑ "1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  8. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  9. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  10. ↑ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  11. ↑ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  12. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  13. ↑ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  14. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  15. 1 2 "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  16. 1 2 3 "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Shelbyville CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau.
  17. ↑ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.

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