Shelby, Alabama

Shelby, Alabama
Census-designated place
Location of Shelby in Shelby County, Alabama.
Location of Shelby in Shelby County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 33°06′57″N 86°35′15″W / 33.11583°N 86.58750°W / 33.11583; -86.58750[1]
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyShelby
Area
[2]
 • Total
19.01 sq mi (49.24 km2)
 • Land18.76 sq mi (48.59 km2)
 • Water0.25 sq mi (0.66 km2)
Elevation
[1]
489 ft (149 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
940
 • Density50.1/sq mi (19.35/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code
35143
Area codes205, 659
GNIS feature ID2582698[1]

Shelby is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 1,044 as of the 2010 census. The area is near Lay Lake and Waxahatchee Creek. Shelby Iron Park is located at the heart of the area.[3] Two sites in Shelby, The Brick House and the Old Shelby Hotel, are listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.[4]

History

Shelby was home to the Shelby Iron Company. During the American Civil War, iron plating from the iron works was used on the CSS Tennessee, CSS Huntsville, and CSS Tuscaloosa. At this time, Shelby was connected to Columbiana by the Shelby Iron Company Railroad, which allowed the iron works to be connected to the Alabama and Tennessee River Railroad. A detachment of General Emory Upton's division of Wilson's Raiders destroyed the ironworks on March 31, 1865.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880567—
189075332.8%
20101,044—
2020940−10.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Shelby Iron Works was listed on the 1880 U.S. Census and was shortened to Shelby in 1890 as an incorporated town. It did not appear again as a separately returned community until 120 years later in 2010 when it was listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[7]

Shelby CDP, Alabama – 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 2010[8] Pop 2020[9] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 934 800 89.46% 85.11%
Black or African American alone (NH) 70 63 6.70% 6.70%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1 0 0.10% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 2 3 0.19% 0.32%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 1 0.00% 0.11%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 13 33 1.25% 3.51%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 24 40 2.30% 4.26%
Total 1,044 940 100.00% 100.00%

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shelby, Alabama
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ "Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage". Alabama Historical Commission. www.preserveala.org. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  5. ^ "Shelby Iron Company". Rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  6. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  7. ^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 21, 2022.
  8. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Shelby CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Shelby CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelby,_Alabama