Shelby County, Alabama

The last Census shows that Shelby County had a population of 144,540 people in 2000. This represented 3.25% of the total population of Alabama, making it the state's 6th most populous county.

From the Census estimates for 2007^<1>, Shelby had a population of 182,113 people. This is an increase of 25.99% since the 2000 Census.

The following table contains the population changes since the last Census (the next Census will be in 2010). The population counts for the years after 2000 are estimates.

Shelby County had 59,302 Housing Units^<2> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Shelby County has a total area of 809 square miles [2,096 km²]. Of this total, 794 square miles [2,058 km²] of the area is land, with the balance (1.83%) being water (14.83 square miles [38.41 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Shelby County had a population density of 181.9 people per square mile [471.1 people/km²], making it the state's 9th most densely populated county.

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information that are called QuickFacts. A QuickFact that is specific to Shelby County is available. The QuickFact also contains a comparison between Shelby and the state of Alabama.

Click here for the Shelby County QuickFact (QF-01117).

Below are some of the communities that are located in Shelby County:

Below are the counties that adjoin and form the boundaries of Shelby County. A link to their specific Census QuickFact has been provided.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	Population (2007 est)	Population (2000 Census)	Change in Population
Bibb	QF-01007	SW	21,535	19,939	8%
Chilton	QF-01021	S	42,299	39,777	6.34%
Coosa	QF-01037	SE	10,864	11,863	-8.42%
Jefferson	QF-01073	NW	658,779	662,201	-0.52%
Saint Clair	QF-01115	NE	78,054	65,079	19.94%
Talladega	QF-01121	E	80,255	80,341	-0.11%

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