Welcome to Shelby County ...
Time Zone: Shelby County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Harlan is the Seat for Shelby County.
Shelby County was founded January 15, 1851 and was created by taking area from Cass County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Shelby had a population of 11,479 people. This is a decrease of 5.65% since the last Census (which gave a population of 12,167 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Shelby represented 0.4% of the total population of Iowa.
Below are some of the communities located in Shelby County:
- Defiance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Defiance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Defiance is located in Shelby County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Earling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
- Earling is located in Shelby County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Elk Horn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Horn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn
- Elk Horn is located in Shelby County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Horn <3>
- Harlan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Irwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Irwin is located in Shelby County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <3>
- Kirkman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Panama
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
- Panama is located in Shelby County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <3>
- Portsmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shelby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Shelby is located in Shelby County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <3>
- Tennant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Tennant is located in Shelby County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Westphalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Websites specific to Shelby County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Audubon County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Crawford County
- Harrison County
- Pottawattamie County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |