Shelby | |
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  Shelby Location within the state of Texas  Shelby Shelby (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 30°01′18″N 96°35′54″W / 30.02167°N 96.59833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Austin |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Shelby is an unincorporated community in Austin County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 175 in 2000. It is located within the Texas German belt region, a region stretching from Sealy in the east to Fredericksburg in the west, settled by German emigrants. To this day, Austin County has a large German Texan population and many people still speak German.