City of Shelbyville | |
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 Main Street | |
| Nickname: "American Saddlebred Capital of the World"[1] | |
| Motto: "The Gateway to the Bluegrass"[2] | |
 Location of Shelbyville in Shelby County, Kentucky. | |
| Coordinates: 38°12′26″N 85°13′48″W / 38.20722°N 85.23000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Shelby |
| Established | 1792[3] |
| Incorporated | 1846[3] |
| Named for | Gov. Isaac Shelby[4] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| • Mayor | H. Troy Ethington |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.13 sq mi (23.64 km2) |
| • Land | 8.96 sq mi (23.21 km2) |
| • Water | 0.17 sq mi (0.43 km2) |
| Elevation | 771 ft (235 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 17,282 |
• Estimate (2022)[7] | 17,565 |
| • Density | 1,928.79/sq mi (744.69/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 40065-40066 |
| Area code | 502 |
| FIPS code | 21-70050 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405455[6] |
| Website | shelbyvillekentucky |
Shelbyville is a home rule-class city[8] in and the county seat of Shelby County, Kentucky, United States.[9] The population was 17,282 at the 2020 census.
- ^ Shelby County, Kentucky, Tourism Commission and Visitors Bureau. Official Site Archived August 20, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed October 8, 2013.
- ^ City of Shelbyville. "Shelbyville City Hall Archived October 29, 2023, at the Wayback Machine". 2013. Accessed October 9, 2013.
- ^ a b Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Shelbyville, Kentucky". Accessed August 26, 2013.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
renwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shelbyville, Kentucky
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 20, 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ "Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform" (PDF). Kentucky League of Cities. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.