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Shelby County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama and is named in honor of Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky. The county seat of Shelby County is Columbiana. As of 2005 U.S. Census estimated the population was 171,465.
History
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Shelby County was established on February 7, 1818.
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1820 | 2,416
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| 1830 | 5,704
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| 1840 | 6,112
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| 1850 | 9,536
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| 1860 | 12,618
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| 1870 | 12,218
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| 1880 | 17,236
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| 1890 | 20,886
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| 1900 | 23,684
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| 1910 | 26,949
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| 1920 | 27,097
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| 1930 | 27,576
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| 1940 | 28,962
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| 1950 | 30,362
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| 1960 | 32,132
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| 1970 | 38,037
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| 1980 | 66,298
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| 1990 | 99,358
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