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SHELBY COUNTY, situated in the northeast part of Missouri. Area, 432 square miles. Seat of justice, Shelbyville. Pop. in 1840, 3,056; in 1850, 4,253. (Fanning's, 1853)

SHELBY, a county in the E. N. E. central part of Missouri, contains about 500 square miles. It is drained by the South Fabius, Salt, and North rivers, affluents of the Mississippi river. The surface is undulating, and the soil in general is fertile. Rather more than half of the county is occupied by prairies, which are based on limestone, and usually contain no swamp or stagnant water. The deficiency of timber is partly compensated by the abundance of stone coal, which is found here. Indian corn, wheat, and oats, are the staples. In 1850 this county produced 278,435 bushels of corn; 22,477 of wheat; 33,718 of oats, and 67,655 pounds of butter. It contained 5 churches, and 1051 pupils attending public schools. Capital, Shelbyville. Population, 4253; of whom 3755 were free, and 498, slaves. (Baldwin & Thomas, A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States ...1854)

Total Population 1840
3056
Total Population 1850
4253
Total Population 1860
7301
Free Black Population 1860
12
Free Black Population 1850
11
Free Black Population 1840
11
Enslaved Population 1860
724
Enslaved Population 1850
498
Enslaved Population 1840
455
Presidential Election Result 1840
Whig
Presidential Election Result 1848
Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1852
Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1856
American (Know Nothing)
Presidential Election Result 1860
Constitutional Union (1860)
Presidential Election Result 1864
Unconditional Union (1864)
Latitude
39.797531
Longitude
-92.088719
Waterways
Yes
Type
County
County
Shelby
State
Missouri