Shelby County, Missouri

Founding: 1835
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Isaac Shelby, Kentucky governor
Seat: Shelbyville (1836–)

Land area: 501 square miles

Population (2020): 6,103

Population (historic): 3,056 (1840); 7,301 (1860); 14,024 (1880); 16,167 (1900); 11,983 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1900

Subdivisions: Four cities; two villages; 10 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 880 (27.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 32.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.8%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,229
Average outbuilding value (1930): $972

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,195
Average farm size (1920): 119.1 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky, Virginia, Illinois, and Germany

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Shelbyville

Namesake: Isaac Shelby, Kentucky governor

Founding: 1836 (platting); 1836 (post office); 1867 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 518

Population (historic): 359 (1850); 530 (1870); 486 (1890); 685 (1910); 704 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1880; 1890s; 1910–1940; 1950s; 1970s; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 56 (21.7%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Elim / William Keil House (c. 1845). 6147 Road 240. Bethel.
2. William Carty Farm (c. 1890). 5586 Road 1540. Bethel. Italianate.
3. Frederick Hamann Farm (c. 1875). 6710 Road J. Bethel. Gothic Revival. Razed.
4. Hebron / German Colony House (1852). State Route 14, north of Bethel. Bethel.
5. Lemuel Franklin Farm (c. 1845). 5252 Road 345. Jackson.
6. Samuel Stevenson Farm (c. 1855). Road 360, west of Road 379. Jackson.

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