Shelby County, Alabama

Shelby County
Shelby County
County
	Shelby County Courthouse in Columbiana
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
	Alabama's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 33°15′55″N 86°40′04″W / 33.265277777778°N 86.667777777778°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	February 7, 1818
Named for	Isaac Shelby
Seat	Columbiana
Largest city	Alabaster
Area
• Total	810 sq mi (2,100 km2)
• Land	785 sq mi (2,030 km2)
• Water	25 sq mi (60 km2) 3.0%
Population (2020)
• Total	223,024
• Estimate (2023)	233,000
• Density	280/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	6th
Website	www.shelbycountyalabama.com
	County Number 58 on Alabama License Plates; Largest County by population not shuffled to top 06 on Alabama License Plates;

Shelby County is located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 223,024, making it the sixth-most populous county in Alabama.^[1] The county seat is Columbiana.^[2] Its largest city is Alabaster. The county is named in honor of Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky from 1792 to 1796 and again from 1812 to 1816. Shelby County is included in the Birmingham–Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.