Shelby County, Texas

Shelby County
Shelby County
County
	Shelby County Courthouse in Center
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 31°47′N 94°08′W / 31.79°N 94.14°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1837
Named for	Isaac Shelby
Seat	Center
Largest city	Center
Area
• Total	835 sq mi (2,160 km2)
• Land	796 sq mi (2,060 km2)
• Water	39 sq mi (100 km2) 4.7%
Population (2020)
• Total	24,022
• Density	29/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.co.shelby.tx.us

Shelby County is a county located in the far eastern portion of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 24,022.^[1] Its county seat is Center.^[2] The county was established in 1835 as a municipality of Mexico and organized as a county in 1837.^[3]^[4] It is named for Isaac Shelby, a soldier in the American Revolution who became the first governor of Kentucky.

^ "Shelby County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
^ "Shelby County". Texas Almanac. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved June 23, 2015.