Shelby County
Also known as Shelby County, Iowa, Shelby County, IA
county in Iowa, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Iowa
- Founded
- January 15, 1851
- Named after
- Isaac Shelby
- Seat
- Harlan
- Largest city
- Harlan
- Total
- 598 sq mi (1,550 km )
- Land
- 598 sq mi (1,550 km )
- Water
- 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km ) 0.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 11,689
- Density
- 19.6/sq mi (7.58/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
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Shelby County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,746. The county seat and the largest city is Harlan. Its name is in honor of Isaac Shelby, the first Governor of Kentucky.
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