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Also known as Shelby, Nebraska, Shelby, NE

village in Polk County, Nebraska, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Nebraska
County
Polk
Total
0.56 sq mi (1.46 km )
Land
0.56 sq mi (1.46 km )
Water
0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation
1,647 ft (502 m)
Density
1,262.7/sq mi (487.54/km )
Time zone
UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst
UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code
31-44595

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Encyclopedic overview

Shelby is a village in Polk County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Shelby had a population of 710. Shelby lies along the north side of U.S. Highway 81 near the eastern edge of Polk County. It is 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Osceola, and just 17 miles (27 km) south and 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Columbus. Nebraska's center of population is near Shelby.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shelby” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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