| Official Name: | Shelby, Mississippi |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Nickname: | Smoke Town |
| Motto: | "City of Justice" |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bolivar |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Robert L. Scott |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.10 |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.07 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.74 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.73 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | 285.73 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 740.02 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 47 |
| Elevation Ft: | 154 |
| Coordinates: | 33.9492°N -90.7653°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 38774 |
| Area Code: | 662 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 28-67040 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0677634 |
Shelby is a city in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 2,229 at the 2010 census,[2] down from 2,926 in 2000. The town of Shelby was established in 1853 by Tom Shelby, who had purchased a block of land there from the federal government.
Shelby is located at 33.9492°N -90.7653°W (33.949293, -90.765241).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.1km2, of which 0.03km2, or 0.39%, is water.[2]
The rear entrance of the Mississippi State Penitentiary in unincorporated Sunflower County is about 10miles east of Shelby, along Mississippi Highway 32.[4]
| White alone (NH) | 232 | 105 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 63 | 7.93% | 4.71% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 3.12% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 2,652 | 2,103 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1,911 | 90.64% | 94.35% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 94.56% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 2 | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1 | 0.07% | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.05% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 3 | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.10% | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 4 | 0.00% | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.20% | |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 8 | 4 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 25 | 0.27% | 0.18% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1.24% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 29 | 17 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 17 | 0.99% | 0.76% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.84% | |
| Total | 2,926 | 2,229 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2,021 | 100.00% | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 2,021 people, 649 households, and 442 families residing in the city.
As of the 2010 United States Census,[8] there were 2,229 people living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 94.3% Black, 4.7% White and 0.2% from two or more races. 0.8% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
As of the census[9] of 2000, there were 2,926 people, 919 households, and 677 families living in the city. The population density was 1079.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 963 housing units at an average density of 355.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 7.93% White, 91.08% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.38% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.99% of the population.
There were 919 households, out of which 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.3% were married couples living together, 41.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.60.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 37.5% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $17,798, and the median income for a family was $20,368. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $19,554 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,567. About 39.9% of families and 44.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 56.5% of those under age 18 and 21.3% of those age 65 or over.
Shelby is served by the North Bolivar Consolidated School District,[10] formerly known as the North Bolivar School District until it consolidated in 2014.[11] [12]
Students are zoned to Brooks Elementary School (in Duncan), as it belonged to the pre-consolidation North Bolivar School District,[13] and Northside High School (the only secondary school in the district).[14]
Northside High opened in 2018 after Broad Street High School in Shelby consolidated into it.[15] Shelby Middle School closed in 2018.[16]