Map of Shelby CDP, Alabama

Shelby is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 1,044 as of the 2010 census. The area is near Lay Lake and Waxahatchee Creek. Shelby Iron Park is located at the heart of the area. Two sites in Shelby, The Brick House and the Old Shelby Hotel, are listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.

Shelby CDP overview:
Name:	Shelby CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Alabama
County:	Shelby County
Elevation:	495 ft (151 m)
Total Area:	19.01 sq mi (49.24 km²)
Land Area:	18.76 sq mi (48.59 km²)
Water Area:	0.25 sq mi (0.66 km²)
Total Population:	940
Population Density:	50.11/sq mi (19.35/km²)
Area code:	205, 659
FIPS code:	0169672
GNISfeature ID:	126669

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History

Shelby was home to the Shelby Iron Company. During the American Civil War, iron plating from the iron works was used on the CSS Tennessee, CSS Huntsville, and CSS Tuscaloosa. At this time, Shelby was connected to Columbiana by the Shelby Iron Company Railroad, which allowed the iron works to be connected to the Alabama and Tennessee River Railroad. A detachment of General Emory Upton’s division of Wilson’s Raiders destroyed the ironworks on March 31, 1865.