Map of Shelby CDP, Indiana

Shelby is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Cedar Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana. Shelby had a population of 453 at the 2020 census.

Shelby CDP overview:
Name:	Shelby CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Indiana
County:	Lake County
Elevation:	640 ft (200 m)
Total Area:	1.29 sq mi (3.33 km²)
Land Area:	1.29 sq mi (3.33 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	453
Population Density:	351.98/sq mi (135.86/km²)
ZIP code:	46377
Area code:	219
FIPS code:	1869246
GNISfeature ID:	443344

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History

Shelby was laid out and platted in 1886 by William R. Shelby, when the railroad was extended to that point.

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Geography

Shelby lies in the southeast corner of Cedar Creek Township, bordered to the south by the Kankakee River, which forms the Newton County line. Directly across the river is the unincorporated community of Thayer. Shelby is 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Lowell, 6 miles (10 km) east of Schneider and 10 miles (16 km) west of DeMotte.

Indiana State Road 55 crosses the Kankakee River at Shelby, making one of the few Kanakee River crossings from Lake County. Shelby, along other small Kankakee River communities, has historically had to contend with periodic flooding from the Kankakee River.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Shelby CDP has an area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km), all of it recorded as land.