City of Shelbyville | |
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Nickname: "American Saddlebred Capital of the World"[1] | |
Motto: "The Gateway to the Bluegrass"[2] | |
![]() Location of Shelbyville in Shelby County, Kentucky. | |
Coordinates: 38°12′26″N 85°13′48″W / 38.20722°N 85.23000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Shelby |
Established | 1792[3] |
Incorporated | 1846[3] |
Named for | Gov. Isaac Shelby[4] |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-council government |
• Mayor | H. Troy Ethington |
Area | |
• Total | 9.13 sq mi (23.64 km2) |
• Land | 8.96 sq mi (23.21 km2) |
• Water | 0.17 sq mi (0.43 km2) |
Elevation | 771 ft (235 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 17,282 |
• Estimate (2022)[7] | 17,565 |
• Density | 1,928.79/sq mi (744.69/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 40065-40066 |
Area code | 502 |
FIPS code | 21-70050 |
GNIS feature ID | 2405455[6] |
Website | shelbyvillekentucky |
Shelbyville is a home rule-class city[8] in and the county seat of Shelby County, Kentucky, United States.[9] The population was 17,282 at the 2020 census.
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