| Shelby County was established in 1819
with Hardin serving as the first County seat. The
name Shelby came from General Isaac Shelby, an officer in
the American Revolution who was noted for his bravery and
honesty, and was elected Governor of Kentucky. The
people of the County chose the name Shelby because many
of them were from Kentucky and admired General Shelby a
great deal.
The 420 square-mile county is a blend
of agriculture and industry giving Shelby County a stable
economy. The County is made up of 14 townships with
trustees handling duties in each, eight incorporated villages
(Anna, Botkins, Fort Loramie, Kettlersville, Lockington,
Port Jefferson, Jackson Center and Russia) and one city
(Sidney). The population of the County is 47,910.
Census
Day is April 1, 2010. We encourage everyone to fill
out the ten-part questionnaire that you will be receiving
in the mail in March and return it to the Census Bureau.
For more information visit www.2010census.gov. |
Code
Red Emergency Notification System
Shelby County has instituted the CodeRED
Emergency Notification System - an ultra high-speed telephone
communication service foremergency notifications. This system
allows us to telephone all or targeted areas of the County
in in the event of emergency situations or critical community
alerts. Examples include: evacuation notices, bio-terrorism
alerts, boil water notices, and missing child reports.
 Simply
click on the CodeRED logo to the right to submit your contact
information to the notification database.
Click
here to view a Powerpoint Presentation of Levy Information
presented 9/10/09
Click
here to view a copy of the
2008 Shelby County Annual Report (in PDF format) |
