Shelby County

Summary

Shelby County is a county of Tennessee^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of county_of_tennessee entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (493 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shelby County is located in Tennessee^[3].
• Shelby County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Shelby County's instance of is recorded as county of Tennessee^[5].
• Shelby County's capital is recorded as Memphis^[6].
• Shelby County's shares border with is recorded as Tipton County^[7].
• Shelby County's shares border with is recorded as DeSoto County^[8].
• Shelby County's shares border with is recorded as Fayette County^[9].
• Shelby County's shares border with is recorded as Marshall County^[10].
• Shelby County's shares border with is recorded as Crittenden County^[11].
• Shelby County's shares border with is recorded as Mississippi County^[12].
• Isaac Shelby is named after Shelby County^[13].
• Shelby County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Memphis^[14].
• Shelby County's Commons category is recorded as Shelby County, Tennessee^[15].
• Shelby County's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone^[16].
• November 24, 1819 marks the founding of Shelby County^[17].
• Shelby County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.18, 'lon': -89.89}^[18].
• Shelby County's official website is recorded as http://www.shelbycountytn.gov^[19].
• Shelby County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shelby County, Tennessee^[20].
• Shelby County has a population of {'amount': '+927644'}^[21].
• Shelby County has a population of {'amount': '+928808'}^[22].
• Shelby County has a population of {'amount': '+933902'}^[23].
• Shelby County has a population of {'amount': '+939877'}^[24].
• Shelby County has a population of {'amount': '+939465'}^[25].
• Shelby County has a population of {'amount': '+938069'}^[26].
• Shelby County has a population of {'amount': '+929744'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Shelby County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Tennessee^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Shelby County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2030'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+927644'}^[21], {'amount': '+928808'}^[22], {'amount': '+933902'}^[23], {'amount': '+939877'}^[24], {'amount': '+939465'}^[25], and {'amount': '+938069'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Shelby County's instance of is recorded as county of Tennessee^[5].

History and Context

November 24, 1819 marks the founding of Shelby County^[17]. Isaac Shelby is named after it^[13].

Why It Matters

Shelby County ranks in the top 2% of county_of_tennessee entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (493 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]