Shelby County, Alabama

Shelby County is a of the  of  and is named in honor of,. The of Shelby County is. As of 2005 estimated the population was 171,465.

History
Shelby County was established on,.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,097 (810 ). 2,058 km² (795 sq mi) of it is land and 38 km² (15 sq mi) of it (1.83%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 31.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 231.svg|24px]]
 * [[Image:US 280.svg|23px]]
 * [[image:Alabama 25.svg|20px]]
 * [[image:Alabama 70.svg|20px]]
 * [[image:Alabama 76.svg|20px]]
 * [[image:Alabama 119.svg|20px]]
 * [[image:Alabama 155.svg|20px]]
 * [[image:Alabama 261.svg|20px]]

Airport

 * -- General Aviation

Adjacent Counties

 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 143,293 people, 54,631 households, and 40,590 families residing in the county. The was 70/km² (180/sq mi). There were 59,302 housing units at an average density of 29/km² (75/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 89.80%, 7.40% or , 0.33% , 1.03% , 0.02% , 0.71% from , and 0.72% from two or more races. 2.03% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 54,631 households out of which 36.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.60% were living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.70% were non-families. 21.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 33.70% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 8.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $55,440, and the median income for a family was $64,105. Males had a median income of $45,798 versus $31,242 for females. The for the county was $27,176. About 4.60% of families and 6.30% of the population were below the, including 7.10% of those under age 18 and 8.20% of those age 65 or over.

Municipalities and census-designated places

 * (part - part of Birmingham is in )
 * (part - part of Calera is in )
 * (part - part of Childersburg is in )
 * (part - part of Helena is in )
 * (part - part of Hoover is in )
 * Indian Valley
 * (part - part of Leeds is in and in )
 * (part - part of Vestavia Hills is in )
 * (part - part of Vincent is in and in )
 * Indian Valley
 * (part - part of Leeds is in and in )
 * (part - part of Vestavia Hills is in )
 * (part - part of Vincent is in and in )
 * (part - part of Vestavia Hills is in )
 * (part - part of Vincent is in and in )
 * (part - part of Vestavia Hills is in )
 * (part - part of Vincent is in and in )
 * (part - part of Vestavia Hills is in )
 * (part - part of Vincent is in and in )