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Population (year 2000): 2,926. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,701 (-7.7% change)
Males: 1,322 (45.2%), Females: 1,604 (54.8%)
Bolivar County
Zip code:
38774
Median resident age: 27.0 years
Median household income: $17,798 (year 2000)
Median house value: $40,600 (year 2000)
Races in Shelby:
- Black (91.1%)
- White Non-Hispanic (7.9%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
Ancestries: United States (1.9%), Italian
(1.8%), Irish (1.7%), German (1.1%).
Elevation: 157 feet
Land area: 2.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Shelby
- High school or higher: 59.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 14.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 34.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Shelby city
- Never married: 44.3%
- Now married: 31.3%
- Separated: 5.2%
- Widowed: 13.4%
- Divorced: 5.8%
0.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +122 (+4.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Shelby:
- BOLIVAR MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; CLEVELAND,
MS)
- NW MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 21 miles;
CLARKSDALE, MS)
- NORTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles;
RULEVILLE, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Shelby:
- MID DELTA RGNL (about 37 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; ID:
GLH)
- UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 91 miles; OXFORD, MS; ID:
UOX)
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 93 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Shelby:
- CLEVELAND MUNI (about 14 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; ID:
RNV)
- RULEVILLE-DREW (about 22 miles; DREW, MS; ID: M37)
- FLETCHER FIELD (about 30 miles; CLARKSDALE, MS; ID:
CKM)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Shelby:
- DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; CLEVELAND,
MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,288)
- MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles;
MOORHEAD, MS; FT enrollment: 2,486)
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles;
ITTA BENA, MS; FT enrollment: 2,297)
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73
miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 77
miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 86
miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; FT enrollment: 2,801)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 90
miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
Public high school in Shelby:
- BROAD STREET HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 342;
Location: 1305 MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE; Grades: 07 -
12)
Public primary/middle school in Shelby:
- SHELBY SCHOOL (Students: 301; Location: 701
LAUDERDALE STREET; Grades: 04 - 07)
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