Shelby County, Missouri
16 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 5,986
- Median household income
- $51,594
- ±5,271
- Unemployed
- 1.8%
- 46 of 2,601 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.2%
- 2,013 of 2,391 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Shelby | 5,976 (2021) | Po Box 186, Shelbyville | — |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Clarence | 723 (2021) | Po Box 9, Clarence | Website |
| City of Hunnewell | 136 (2021) | Po Box 87, Hunnewell | — |
| City of Shelbina | 1,581 (2021) | Po Box 646, Shelbina | Website |
| City of Shelbyville | 508 (2021) | Po Box 90, Shelbyville | — |
| Village of Bethel | 129 (2021) | 120 Maple St, Bethel | — |
| Village of Leonard | 52 (2021) | 110 E Middle St, Leonard | — |
Special districts 9
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Drainage District | Flood control | 288 Shelby 106, Leonard | — |
| Salt River Ambulance | Health | Po Box 170, Shelbyville | — |
| Shelbina Special Road District | Highways | 6141 Shelby 437, Shelbina | — |
| Clarence Public Library District | Libraries | 100 W Maple St, Clarence | — |
| Shelbina Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 283, Shelbina | Website |
| Clarence Nursing Home District | Public welfare institutions | 111 East St, Clarence | — |
| Salt River Nursing Home | Public welfare institutions | Po Box 529, Shelbina | — |
| Shelby County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 158, Shelbyville | Website |
| Shelby County Public Water Supply District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 259, Shelbyville | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
NORTH SHELBY
School district2 schools
3071 HWY 15, Shelbyville, MO, 63469
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
SHELBY CO. R-IV
School district3 schools
4154 HWY 36, Shelbina, MO, 63468
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Knox County Farmers Market (Edina)
Southside Farmers' Market (Macon)
Palmyra Farmers' Market (508 East Water Street Palmyra)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.