Shelby County, Texas
12 public bodies govern here, 6 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 24,155
- Median household income
- $49,776
- ±6,129
- Unemployed
- 4.1%
- 427 of 10,495 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 82.2%
- 7,696 of 9,366 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 | 23,939 (2021) | 200 San Augustine St, Center | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Center | 5,133 (2021) | Po Box 1744, Center | Website |
| City of Huxley | 359 (2021) | 11798 Fm 2694, Shelbyville | — |
| City of Joaquin | 728 (2021) | Po Box 237, Joaquin | — |
| City of Timpson | 991 (2021) | Po Box 369, Timpson | Website |
| Town of Tenaha | 991 (2021) | Po Box 70, Tenaha | — |
Special districts 6
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 1600 Sweetgum Trl, Center | — |
| Tenaha City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 407, Tenaha | — |
| Timpson City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 128 N 3rd Street, Timpson | — |
| Timpson Public Library District | Libraries | 520 Austin, Timpson | — |
| Shelby Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 158 Casscaid St, Center | — |
| Shelby County Fresh Water Supply District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 106, Timpson | — |
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
CENTER ISD
School district5 schools
107 PR 605, Center, TX, 75935
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
EXCELSIOR ISD
School district1 schools
11270 STATE HWY 7 W, Center, TX, 75935
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
JOAQUIN ISD
School district1 schools
11109 US HWY 84 E, Joaquin, TX, 75954
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
SHELBYVILLE ISD
School district1 schools
5322 ST HWY 87 S, Shelbyville, TX, 75973
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
TENAHA ISD
School district1 schools
138 COLLEGE ST, Tenaha, TX, 75974
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
TIMPSON ISD
School district1 schools
836 BEAR DR, Timpson, TX, 75975
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
Nacogdoches Farmers' Market (107 Pilar Street Nacogdoches)
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.