Shelbyville, Texas
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Shelbyville is an
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and
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in Shelby County,
Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...
, United States. It is located seven miles southeast of Center on State Highway 87 and is close to Toledo Bend reservoir. The
Shelbyville Independent School District Shelbyville Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Shelbyville, Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the U ...
serves area students.


Historical development

The town was founded in the 1820s with settlers from the
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,
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, region. The town was originally called ''Nashville'', but was renamed ''Shelbyville'' in 1837 to honor the
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hero and
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Governor
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.Cecil Harper, Jr.
Shelbyville, Texas
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The post office was later opened in 1843. Shelbyville became the flash-point in the
Regulator–Moderator War The 1839–1844 Regulator–Moderator War, or the Shelby County War, was a nineteenth-century feud in East Texas during the Republic of Texas years between rival factions. The war started out as a dispute of land ownership before becoming a viol ...
, with most of its major battles being fought in the town or nearby. A Republic of Texas post office had been established by 1843. In 1866, in a contested fight for the county seat, county records were spirited away in the dead of night and Center became the new Shelby County seat of government. The population of Shelbyville in 1884 was 150, which doubled by 1914. It reached a peak in 1929 with an estimated population of 600 but declined by half during the
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. It slowly increased, reaching 550 residents in the late 1940s, but fell again—reaching 215 by the late 1980s—the same number given for the 2000 census.


Demographics

Shelbyville first appeared as a
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in the 2020 U.S. Census.


2020 Census


Media

The Light and Champion, a news and information company, marked its 140th year of operation in 2017. It serves Shelby County, as well as Logansport, Louisiana. The Light and Champion produces a weekly print edition and a weekly free-distribution print product called The Merchandiser. The Light and Champion is owned by Moser Community Media, based in
Brenham, Texas Brenham ( ) is a city in east-central Texas, United States, and the county seat of Washington County, with a population of 17,369 according to the 2020 U.S. census. Brenham is also known for its annual German heritage festival that takes pl ...
.


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External links

* Unincorporated communities in Shelby County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas {{ShelbyCountyTX-geo-stub