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SHELBY COUNTY POPULATION HISTORY
From Census Records

Census
Year
PopulationCounty
Rank
(if known)
1852-- 
1854328 
1856456 
1859784 
186081874
1863828 
1865900 
18671,213 
18691,744 
18702,54078
188012,69665
189017,61147
190017,93261
191016,55263
192016,06568
193017,13160
194016,72063
195015,94262
196015,82560
197015,52857
198015,04361
199013,23061
200013,17361
201012,16764

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Decennial Census; 1900-1990 Censuses: Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 Compiled and edited by Richard L. Forstall, Population Division U.S. Bureau of the Census; 1850-1890 Censuses: Eleventh Census of the United States - 1890, Table 4. Prepared By: State Library of Iowa, State Data Center Program, 800-248-4483.

Shelby County 1852-1869 population totals extracted from the IAGenWeb State Census Project transcription by Polly Eckles.