Shelby, Ohio
| Shelby, Ohio | |
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| Coordinates: 40°53′5″N 82°39′34″W / 40.88472°N 82.65944°WCoordinates: 40°53′5″N 82°39′34″W / 40.88472°N 82.65944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Richland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marilyn S. John |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.1 sq mi (13.2 km2) |
| • Land | 5.0 sq mi (13.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,102 ft (336 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 9,821 |
| • Density | 1,949.3/sq mi (752.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 44875 |
| Area code(s) | 419 |
| FIPS code | 39-72102[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1065313[1] |
| Website | http://www.shelbyohio.org/ |
Shelby is a city in Richland County in the U.S. state of Ohio, northwest of the city of Mansfield. It is part of the Mansfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,821 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] History
Prior to white settlement, various Native Americans called the Ohio country their home. They include the Shawnee, the Delaware, the Mohican, and the Wyandot tribes.
In April 1818, Stephen & Sarah Marvin and her mother, Mrs. Deborah Moyer, arrived from Connecticut. Other early settlers were Mr. & Mrs. Eli Wilson, Mr. & Mrs. Henry Whitney, and Revolutionary War veteran James Gamble and his son, John.
Gamble’s Mill Post Office was established in 1826. It was named after the horse-powered grist mill around which the fledgling community grew.
On June 26, 1834, James Gamble had laid out “the Town of Shelby.” He named it after Gen. Isaac Shelby, a hero of the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 and first governor of Kentucky. Lot No. 1 was located at the southwest corner of West Main and South Gamble Streets.
The first train arrived in Shelby in 1846 on the Sandusky, Mansfield & Newark Railroad (now the Ashland Railway). Shelby Junction is believed to be the site of the first crossing of railroads west of the Allegheny Mountains. The other junction is CSX.
Shelby was incorporated as a village in 1853 with William Hiles as the first mayor. In 1921 the village became a city and adopted a charter.
The seamless steel tube industry in the United States was born in Shelby in 1890 with the establishment of "The Tuby”[1] Other business of note over the years included the lamp works [2], the gum company, the bicycle factory [3], the insurance company, and the air force depot.
The 1890s witnessed the creation of Shelby’s electric, water, and wastewater systems.
On July 4, 1898, the community witnessed its greatest disaster: the collapse of the Main Street Bridge. Seven died and 400 were injured after a wedding performed on the structure.[3]
[edit] 2007 Flood
In 2007, Shelby flooded, damaging much of the downtown area. On August 21, 2007, nine northern counties in Ohio were declared Flood Emergencies by Ohio Governor Ted Strickland as flooding swamped the Upper Midwest and Plains settled in the state. Hundreds were displaced from the worst deluge in decades leaving 22 dead nationwide. The Black Fork of the Mohican River, which runs though the immediate downtown of the city, rose above its banks on the morning of the 21st, causing widespread and severe damage. [4]
[edit] 2009 Vietnam War parade
On November 7, 2009, Shelby hosted a parade to honor those forgotten who fought in the Vietnam War. Nearly 10,000 people were expected to attend and two F-16 Air National Guard fighter jets performed a fly-over.
[edit] Geography
Shelby is located at 40°53′5″N 82°39′34″W / 40.88472°N 82.65944°W (40.884645, -82.659529)[5], along the Black Fork of the Mohican River.[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13 km2), of which, 5.0 square miles (13 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (1.37%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 1,003 |
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| 1870 | 1,807 | 80.2% | |
| 1880 | 1,871 | 3.5% | |
| 1890 | 1,977 | 5.7% | |
| 1900 | 4,685 | 137.0% | |
| 1910 | 4,903 | 4.7% | |
| 1920 | 5,578 | 13.8% | |
| 1930 | 6,198 | 11.1% | |
| 1940 | 6,643 | 7.2% | |
| 1950 | 7,971 | 20.0% | |
| 1960 | 9,106 | 14.2% | |
| 1970 | 9,847 | 8.1% | |
| 1980 | 9,643 | −2.1% | |
| 1990 | 9,564 | −0.8% | |
| 2000 | 9,821 | 2.7% | |
| 2010 | 9,317 | −5.1% | |
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 9,821 people, 4,073 households, and 2,667 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,949.3 people per square mile (752.4/km²). There were 4,330 housing units at an average density of 859.4 per square mile (331.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.40% White, 0.14% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.
There were 4,073 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,938, and the median income for a family was $43,373. Males had a median income of $32,551 versus $21,573 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,096. About 7.4% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Notable natives
- Charles Follis, The first Pro Black Football player, played for the Shelby Blues Football team.[3]
- Larry Siegfried, professional basketball player who played for Boston Celtics and earlier for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Lived in Shelby.
- The Centennial Light bulb, of Livermore, California, the world's longest-lasting incandescent light bulb, was made in Shelby.
- William W. Skiles, a U.S. congressman. The football field is named after him.
- Dawn Powell, a writer from the 20th century lived in Shelby for a period of time.
- Robert W. Houk, a Public Printer of the United States and head of the United States Government Printing Office from 1990 to 1993.[7]
[edit] Parks
The city of Shelby has five parks which are operated and maintained by the city of Shelby Parks Department.[8]
[edit] Hospital
MedCentral Shelby Hospital, formerly Shelby Memorial Hospital, is part of MedCentral Health System [4], the largest medical community between Cleveland and Columbus.[9]
[edit] Library
The sole library in the city of Shelby is Marvin Memorial Library [5], which was added to the National Register Of Historic Places on 10-13-1987.[10] Marvin Library offers Story Time and summer reading programs for youth, a Teen Cafe for teenagers and the Adult Book Club for adults. Community meeting rooms and computer access are also offered through the library.
Marvin Library is named for Dan Marvin, a veteran of the American Civil War. He participated in the battles of Shiloh & Stone River, and was severely wounded. He purchased a house on West Whitney Avenue for $6,500 and presented it to the city in the early 1900's. His generosity to the city was greatly appreciated and memorialized in the name of the library.
[edit] Public safety
- Fire and EMS - Shelby Fire Department
- Police - Shelby Police Department - 15 sworn officers and 4 dispatchers.
[edit] Facilities
As a result of the 2007 flooding, the former police department building was severely damaged and was demolished in August 2009. The police department is currently housed in a temporary facility. In May 2011, Shelby voters approved a bond issue allowing for construction of a new Police & Court facility. The new facility will be built on the corner of Mack and Tucker Avenues in downtown Shelby.
The Shelby Fire Department operates out of the oldest operating fire station in the state of Ohio, built in 1872.[11] Though also heavily damaged in the 2007 flood, the Shelby Fire Department remained in their historic building alongside the Black Fork of the Mohican River.
[edit] METRICH
The Shelby Police Department works jointly with METRICH [6], an investigative group that began in 1986 with a goal of reducing availability of illegal drugs in Richland County region.[12]
[edit] Education
Shelby's public education is provided by the Shelby City School District [6]. The district serves students in kindergarten through high school in six school facilities. Shelby High School is in the process of constructing a new, state of the art facility adjacent to the current high school's location. The new Shelby High School is scheduled to open in 2013. Shelby High School was one of five "Race to the Top" grant recipients in the State of Ohio in 2011 and is scheduled to implement a new technology & project based curriculum as a result.
Parochial educational opportunities are provided through Shelby St. Mary's School [7]. Shelby St. Mary's offers education for pre-school through sixth grade.
Post-Secondary education is provided in Shelby through North Central State College's Kehoe Center for Advanced Learning [8].The Kehoe Center offers Engineering and Business programs and is home to nearly 900 students. North Central State is currently in plans to renovate a portion of the Kehoe Center into the Ralph Phillips Conference Center, a first-class facility offering conference space, break out rooms and video conferencing capabilities.
[edit] See also
Shelby Cycle Company, a bicycle manufacturer formerly located in Shelby. The Shelby Bicycle Days Festival takes place in early July in downtown Shelby.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "City of Shelby History - Ten Essential Facts from Shelby’s History". City of Shelby. http://www.shelbyohio.org/history.html. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ "Ohio governor declares flood emergency Hundreds displaced from worst deluge in decades; 22 dead nationwide". MSNBC. Associated Press. August 22, 2007. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20391282/. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ DeLorme (1991). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-233-1.
- ^ Cross, Lisa (June 1, 2001). "PIA Backs a Nominee For Public Printer Post. (Printing Industries of America, Robert Houk)". Graphic Arts Monthly. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-76964560.html. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ http://www.shelbyohio.org/rabold.html#easterling
- ^ http://www.medcentral.org/
- ^ http://www.youseemore.com/MarvinML/default.asp
- ^ http://www.firehistory.org/oldest/oldestworking.htm
- ^ http://www.metrich.com/metrich.ph
[edit] External links
- Shelby's official website
- Shelby travel guide from Wikitravel
- http://www.city-data.com/city/Shelby-Ohio.html
- The Story of the Fourth of July Bridge collapse in 1898 that killed 6 and injured 200
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