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Place Name
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Shelby County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Shelbyville
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Population
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40,307 (1990)
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Location
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Indiana, United States, North America
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Latitude
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39°31'N
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Longitude
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85°47'W
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Shelby
, county (
413 sq mi/1,070 sq km; 1990 pop.
40,307), central Ind.;  Shelbyville; 39°31'N 85°47'W. Part
of Indianapolis metro area. Drained by Big Blue, Little Blue, and
Flatrock rivers and by Sugar Creek. Rich farming and dairying region;
corn, hay, wheat, soybeans; hogs, cattle. Mfg. at Morristown and
Shelbyville. Formed 1821.
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