Shelby is a city in and the county seat of Cleveland County, North Carolina. It lies near the western edge of the Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area. The population was 21,918 at the 2020 census.
Southeast
Shelby
Cleveland County, NC
Population
21,712
Walk Score
77 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$844
Median home value
$151,900
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Central Shelby Historic District · listed 1983
- Central Shelby Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2002
- East Marion-Belvedere Park Historic District · listed 2002
- West Warren Street Historic District · listed 2009
Notable landmarks
- Banker's House · listed 1975
- Beam, Joshua, House · listed 1980
- Cleveland County Courthouse · listed 1979
- Cleveland County Training School · listed 2016
- Hull, James Heyward, House · listed 2003
- Masonic Temple Building
- Masonic Temple Building · listed 1982
- McBrayer, Dr. Victor, House · listed 1979
- Seven Gables · listed 2024
- Shelby Cotton Mill · listed 2016
- Sperling, George, House and Outbuildings · listed 2001
- Suttle, Joseph, House · listed 1980
- Webbley · listed 1980
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