Southeast

Shelby

Cleveland County, NC

Population

21,712

Walk Score

77 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$844

Median home value

$151,900

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.

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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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