Shelby, Indiana
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| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Lake |
| Township | Cedar Creek |
| Elevation [1] | 640 ft (195 m) |
| ZIP code | 46377 |
| FIPS code | 18-69246[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 443344 |
Shelby is an unincorporated town in Cedar Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana.
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[edit] Economy
Whiteco Industries, an Indiana business which, with its affiliates, is engaged in advertising (paricularly billboard advertising) in Indiana, and in ownership of hotels, grew along with Dean White from a small advertising business in Shelby.[3] The successor to the Shelby location of Whiteco's business (in this location making graphics for commercial vehicles), Modagraphics, closed its doors, however, in 1993, as a result of a consolidation within its new parent company from Illinois.[3]
[edit] Schools
Students from Shelby attend schools operated by the Tri-Creek School Corporation in Lowell, Indiana. This is because the Shelby school was destroyed by a fire and the town has not been able to afford building their own schools.
The movie Now and Then is set in Shelby, Indiana, but the Shelby of the movie is fictional. The movie is actually based on the town of Winchester, Indiana.
[edit] Geography
Shelby is located at . It is directly south of Lowell, north of Thayer, east of Schneider and west of Demotte. There is also a small development called Sumava Resorts, located nearby on the Kankakee River a short distance to the west of Shelby. Indiana State Road 55 crosses the Kankakee River at Shelby, making one of the few Kanakee River crossings from Lake County. Shelby, along with Sumava Resorts and other small, Kankakee River communities, has historically had to contend with periodic flooding from the Kankakee River.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b c White sad at closing of Shelby plant where success story / nwi.com
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