Shelby, New York
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,420 people, 2,005 households, and 1,337 families residing in the town. The population density was 117.0 people per square mile (45.2/km²).

Shelby, New York

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: As of the census of 2000, there were 5,420 people, 2,005 households, and 1,337 families residing in the town. The population density was 117.0 people per square mile (45.2/km²).

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1820	1,158	—

1830	2,043	76.4%

1840	2,643	29.4%

1850	3,082	16.6%

1860	3,326	7.9%

1870	3,366	1.2%

1880	3,824	13.6%

1890	3,702	−3.2%

1900	3,679	−0.6%

1910	3,945	7.2%

1920	3,937	−0.2%

1930	3,946	0.2%

1940	3,961	0.4%

1950	4,482	13.2%

1960	5,051	12.7%

1970	5,366	6.2%

1980	5,361	−0.1%

1990	5,509	2.8%

2000	5,420	−1.6%

2010	5,319	−1.9%

Est. 2016	5,124	−3.7%

U.S. Decennial Census

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The population was 5,319 at the 2010 census.

final_sentence: The population was 5,319 at the 2010 census.