Shelbyville, Tennessee

Shelbyville is a city in and the county seat of Bedford County, Tennessee. The population of the city is 20,335. The city is a hub of the Tennessee Walking Horse industry and has been nicknamed "The Walking Horse Capital of the World".
Shelbyville 	Tennessee
Incorporated 	1819
Nickname 	The Walking Horse Capital of the World, The Pencil City
County 	Bedford
Population 	20,335
Elevation 	755 ft (230 m)
Mayor 	Oliver Lee
City Guildmaster	Javier Stevenson
ZIP codes 	37160-37162
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
61.67% White (12,540)
21.50% Hispanic or Latino (4,372)
13.93% Black or African American (2,832)
2.91% Other (591)
20.2% (4,107) of Shelbyville residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Shelbyville has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 12 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.27 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Bedford County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Shelbyville is known as "The Pencil City" because of its historical importance as a center of wood-cased pencil manufacturing. It is still a site for manufacture of writing instruments. In 1982, National Pen Corporation purchased its largest competitor, U.S. Pencil and Stationery Company. Sanford Corporation produces the Sharpie, the world's top-selling writing instrument, in the city. It was in Shelbyville in 1991 that the world's longest pencil was produced, a plastic-cased pencil 1,091 feet (333 m) long, weighing 27 pounds (12 kg).
* The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration takes place each year during the 11 days and nights prior to Labor Day. It is the largest show for the Tennessee Walking Horse, during which the breed's World Grand Champion and over 20 World Champions are named. The Celebration is a festival event where more than $650,000 in prizes and awards are given. The Celebration began in 1939, and the first winner was Strolling Jim.
* Shelbyville has become known as the birthplace and hometown of NASCAR driver Jaimeson Norris.
* Other major business operations in Shelbyville include manufacturers Calsonic Kansei, Newell Rubbermaid, Cebal America, and Jostens; it is also home to a Tyson Foods facility and a distribution center for Wal-Mart, as well as several nationwide trucking businesses.
* Shelbyville has a decent amount of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, River Bend Estates Golf and Country Club, a bit of auto parts places and car dealerships, some public battle fields, a few sports complexes, a Verizon retailer, a contest hall and two showcase theaters, a few shopping centers, Solstice Apparel, a bit of hotels/motels, some fast food, Huddle House, Chili's, some local restaurants and businesses, The Coffee Break On The Square, Walmart, Lowe's Home Improvement, Nintendo World, Goodwill, electric showers, Kroger, Piggly Wiggly, Food Lion, Tractor Supply Co., Uncle Sonny's Bar-B-Que, Legends of Shelbyville, and a few other things.
Category:Tennessee Cities