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Shelby, Montana

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Shelby census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59474. The Survey maps it on the Shelby quadrangle. 3,169 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,297 feet above sea level.

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Shelby within Toole County

On record in Shelby

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 3 records

Population over time

2 figures

Shelby fell from 3,376 to 3,169 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20103,376
20203,169-207 (-6%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

11 since 2017

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Shelby between 2017 and 2020, burning about 111 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Equipment and vehicle use3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Debris and open burning2
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Fireworks1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
13 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreToole CountyLINCOLN FIRE
25 August 2020Equipment and vehicle use100 acresToole CountyKW FIRE
22 August 2017Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresCentral Land Officenot named
19 August 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreToole CountyKRAFT FIRE
4 July 2017Fireworks2.0 acresCentral Land Officenot named
4 July 2017Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresCentral Land Officenot named
28 July 2018Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresCentral Land Officenot named
13 June 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreToole CountyWELKER FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Toole County

Storms near this place

28 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shelby in 28 storm reports between 1993 and 2018: 13 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2000Thunderstorm WindShelby$15,0001.5 inch hail...gust to 60kt...roof/siding damage to homes...wind damage to shed.
July 1998Flash FloodShelby$10,000no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindShelby$5,000no account filed
June 2000Thunderstorm WindShelby$2,0001.5 inch hail...gust to 52kt.
June 2018Flash FloodShelby-Facebook video of flash flooding at and near the US-2/I-15 interchange in Shelby. Some cars stalled in the floodwater.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindShelby-Trained spotter reported a severe wind gust that caused sheet metal to wrap around pole.
June 2013HailShelby-Heavy rain, pea sized hail, and a few severe hailstones measuring 1.00 inches (approximately quarter sized) were reported in Shelby, MT.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindShelby-High winds measuring 51KT (59MPH) were reported 1 mile N of Shelby, MT.
August 2013HailShelby-Hail measuring 1.00 inches (quarter sized) was reported 9 miles NNW of Shelby, MT. Crop damage was also reported.
July 2009HailShelby-A thunderstorm dropped 1 inch diameter hail at Shelby 10E.
July 2009HailShelby-A thunderstorm dropped 1 inch diameter hail at Shelby 6S.
July 2009Funnel CloudShelby-A funnel cloud was observed by the public for several minutes at Shelby 6SW.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindShelby-A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 60 mph at Shelby 1W.
July 2008HailShelby-A severe thunderstorm dropped .75 inch diameter hail at Shelby 1W.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindShelby-A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 60 mph at Shelby.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindShelby-A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 60 mph at Shelby 2SE.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindShelby-A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 71 mph at Shelby 15E.
June 2002Flash FloodShelby-The Marias River began to rise on June 5th, due to snow melt over southern Canada. A strong storm then moved over the area on June 10th. This storm brought between 3 and 5 inches of rain to the area. The Marias River flooded near the golf course, and remained out of its bank until June 13th. The river crested at 12.4 feet on June 11th.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindShelby-Actual spotter location Shelby 18 NE.
June 1994Tornado (F0)Shelby-Several severe thunderstorms moved northeast across Pondera, Glacier and Toole Counties. Two major electric transmission lines were knocked down by either a tornado or strong downburst winds. One line was south of Cut Bank and another east of town. Power was out for over 24 hours. Several out buildings were knocked down and widespread damage was done to crops.
June 1994HailShelby-Several severe thunderstorms moved northeast across Pondera, Glacier and Toole Counties. Two major electric transmission lines were knocked down by either a tornado or strong downburst winds. One line was south of Cut Bank and another east of town. Power was out for over 24 hours. Several out buildings were knocked down and widespread damage was done to crops.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindShelby-no account filed
May 2003HailShelby-no account filed
June 2003HailShelby-no account filed
September 1999Thunderstorm WindShelby-no account filed
July 1998HailShelby-no account filed
May 1997Thunderstorm WindShelby-no account filed
May 1993HailShelby-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Toole County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Virden3.0 miles8
Naismith9.3 miles7
Dunkirk10.4 miles7
Aloe13.1 miles11
Ethridge14.4 miles11
Oilmont16.2 miles8
Kevin17.5 miles8
Ferdig17.7 miles9

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on ShelbyAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q967384The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 776465. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.