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Shelbyville is a city in and the county seat of Bedford County, Tennessee. The town was laid out in 1810 and incorporated in 1819. Shelbyville had a population of 20,335 residents at the 2010 census. The town is a hub of the Tennessee Walking Horse industry and has been nicknamed "The Walking Horse Capital of the World".

Shelbyville is in Middle Tennessee on a Highland Rim limestone bluff upon the banks of Duck River, which flows around the southern and eastern sides of town. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

+Shelbyville racial composition Race Number Percentage White (non Hispanic) 13,156 55.85% Black or African American (non Hispanic) 2,942 12.49% Native American 65 0.28% Asian 173 0.73% Pacific Islander 10 0.04% Other/Mixed 1,045 4.44% Hispanic or Latino 6,166 26.17%
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 23,557 people, 7,257 households, and 5,025 families residing in the city.

As of the census 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 produced the Sharpie, the world's top selling writing instrument, in the city. 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 is at the intersection of U. S. Route 231 and U. S. Route 41A. It was the terminus of a branch line (from Wartrace), located along what is now known as Railroad Avenue, connecting with what was once known as the Saint Louis, Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad. 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.

Bedford County School District operates primary and secondary schools. Shelbyville Central High School is the local public high school. After the end of non penal slavery in the United States the AME Church opened a school for African American children. The public school system graduated its first black class in 1890. The schools for African American children operated by the district were East Bedford School and Bedford County Training School for Negroes (a. k. a. John McAdams High School and also Harris High School for Negroes). Schools racially integrated after 1964.

The Tennessee College of Applied Technology Shelbyville is one of 46 institutions in the Tennessee Board of Regents System, the seventh largest system of higher education in the nation. This system comprises six universities, fourteen community colleges, and twenty six technology centers. More than 80 percent of all Tennessee students attending public institutions are enrolled in a Tennessee Board of Regents institution.

Shelbyville has one news media outlet, the Shelbyville Times Gazette.