Crime Scene and Trauma Cleanup in Shelby, MI

Shelby is a village in Oceana County in western Michigan, entirely surrounded by Shelby Township, whose hall, library, post office and hospital are all in the village — together they are known as the Shelby Community.

Shelby's post office opened in 1866, and the village began as a lumber town before the surrounding area became known for apple orchards and asparagus fields.

Shelby had 1,964 residents in the 2020 census, down from 2,065 in 2010, when the village counted 689 households.

Shelby is distinguished by its large Latino community: 45.6% of residents were Hispanic or Latino in the 2010 census, and recent Census Bureau survey estimates put the share at about 51.6%, making Shelby Michigan's only Hispanic-majority community.

Shelby was home to the Shelby Gem Factory, founded in 1970 by Larry Paul Kelley, which grew synthetic ruby for lasers and became the first commercial producer of cubic zirconia before closing in December 2019.

Peterson Farms, a family-owned company founded in 1984 and described as Michigan's largest privately owned fruit processor, is headquartered in Shelby and processes tart cherries, apples and blueberries from Oceana County farms.

Children in Shelby attend Shelby Public Schools, which runs Shelby High School, Shelby Middle School, Shelby Elementary School and an early childhood center within the village.

U.S. Route 31 runs as a freeway just west of Shelby, and highway M-20 ends just south of the village, about 10 miles inland from Lake Michigan.