Editing Shellman, Georgia

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'''Shellman''' is a city in [[Randolph County, Georgia]], United States. The population was 1,083 at the 2010 census. Buildings in the commercial center have been designated as an [[historic district]] and listed in 1985 on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

==Geography==
Shellman is located at {{coord|31|45|31|N|84|36|46|W|type:city}} (31.758473, -84.612731).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.2|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==History==
Shellman was incorporated in 1883. It was originally named Ward, in honor of John P. Ward, whose vision helped to bring the South-Western Rail Road to the area and to place a depot in the spot that would become the center of the town.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Georgia General Assembly |url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.a0001991090?urlappend=%3Bseq=324%3Bownerid=113475300-328 |title=Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, 1882-83 |volume=III |location=Milledgeville, Ga. |pages=318–320| hdl=2027/uc1.a0001991090?urlappend=%3Bseq=324 }}</ref>

Only two years later, the name of the town was changed to Shellman, in honor of Major R. F. Shellman, General Traffic Manager of the Central of Georgia Railroad. Major Shellman was a promoter of the young town and a donor to the construction of its new school, the Shellman Institute.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Georgia General Assembly |url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433009066964?urlappend=%3Bseq=393%3Bownerid=13510798903636960-397 |title=Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, 1884-85 |date=1884–85 |volume=III |publication-place=Atlanta, GA |pages=387| hdl=2027/nyp.33433009066964?urlappend=%3Bseq=393 }}</ref>  <ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/s.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=204 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

The [[Shellman Historic District]] is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=85001935}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Shellman Historic District |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author=Carolyn Brooks |date=April 8, 1985 |accessdate=August 15, 2017}} (includes map). With {{NRHP url|id=85001935|photos=y|title=47 photos from 1984}}.</ref>

The Randolph County Georgia Historical Society [https://randolphhistoricalsociety.com/]  has published two documents on the history of Shellman.

* ''A History of Shellman (1827-1950)'' [https://randolphhistoricalsociety.com/historyshellman]
* ''Historic Buildings of Shellman (1830-1950)'', including
** A catalogue of over 400 structures, with details of the ownership history and of the owners [https://randolphhistoricalsociety.com/history-of-shellman/shellman-buildings]
** Interactive maps which provide a brief description of the buildings as well as major land holdings around Shellman [https://randolphhistoricalsociety.com/maps-of-shellman].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 462
|1900= 584
|1910= 985
|1920= 1074
|1930= 1117
|1940= 1063
|1950= 1090
|1960= 1050
|1970= 1166
|1980= 1254
|1990= 1162
|2000= 1166
|2010= 1083
|2020= 861
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}</ref><br> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|+Shellman racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1370120&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-18|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|292
|33.91%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|545
|63.3%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|1
|0.12%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|15
|1.74%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|8
|0.93%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 861 people, 374 households, and 213 families residing in the city.

==Notable people==
*[[Thomas Davis (American football)|Thomas Davis]], NFL defensive player, grew up in Shellman.
*[[Donnell Harvey]], former NBA athlete, grew up here. 
*Diadourius Boudleaux Bryant, part of the prolific songwriting team of [[Felice and Boudleaux Bryant]], was born in Shellman in 1920.
*[[Paul C. Broun Sr.]], Georgia State Senator was born here in 1916
*[[Ernest Lanford]], Former FSU golf coach (1991–2000) and starting pitcher for Shellman High School's state baseball championship in 1956.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/2023/03/14/former-fsu-golf-coach-dedman-faculty-member-ernie-lanford-passes-away/70008454007/ | title=Former FSU coach Ernie Lanford remembered for legacy that 'goes well beyond golf' }}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Shellman, GA Historic District (NRHP).JPG|The Shellman Historic District was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Randolph County, Georgia|National Register of Historic Places]].
File:Shellman, GA City Hall.JPG|[http://www.shellmanga.com/ Shellman City Hall]
File:Shellman, GA Post Office (39886).JPG|Shellman Post Office ([[ZIP code]]: 39886)
File:Shellman, GA Volunteer Fire Dept.JPG|Shellman Volunteer Fire Department 
</gallery>

==References==
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{{Randolph County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Randolph County, Georgia]]