Shelby
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Shelby

County

Territory

  • officials recorded 4
  • partly recorded 3
  • nothing recorded 0
GEOID
47157
OCD-ID
ocd-division/country:us/state:tn/county:shelby
POP
910,226 (2025)
CENTER
35.1843, -89.894
SOURCE
census tiger

Government of Shelby

Bodies, seats, agencies and services that belong to Shelby itself. Jurisdictions inside it are listed separately below.

Board of Commissioners
0/0 seats recorded

No seats recorded.

Organization 21

Departments

  • Elected office responsible for property assessment in Shelby County

  • Legislative body of Shelby County government, consisting of 13 commissioners elected by district

  • Department providing social services and community support programs in Shelby County

  • Shelby County Division of Corrections managing county jail and detention facilities

  • Elected office responsible for county records, licensing, and elections administration

  • Elected office responsible for collection and management of county property taxes

  • Elected prosecutor for the 30th Judicial District, serving Shelby County

  • Agency responsible for emergency preparedness, response, and disaster recovery in Shelby County

  • Finance Finance

    Department responsible for Shelby County financial management, budgeting, and accounting

  • Shelby County Fire Department providing fire protection and emergency medical services

  • Shelby County Health Department providing public health services and disease prevention

  • Shelby County Housing department managing affordable housing and community development programs

  • Department managing Shelby County government employment, benefits, and personnel administration

  • Department providing technology services and infrastructure for Shelby County government

  • Libraries Library

    Shelby County public library system

  • Office of the Shelby County Mayor, chief executive officer of Shelby County government

  • Parks and Recreation Parks & Recreation

    Department managing Shelby County parks, recreation facilities, and programs

  • Office providing legal defense to indigent defendants in Shelby County courts

  • Public Works Public Works

    Department responsible for Shelby County roads, infrastructure, and public facilities maintenance

  • Elected office responsible for recording and maintaining property deeds and legal documents

  • Shelby County Sheriff's Office, elected law enforcement agency

Within Shelby

Each of these governs itself. Counts are that jurisdiction's own records.

jurisdictions
8
agencies
44
bodies
8
officials
16
Name Agencies Bodies Officials
Memphis 7 1 13
Bartlett 1 1 1
Collierville 1 1 1
Germantown 7 1 1
Arlington 5 2 0
Lakeland 12 1 0
Millington 11 1 0
Lakeland School System District 0 0 0