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Shelley, ID - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Shelley  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Shelley Home page. The Shelley Home page provides as much information as possible on Shelley. Knowing Shelley’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Shelley’s Home page, you will also find Shelley’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Shelley has a population of 4455. 50.2% of Shelley’s inhabitants are Male, and 49.8 are female. 60.9% of Shelley is married and 68.8% own their own home. The Average Home price is $162,750, and the average rent is $761. Household median income in Shelley is $54,688, and the individual median income is $25,465. Shelley’s Ethnic is the following: White(87.5%), Hispanic(9.5%), Other(6.5%), Multiple(6%).


Shelley was established in 1904. It was named for John F. Shelley, who moved to the area in 1892. He'd moved to the area intending to open a small store, and needed lumber and other supplies to build it. Since the site was some distance from the nearest existing community, he asked the railroad company to make a special stop to offload the supplies he'd ordered.


They consented, provided he could offload the supplies in under 20 minutes. His daughter, Lottie, wrote the following in her personal history: With the help of Chris Mickelson and others, the lumber was thrown off the train on both sides of the track. Later a spur was put in here by the railroad company. Now they needed a name for the town.


Mother suggested 'Shelco'; Father said, 'Shelton,' so they drew cuts and Mother won." Shelco was submitted to the railroad company and they replied: 'Call your town what you wish, but we have already named the spur, Shelley '. That is how the town got its name. On September 4, 1902 a large fire destroyed seven buildings on State Street.


Only two buildings, a general merchandise store and Nalder's furniture store, were saved. Soren Yorgesen, a local Justice of the Peace and proprietor of the first hotel in Shelley recounts the experience as follows: ...One windy afternoon in the heat of the summer, a fire started in a small grocery store operated by James Jensen.


It did not take long until the wind was fanning a flame that wiped out quite a long string of frame buildings - two saloons, restaurant, Odd Fellows Hall, Post Office and Confectionery, Grocery Store, and dwelling.


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