Shelby County
Parcel & Property Data
About This Data
LandBrief holds 17,548 parcel records for Shelby County, sourced from county records. Each includes the parcel boundary, and — where the county publishes them — owner, situs address, acreage, assessed values and legal description.
Data from the Shelby County assessor roll dated May 2024, loaded August 2026. See data sources for every county’s vintage.
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Shelby County by the Numbers
- Median parcel size
- 24.2 acres
measured from mapped boundaries - 90th-percentile parcel
- 39.9 acres
- County land area
- 378,097 acres
U.S. Census measurement - Communities
- 14
73.0% of parcels outside any incorporated place
Who Owns Shelby County?
Share of the county’s 17,548 parcels by the kind of owner on record. Classified from owner names, so the boundaries are approximate; an entity the rules cannot place counts as an individual.
| Owner type | Share of parcels |
|---|---|
| Individuals | 61.9% |
| Companies & organizations | 15.0% |
| Trusts & estates | 21.6% |
| Government | 0.7% |
| Other / unclassified | 0.8% |
The largest owner on record is BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY with 123 parcels — see the full landowner leaderboard.
Parcel Records (~17,548 total)
| Parcel ID | Owner | Address | City | Acreage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 830735000001 | KIRKMAN FARMS, LLP | 1729 1400TH ST KIRKMAN IA 51447 | Unincorporated | 139.17 |
| 831602502000 | LARSEN, ELDON MARGO E, SURV | 2615 700TH ST ELK HORN IA 51531 | Unincorporated | 66.87 |
| 831601501000 | PETERSEN, LARRY L BARBARA J REV TRS, TIC | — | Unincorporated | 65.54 |
| 831603502000 | BOLDT, CHARLES W PAULETTE K SURV | — | Unincorporated | 65.02 |
| 830702101000 | BORKOWSKI, DAVID L BORKOWSKI, STEVEN R | — | Unincorporated | 63.82 |
| 830702102000 | DARLING, BROCK THOMAS ASHLEY ELIZABETH SURV 1/2 | — | Unincorporated | 63.52 |
| 830805201000 | BURTON, ROWLAND D DEBORAH L REV TRS TIC | — | Unincorporated | 63.10 |
| 830805102000 | BURTON, ROWLAND D DEBORAH L REV TRS TIC | — | Unincorporated | 62.78 |
| 830701201002 | BENSON, EDWIN CONNIE NONREV INC ONLY TR | — | Unincorporated | 62.68 |
| 831603501000 | MADSEN, KEITH D NANCY SURV ETAL | 2545 700TH ST ELK HORN | Unincorporated | 62.67 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many parcels are in Shelby County?
The Shelby County assessor roll on file records 17,548 parcels across 14 communities, with 73.0% lying outside any incorporated place.
Who owns the most land in Shelby County?
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY holds 123 parcels, the most of any owner on record — the largest-landowners leaderboard ranks the top 25.
What is the typical parcel size in Shelby County?
Measured from mapped boundaries, the median parcel is 24.2 acres, and nine parcels in ten are under 39.9 acres. Boundary-measured area closely tracks deeded acreage but is not the deed.
How much of Shelby County is government-owned?
Government entities — federal, state, and local — hold 0.7% of the county’s parcels, classified from owner names on the roll.
How current is this data?
It comes from the Shelby County assessor roll dated May 2024. Counties deliver on their own schedules; the methodology page explains how records are processed and the data sources page tracks every county’s vintage.
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17,548 parcels across 14 communities in Shelby County.