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Shelby County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026
Board of Supervisors meets
1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month at 9:00 a.m.
Meeting location
Supervisors Chambers, Shelby County Courthouse, 612 Court St., Harlan, IA 51537.
County Auditor
Taryn Knapp · 712-755-3831 · tknapp@shco.org
Agendas posted at
https://shelbycounty.iowa.gov/supervisors/meetings_minutes/
Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors, 3 members. Chairman for 2026: Charles Parkhurst. Vice-Chairman: Mike Kolbe. Member: Bryce Schaben.

Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Cities (11)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (2)
  • Exira-Elk Horn- Kimballton Comm Sch Dist
  • Harlan Comm School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

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