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Shelby is a city in and the county seat of Toole County, Montana, United States] The population was 3,169 at the 2020 census.
History
Toole County Courthouse
Shelby was named in honor of Peter O. Shelby, General Manager of the Montana Central Railway. A railroad station was established here about 1892, at the junction of the Great Northern Railway and the Great Falls & Canada Railway.
On July 4, 1923, the town hosted a heavyweight boxing match between Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons for the undisputed world Heavyweight boxing championship title.[5] This event almost bankrupted the town of Shelby.
In the early 2000s the town hosted a dog camp that made national news. It was named Camp Collie and helped mistreated dogs.
Welker Farms, an agricultural operation known for its popular social media channels, is located near Shelby.