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Shellsburg is a city in Benton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 938 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Shellsburg is located at 42°5′35″N 91°52′13″W / 42.09306°N 91.87028°W / 42.09306; -91.87028 (42.093058, -91.870272).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 938 people, 356 households, and 260 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,302.8 people per square mile (503.0/km²). There were 370 housing units at an average density of 513.9 per square mile (198.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.04% White, 0.32% Native American, 0.32% Asian, and 0.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.
There were 356 households out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a…