Recognized as the safest community of its size in Macomb County in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 source
Community character
Shelby Charter Township is an affluent northern suburb of Detroit in western Macomb County with a 2020 census population of 79,408 source
Packard Proving Grounds Historic Site
Albert Kahn designed the Packard Motor Car Company test facility at 49965 Van Dyke Avenue, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 source
Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center
Township nature center at 4101 River Bends Drive interprets the 80 acre Shadbush Tract of hardwood forest, cattail marsh, and cedar swamp source
Macomb Orchard Trail
The 23.5 mile rail trail across northern Macomb County begins at 24 Mile and Dequindre roads in Shelby Township source
Stony Creek Metropark
The 4,435 acre Metropark surrounding 500 acre Stony Creek Lake has its main entrance at 4300 Main Park Road in Shelby Township source
River Bends Park
The Clinton River divides the township park into two sections joined by a bridge built in 2000 source
Disco
Historic village platted in 1849 at 24 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue with a post office from 1854 to 1906 source
Yates
Historic settlement on the township's western boundary with Oakland County source
Preston Corners
Settled in 1826 by Ira and Deborah Preston who built a sawmill and a picket fence factory source
