Location of Sheffield in Colbert County, Alabama. | |
Coordinates: 34°45′35″N87°41′41″W / 34.75972°N 87.69472°W | |
Country | United States |
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State | Alabama |
County | Colbert |
Founded by | Alfred Huger Moses |
Named for | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
Area | |
• Total | 7.07 sq mi (18.32 km2) |
• Land | 6.95 sq mi (18.01 km2) |
• Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2) |
Elevation | 515 ft (157 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 9,039 |
• Estimate (2018)[2] | 8,894 |
• Density | 1,279.16/sq mi (493.89/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | |
Area codes | 256, 938 |
FIPS code | 01-69648 |
GNIS feature ID | 0153401 |
Website | www.sheffieldalabama.org |
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1890 | 2,731 | -- | |
1900 | 3,333 | 22.0% | |
1910 | 4,865 | 46.0% | |
1920 | 6,682 | 37.3% | |
1930 | 6,221 | −6.9% | |
1940 | 7,933 | 27.5% | |
1950 | 10,767 | 35.7% | |
1960 | 13,491 | 25.3% | |
1970 | 13,115 | −2.8% | |
1980 | 11,903 | −9.2% | |
1990 | 10,380 | −12.8% | |
2000 | 9,652 | −7.0% | |
2010 | 9,039 | −6.4% | |
Est. 2018 | 8,894 | [2] | −1.6% |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 2013 Estimate[7] |