Location in Colbert County and the state of Alabama Location in Colbert County and the state of Alabama Sheffield is a town/city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States, and is encompassed in the Shoals urbane area.
As of the 2010 census, the populace of the town/city was 9,039. Sheffield is the place of birth of "country-soul pioneer" and songwriter Arthur Alexander, French horn player Willie Ruff, notable attorney, actor, former senator and presidential contender Fred Thompson, Watergate committee U.S.
Sheffield is positioned in easterly Colbert County at 34 45 35 N 87 41 41 W (34.759721, -87.694592), on the south bank of the Tennessee River.
Sheffield is bordered to the south by the town/city of Tuscumbia, to the southeast by Muscle Shoals, and to the north, athwart the river, by Florence.
Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 6.4 square miles (16.7 km2), of which 6.4 square miles (16.5 km2) is territory and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km2), or 1.39%, is water. Sheffield was one of the Colbert County sites of embarkation by riverboat and barge on the Tennessee River amid the forced relocation of Eastern and Southern United States Indian tribes, known as the Trail of Tears.
Sheffield is also home to the earliest bridge site in the state of Alabama.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 70.9% White or European American, 27.61% Black or African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other competitions, and 0.9% from two or more competitions.
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,652 citizens , 4,243 homeholds, and 2,711 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 1,471.4 citizens per square mile (568.1/km ).
There were 4,760 housing units at an average density of 725.6 per square mile (280.2/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 71.21% White or European American, 26.21% Black or African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.57% from other competitions, and 1.30% from two or more competitions.
There were 4,243 homeholds out of which 27.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families.
32.5% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $26,673, and the median income for a family was $33,877.
About 16.5% of families and 18.7% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 27.5% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.
As of the census of 2010, there were 9,039 citizens , 4,055 homeholds, and 2,421 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 1,419 citizens per square mile (547.9/km ).
There were 4,692 housing units at an average density of 733.1 per square mile (281.0/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 69.7% White or European American, 26.8% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.1% from other competitions, and 1.7% from two or more competitions.
There were 4,055 homeholds out of which 23.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 38.0% were married couples living together, 17.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 40.3% were non-families.
36.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $34,910, and the median income for a family was $42,718.
The per capita income for the town/city was $19,619.
About 16.4% of families and 21.1% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 36.3% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sheffield city, Alabama".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013".
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