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Population (year 2000): 930. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,002 (+7.7% change)
Males: 427 (45.9%), Females: 503 (54.1%)
Franklin County
Zip code:
50475
Median resident age: 44.1 years
Median household income: $38,594 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,600 (year 2000)
Races in Sheffield:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (56.8%), English (16.2%),
Irish (10.9%), Norwegian (8.6%), French (4.9%), Dutch (3.8%).
Elevation: 1077 feet
Land area: 5.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sheffield
- High school or higher: 84.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 2.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sheffield city
- Never married: 15.4%
- Now married: 61.2%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 16.7%
- Divorced: 6.3%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -242 (-20.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Sheffield:
- FRANKLIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; HAMPTON,
IA)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-NORTH IOWA (about 18 miles;
MASON CITY, IA)
- ELLSWORTH MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; IOWA
FALLS, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sheffield:
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 19 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 62 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 71 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sheffield:
- HAMPTON MUNI (about 13 miles; HAMPTON, IA; ID: HPT)
- BELMOND MUNI (about 26 miles; BELMOND, IA; ID: Y48)
- ACKLEY MUNI (about 28 miles; ACKLEY, IA; ID: 4C7)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sheffield:
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 70 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 93
miles; ROCHESTER, MN; FT enrollment: 3,368)
Public high school in Sheffield:
- SHEFFIELD-CHAPIN COMM HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
183; Location: 453 N. 5TH ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Sheffield:
- SHEFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 135;
Location: 504 PARK ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
- S-C PRE-SCHOOL (Students: 21; Location: 119
N. 7TH ST; Grades: PK - PK)
Library in Sheffield:
- SHEFFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$54,859; Location: 123 S. 3RD STREET, BOX 616; 15,330
books; 510 audio materials; 1,134 video materials; 68
serial subscriptions)
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