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Sheffield, Alabama | |
|---|---|
 Sheffield Downtown Commercial Historic District | |
| Nickname(s): "Center of the Shoals", "Sheffvegas", "Sheffghanistan" | |
 Location of Sheffield, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 34°45′25.27″N 87°41′51.73″W / 34.7570194°N 87.6977028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Colbert |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Incorporated | February 17, 1885[1] |
| Founded by | Alfred Huger Moses |
| Named for | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Steve Stanley |
| • Councilmembers | Gary Highfield Barbara Cook Fred Mason Casheta Rutland Randa Hovater |
| Area | |
• City | 7.108 sq mi (18.410 km2) |
| • Land | 6.989 sq mi (18.102 km2) |
| • Water | 0.119 sq mi (0.308 km2) |
| Elevation | 486 ft (148 m) |
| Population | |
• City | 9,403 |
• Estimate (2023)[6] | 9,307 |
| • Density | 1,331.77/sq mi (514.20/km2) |
| • Urban | 78,925 |
| • Metro | 155,175 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 35660 |
| Area code(s) | 256 and 938 |
| FIPS code | 01-69648 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405452[4] |
| Sales tax | 9.5%[7] |
| Website | sheffieldalabama.net |
Sheffield is a city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area. The population was 9,403 at the 2020 census.[5] and was estimated to be 9,307 in 2023.[6] Sheffield is the birthplace 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. Senator Howell Heflin and U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, whose father was working in nearby Athens when he was born. It sometimes is referred to as "the City of Senators" due to the births of Heflin, McConnell and Thompson within its borders. Col. Harland Sanders worked for Southern Railway in Sheffield in 1907. It is also home to the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio where many popular 20th century musicians recorded their work, including Alexander and Ruff. It is the site of historic Helen Keller Hospital, formerly known as Colbert County Hospital, originally constructed in 1921. It was changed to Helen Keller Hospital in 1979, and Keller's birthplace Ivy Green is located less than one mile southwest of the hospital in adjacent Tuscumbia.
- ^ "Municipalities of Alabama Incorporation Dates" (PDF). Alabama League of Municipalities. January 15, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ "Sheffield City Council". City of Sheffield, Alabama. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sheffield, Alabama
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2023was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Sheffield (AL) sales tax rate". Retrieved January 8, 2025.