Sheffield Township, Lorain County, Ohio

Sheffield Township, Lorain County, Ohio
Township
Location of Sheffield Township in Lorain County
Coordinates: 41°25′16″N 82°7′42″W / 41.42111°N 82.12833°WCoordinates: 41°25′16″N 82°7′42″W / 41.42111°N 82.12833°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Lorain
Area
• Total	2.4 sq mi (6.3 km^2)
• Land	2.4 sq mi (6.3 km^2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km^2)
Elevation[1]	676 ft (206 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	4,117
• Density	1,702.9/sq mi (657.5/km^2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	44055
Area code(s)	440
FIPS code	39-72067[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086520[1]

Sheffield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,117 people in the unincorporated portions of the township.^[3]

Geography

Located in northern Lorain County, it borders the following townships and municipalities:

• Lorain - north
• Sheffield - east
• Elyria - southeast
• Elyria Township - south
• Amherst Township - southwest corner

No municipalities are located in Sheffield Township, other than the cities of Lorain and Sheffield Lake and village of Sheffield that have incorporated most of Sheffield Township.

Name and history

• In April 1787, Moravian missionary David Zeisberger attempted to start a Native-American "Indian" Mission approximately 5 miles from the mouth of the Black River, on its east side (in the area which became Sheffield Twp. several decades later). But after only about a week, this group was prompted to leave this area, by other local "Indian" tribes.{source=the 1787 Journal of Rev. David Zeisberger}
• The pioneer-settlement within this township area, began about 1815.^[4]
• Statewide, the only other Sheffield Township is located in Ashtabula County.

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,^[5] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

Education

The school district in Sheffield Township is Clearview Local School District.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. 2000 Census data Accessed 14 May 2007.
4. History of Lorain County, Ohio. Williams Brothers. 1879. p. 250-254.
5. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website
• Clearview Schools