Sheffield, IL

Sheffield
Village
Village Hall at 239 South Main Street
Location of Sheffield in Bureau County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°21′21″N 89°44′12″W / 41.35583°N 89.73667°W / 41.35583; -89.73667Coordinates: 41°21′21″N 89°44′12″W / 41.35583°N 89.73667°W / 41.35583; -89.73667
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Bureau
Townships	Concord, Mineral
Area
• Total	0.71 sq mi (1.84 km2)
• Land	0.71 sq mi (1.84 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	926
• Estimate (2016)	882
• Density	1,240.51/sq mi (478.95/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP Code(s)	61361
Area code(s)	815
FIPS code	17-69147
Sheffield, Illinois

Sheffield is a village in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The population was 926 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ottawa–Streator Micropolitan Statistical Area. Sheffield was founded by Joseph E. Sheffield and Henry Farnam in 1852. Sheffield and Farnam constructed the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, and the town site was intended as a coaling station for trains. According to Farnam, he and Sheffield flipped a coin to see for whom the town would be named. A monument to Joseph E. Sheffield, and the Rock Island Railroad stands today in Sheffield's town square. The town is home to a leaking nuclear waste storage facility which closed in 1978.

According to the 2010 census, Sheffield has a total area of 0.71 square miles (1.84 km²), all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 946 people, 385 households, and 269 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,263.5 people per square mile (487.0/km²). There were 418 housing units at an average density of 558.3 per square mile (215.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.31% White, 0.11% African American, 0.21% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.63% of the population.