Sheffield Village is in Lorain County, Ohio, along the Black River. The population was 4,184 at the 2020 census. The village has a total area of 10.84 square miles, of which 10.74 square miles is land and 0.10 square miles is water.

Sheffield Village was part of Sheffield Lake and before that Sheffield Township.

History

Captain Joshua Smith and his son Douglas established the first permanent settlement in what would become Sheffield Township in November 1815.  Sheffield was the first township incorporated after Loran County was organized in 1824. As of the 2020 census the population was 3,963. The first inhabitants of Sheffield Township began settling the area circa 1815. The school district in Sheffield Township is Clearview Local School District. 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 the original extent of the township.

Sheffield Lake the population was 8,957 at the 2020 census. Withdrew from Sheffield Township forming the Village of Sheffield Lake which was incorporated in 1920. The southern part split off of the Village of Sheffield Lake and was incorporated as the Village of Sheffield on January 1st 1934.

Sheffield Village The population was 4,135 at the 2020 census. Sheffield is served by the Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City Schools.