Editing Sheffield, Vermont

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|official_name            = Sheffield, Vermont
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Vermont]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Caledonia County, Vermont|Caledonia]]

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|established_date         = October 25, 1793

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|postal_code              = 05866
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'''Sheffield''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Caledonia County, Vermont|Caledonia County]], [[Vermont]], United States. The population was 682 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5000564075| title=Census - Geography Profile: Sheffield town, Caledonia County, Vermont| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=January 6, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
Sheffield is located in northwestern Caledonia County. It is bordered by the town of [[Barton, Vermont|Barton]] to the north, [[Sutton, Vermont|Sutton]] to the east, [[Wheelock, Vermont|Wheelock]] to the south, and [[Glover, Vermont|Glover]] to the west. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|84.9|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|84.2|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.7|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 0.79%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000564075| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212162750/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US5000564075| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sheffield town, Caledonia County, Vermont| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=February 6, 2013}}</ref>

The town is crossed by [[Interstate 91]], leading north to [[Newport (city), Vermont|Newport]] and south to [[St. Johnsbury, Vermont|St. Johnsbury]]. There are no exits within the town. [[Vermont Route 122]] roughly parallels I-91, leading northwest to Glover and Barton and southeast to [[Lyndonville, Vermont|Lyndonville]]. The unincorporated [[Sheffield (CDP), Vermont|village of Sheffield]] is in the southern part of the town, along Route 122.

The highest point in Sheffield is an unnamed summit in the northeast corner of town, with an elevation of {{convert|775|m|disp=flip}} above sea level, between Granby Mountain and Norris Mountain.<ref>U.S. Geological Survey ''Sutton, VT'' 7.5-minute quadrangle, 1986.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1800= 170
|1810= 388
|1820= 581
|1830= 720
|1840= 821
|1850= 797
|1860= 836
|1870= 811
|1880= 884
|1890= 750
|1900= 724
|1910= 691
|1920= 594
|1930= 543
|1940= 465
|1950= 451
|1960= 342
|1970= 307
|1980= 435
|1990= 541
|2000= 727
|2010= 703
|2020= 682
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 16, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 727 people, 272 households, and 202 families residing in the town.  The [[population density]] was 22.3 people per square mile (8.6/km<sup>2</sup>).  There were 399 housing units at an average density of 12.2 per square mile (4.7/km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the town was 97.52% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.55% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.28% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.65% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.51% of the population.

[[File:Parading 1948 Chevrolet Sheffield Field Day in downtown Sheffield VT September 2017.jpg|alt=Labor Day parade at Sheffield Field Day 2017.|left|thumb|Labor Day parade at Sheffield Field Day 2017.]]
There were 272 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,125, and the median income for a family was $31,591. Males had a median income of $27,727 versus $21,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,277.  About 19.0% of families and 22.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 33.1% of those under age 18 and 15.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
As a result of the construction of a 40-megawatt, 16-turbine [[wind farm]], the town is expected to receive $520,000 annually for 20 years, which was more than its annual municipal budget in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news | first=Tena | last=Starr | title=Wind project generates cash, as well as power | work=The Chronicle | location=Barton, Vermont | pages= 1 | date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

==Notable people==
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* [[Malcolm Goldstein]], violinist
* [[Galway Kinnell]], poet

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[[Category:Towns in Vermont]]
[[Category:Towns in Caledonia County, Vermont]]