Sheffield Lake, OH

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Sheffield Lake, Ohio

Introduction to Sheffield Lake, Ohio

Sheffield Lake, Ohio, in Lorain county, is 4 miles NE of Lorain, Ohio (center to center) and 21 miles W of Cleveland, Ohio. As of the 2000 census, 9,371 people lived in Sheffield Lake.

Sheffield Lake History

The area that is now known as Sheffield Lake was once occupied by Native American Indians. In 1815, Captain John Day of Sheffield, Massachusetts and Captain Jabez Burrell bought a tract of land in the Connecticut Western Reserve. Later that year several settlers arrived at the mouth of the French Creek and a community called Sheffield was formed. The village of Sheffield Lake was incorporated in 1920.

Sheffield Lake and Nearby Attractions

Hickories Museum
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
103rd OVI Memorial Foundation
Goodtimes Amusement Park
Westshore Park
Bradley Woods Reservation

Things To Do In Sheffield Lake

Oberlin Heritage Center, Hickories Museum, and NASA Glenn Research Center are frequently visited. Inland Seas Maritime Museum has exhibits which portray lighthouses, shipwrecks, and shipping of the Great Lakes. Places of historical interest include Johnson Island Civil War Prison and Fort Site, and Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial. Popular attractions near Sheffield Lake are African Safari Wildlife Park and Cedar Point. Recreational opportunities are available at Bradley Woods Reservation, Carlisle Reservation, and French Creek Reservation.

Sheffield Lake Transportation

Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport is the nearest major airport.

Sheffield Lake Higher Education

Lorain County Community College, Oberlin College, and Baldwin-Wallace College are nearby colleges.

High Points

Sheffield Lake strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Ohio):

Category	Trophy
Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 13%

Comparative Profile of Sheffield Lake, OH

Comparing Sheffield Lake to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Ohio (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Male Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
Children Under 5 Years Old
Age of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Senior Citizens

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work
Working at Home
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents
Housing Recently Built
People Living Alone
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Violent Crime
Low Property Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	4 miles NE of Lorain, Ohio (center to center)
Nearest Large City	21 miles W of Cleveland, Ohio
County	Lorain
Standard Zip Codes	44054
Phone Area Codes	440
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	41.488
Longitude	-82.101

Station	ELYRIA 3 E
Distance	7.7 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 35 F
Apr Temp	38 to 61 F
Jul Temp	63 to 85 F
Oct Temp	44 to 65 F
Annual Precip	38 inches

Station	CLEVELAND HOPKNS INTL AP
Distance	14.4 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 33 F
Apr Temp	38 to 57 F
Jul Temp	62 to 81 F
Oct Temp	44 to 61 F
Annual Precip	38.7 inches

Station	OBERLIN
Distance	16.4 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 32 F
Apr Temp	36 to 58 F
Jul Temp	60 to 83 F
Oct Temp	40 to 63 F
Annual Precip	36.2 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	9,371	100%
Male	4,575	48.8%
Female	4,796	51.2%
Under 18	2,480	26.5%
18+	6,891	73.5%
65+	874	9.3%
Median Age	35.8
Average Family Size	3.13
White	9,059	96.7%
African-American	91	1%
Asian	27	0.3%
American Indian & Alaskan	38	0.4%
Other	57	0.6%
Mixed Race	97	1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	281	3%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	9,157
Growth	-214
Growth %	-2.29%

Ancestry	Percent
German	25.5%
Irish	10.6%
Italian	9.8%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	7.8%
Polish	7.2%
English	7.1%
US/American	6.2%
Hungarian	6%
Slovak	4.7%
Scottish	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	1.7%
French (except Basque)	1.6%
Dutch	1.1%
Russian	0.9%
Lebanese	0.8%
Ukrainian	0.7%
Finnish	0.6%
Croatian	0.6%
Swedish	0.6%
Czech	0.5%
Slovene	0.4%
Czechoslovakian	0.4%
Other Arab	0.4%
Macedonian	0.3%
Welsh	0.3%
Serbian	0.3%
Austrian	0.3%
Romanian	0.3%
Danish	0.2%
Canadian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Sheffield Lake	9,371	$55,078
Avon	11,446	$75,951
Avon Lake	18,145	$76,603
Elyria	55,953	$45,846
Lorain	68,652	$39,454
North Ridgeville	22,338	$61,621
Sheffield	2,949	$66,136

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