Sheffield is a city in Franklin County, Iowa, United States.

[2] Sheffield was platted in 1874, and it was named for a personal friend of the founder's.

There were 501 housing units at an average density of 90.0 per square mile (34.7/km2).

Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 1.6% of the population.

As of the census[8] of 2010, there were 1,172 people, 480 households, and 323 families living in the city.

There were 510 housing units at an average density of 91.9 per square mile (35.5/km2).

29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 397 housing units at an average density of 71.5 per square mile (27.6/km2).

27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.