Sheffield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana

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|official_name = Sheffield Township

|settlement_type = Township

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|image_map = Map highlighting Sheffield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.svg

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = United States

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = Indiana

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Tippecanoe

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|government_type = Indiana township

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|area_total_sq_mi = 36.33

|area_land_sq_mi = 36.32

|area_water_sq_mi = 0.01

|area_water_percent = 0.03

|population_as_of = 2020

|population_footnotes = {{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Sheffield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Sheffield_township,_Tippecanoe_County,_Indiana?g=060XX00US1815769174 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 19, 2024}}

|population_total = 3883

|population_density_sq_mi = 106.4

|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2017-05-09|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=October 25, 2007}}

|elevation_m = 199

|elevation_ft = 653

|coordinates = {{coord|40|20|38|N|86|45|20|W|region:US-IN|display=inline,title}}

|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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|timezone_DST = EDT

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|postal_code_type = ZIP codes

|postal_code = 46058, 47905, 47909, 47941

|area_code = 765

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Sheffield Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,865 and it contained 1,454 housing units.{{cite web

|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18157

|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212202436/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18157

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|archive-date=2020-02-12

|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1

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|accessdate=2013-05-10

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Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|36.33|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|36.32|sqmi}} (or 99.97%) is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi}} (or 0.03%) is water.

=Cities and towns=

=Extinct towns=

  • Wyandot at {{coord|40.3453137|-86.7494508|scale:10000|display=inline}}

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=Cemeteries=

The township contains these five cemeteries: Baker, Holladay, Newcomer, Salem and Wyandot.

=Major highways=

=Airports and landing strips=

  • Miller Field

School districts

  • Tippecanoe School Corporation

Political districts

References

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070310144543/http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/edgar.html United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]
  • [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20081205020547/http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ United States National Atlas]