Sheffield Township is one of the twenty-seven townships

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 of Ashtabula County

Ashtabula County, Ohio

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United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,491 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Kingsville Township
  Kingsville Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
  Kingsville Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,847 people in the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Monroe Township
  Monroe Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
  Monroe Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,268 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the northeastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...
  
   - east
• Pierpont Township
  Pierpont Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
  Pierpont Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,197 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Denmark Township
  Denmark Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
  Denmark Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 880 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Jefferson Township
  Jefferson Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
  Jefferson Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,559 people in the township, 1,987 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Plymouth Township
  Plymouth Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
  Plymouth Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,081 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west

No municipalities are located in Sheffield Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Sheffield Township is located in Lorain County

Sheffield Township, Lorain County, Ohio

Sheffield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,117 people in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

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The first settlers in Sheffield Township were John Shaw, a former British

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 soldier

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, and his wife, who came in 1812.

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. The current members of the board are David Glotzbecker, JoAnn Richmond, and Nicholas Wayman.