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Notable location: Sheffield Dock (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Shopping Center: Town Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Sheffield include: Westside Church of Christ (A), Brown Christian Methodist Episcopal Temple (B), Calvary Baptist Church (C), Central Christian Church (D), Southwest Church of the Nazarene (E), Southside Baptist Church (F), Southern Boulevard Church of Christ (G), Church of Christ (H), Church of God of Prophecy (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Burton Cemetery (1), Oakwood Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Sheffield include: Park West (1), Tenth Avenue Park (2), Sheffield Youth Park (3), Rivermont Park (4), Tri Cities Park (5), Nitrate Village Number 1 Historic District (6), York Terrace Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Winkle World (Amusement & Theme Parks; 4300 North Jackson Highway), Colbert County Tourism & Convention Bureau (719 USHighway 72 West).
Hotels: Shady Court Motel (2905 East 12th Avenue), Hillcrest Motel (3115 North Jackson Highway), Kings Inn (4420 North Jackson Highway), Webster Hotel and Suites (4205 Hatch Boulevard), Shooters Lounge (4205 Hatch Boulevard), Regal Inn Express (4305 North Jackson Highway).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Sheffield that have no violations reported:
- SHEFFIELD UTILITIES DEPARTMENT (Address: P.O. BOX 580, Population served: 14574, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  18.7% | | Whole state: |  16.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 9.0% | | Whole state: | 7.3% |
Sheffield compared to Alabama state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Sheffield (2007 data):
- Bank Independent: at 710 South Montgomery Avenue, branch established on 1947-08-02; Jackson Place Branch at 729 East Second Street, branch established on 1978-03-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $702.3 mil, Deposits: $596.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 23 total offices, Holding Company: Bancindependent Incorporated
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Colbert County Alabama:
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2004)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Police - Other |
6 | $10,231 | $20,462 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
31 | $74,543 | $28,855 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
16 | $59,016 | $44,262 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
7 | $26,550 | $45,514 | 0 | $0 |
| Welfare |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $1,524 |
| Streets and Highways |
17 | $36,858 | $26,017 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
5 | $8,929 | $21,430 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $3,795 | $45,540 | 5 | $2,072 |
| Local Libraries |
5 | $8,101 | $19,442 | 1 | $549 |
| Gas Supply |
14 | $54,198 | $46,455 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $6,987 | $27,948 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $2,276 | $27,312 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
22 | $47,763 | $26,053 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
6 | $6,241 | $12,482 | 8 | $2,201 |
| Electric Power |
72 | $282,198 | $47,033 | 2 | $797 |
| Totals for Government |
206 | $627,686 | $36,564 | 19 | $7,143 |
Sheffield government finances in 2006:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,610,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $845,000
Solid Waste Management: $672,000
Parks and Recreation: $95,000
All Other: $61,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $31,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $36,364,000
Gas Utilities: $3,850,000
Police Protection: $1,872,000
Water Utilities: $1,711,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,065,000
Regular Highways: $899,000
Sewerage: $856,000
Parks and Recreation: $680,000
Solid Waste Management: $643,000
Libraries: $260,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $219,000
Financial Administration: $201,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $147,000
General - Other: $136,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $126,000
Central Staff Services: $113,000
Public Welfare - Other: $86,000
General Public Buildings: $77,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $132,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $299,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $685,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,394,000
General Local Government Support: $490,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,039,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $820,000
Fines and Forfeits: $206,000
General Revenue, NEC: $23,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,637,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,481,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,195,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,173,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $35,481,000
Gas Utilities: $4,223,000
Water Utilities: $1,690,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $430,000
- State Intergovernmental - Sewerage: $313,000
General Local Government Support: $43,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,030,000
Property: $844,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $453,000
Other Selective Sales: $342,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $332,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $167,000
Tobacco Products Sales: $68,000
Other License: $34,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $8,300,000
6.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,094 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.00% | | Alabama average: | 6.81% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($322 average AGI)| Colbert County: | 0.05% | | Alabama average: | 0.14% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,881 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.53% | | Alabama average: | 6.16% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Sheffield:
- WVNA (1590 AM; 5 kW; TUSCUMBIA, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLAY (1450 AM; 1 kW; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBCF (1240 AM; 1 kW; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BENNY CARLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBTG (1290 AM; 1 kW; SHEFFIELD, AL)
- WSBM (1340 AM; 1 kW; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER B/CING. CORP.)
- WZZA (1410 AM; 1 kW; TUSCUMBIA, AL; Owner: MUSCLE SHOALS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WZNN (620 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, AL; Owner: MANUEL HUERTA)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sheffield:
- WLAY-FM (100.3 FM; TUSCUMBIA, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WQLT-FM (107.3 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WFIX (91.3 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: TRI-STATE INSPIRATIONAL B/C CORP.)
- WXFL (96.1 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WVNA-FM (105.5 FM; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBTG-FM (106.3 FM; SHEFFIELD, AL; Owner: SLATTON & ASSOCS. BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- W274AA (102.7 FM; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Owner: WILLIAM P. ROGERS)
- W280DA (103.9 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WMXV (103.5 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W254AA (98.7 FM; COLBERT HEIGHTS, AL; Owner: WILLIAM P. ROGERS)
- W258AE (99.5 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WAKD (89.9 FM; SHEFFIELD, AL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- W232AH (94.3 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: SLATTON & ASSOCIATES B/CSTERS INC.)
- WQPR (88.7 FM; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Owner: THE BD OF TRUSTEES UNIV. OF ALABAMA)
- W202BY (88.3 FM; KILLEN, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WYTK (93.9 FM; ROGERSVILLE, AL; Owner: SHOALS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMSR-FM (94.9 FM; COLLINWOOD, TN; Owner: OHIO BROADCAST ASSOCIATES)
- W276AM (103.1 FM; FLORENCE, ETC., AL; Owner: J AND J BROADCASTING)
- WJOR-FM (101.5 FM; ST. JOSEPH, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W253AH (98.5 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Sheffield:
- WBCF-LP (Channel 3; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BENNY CARLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WXFL-LP (Channel 5; FLORENCE, ETC., AL; Owner: BENNY CARLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W57BV (Channel 57; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WHDF (Channel 15; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: VALLEY TELEVISION, LLC)
- WYLE (Channel 26; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: ETC COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WFIQ (Channel 36; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- W46CF (Channel 46; TUSCUMBIA, AL; Owner: UNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W59CF (Channel 59; RUSSELLVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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See more detailed statistics of Sheffield fatal accidents for 1975 - 2006 here
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