Sheffield Wedding

Sheffield is a city in Colbert County, Alabama, and is included in The Shoals MSA. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 9,652.

Sheffield is located at 344535N, 874141W (34.759721, -87.694592)GR1.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.1 km (6.6 mi). 17.0 km (6.6 mi) of it is land and 0.1 km (0.04 mi) of it (0.46%) is water.

Sheffield was the home to Muscle Shoals Sound Recording Studios at 3614 Jackson Highway. Cher, The Rolling Stones, Bob Seger, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Paul Simon, The Staple Singers, Joe Cocker and many others recorded the biggest hits of their careers in this small studio.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 9,652 people, 4,243 households, and 2,711 families residing in the city. The population density was 568.1/km (1,471.4/mi). There were 4,760 housing units at an average density of 280.2/km (725.6/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 71.21% White, 26.21% Black or African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.57% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. 1.50% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.