| Official Name: | Sheffield Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ashtabula |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 60.2 |
| Area Land Km2: | 60.1 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.1 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1499 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 261 |
| Elevation Ft: | 856 |
| Coordinates: | 41.82°N -80.6731°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-72053[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1085743 |
Sheffield Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,499 people in the township.[3]
Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Sheffield Township.
Statewide, the only other Sheffield Township is located in Lorain County.
The first settlers in Sheffield Township were John Shaw, a former British soldier, and his wife, who came in 1812.[4] When the township was organized in 1817 – 1820, John Griggs, first Justice of the Peace, changed the name to Sheffield, meaning "sheaf of fields", when it was disconnected from Kingsville Township in 1820. Prior to that time that portion of Kingsville Township had been called East Matherstown, to distinguish it from Matherstown, a name by which Saybrook Township was at one time known.[5]
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,[6] 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 officer position or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. The current members of the board are Alan Kohta, Troy Vanek, and Kirk White.[4]