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Sidney, Nebraska
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Location within Cheyenne County and Nebraska
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| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Cheyenne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.49 sq mi (19.39 km2) |
| • Land | 7.49 sq mi (19.38 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,085 ft (1,245 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 6,410 |
| • Density | 856.38/sq mi (330.67/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes |
69160, 69162
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| Area code(s) | 308 |
| FIPS code | 31-45295 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2395883 |
| Website | cityofsidney.org |
Sidney is a city in and the county seat of Cheyenne County, Nebraska, United States. The city is nine miles (14 km) north of the Colorado state line. The population was 6,410 at the 2020 census.
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History
The city was named for Sidney Dillon, president of the Union Pacific Railroad. It was founded in 1867 by the Union Pacific and grew up around the military base of Fort Sidney (also known as Sidney Barracks), where soldiers were stationed to guard the transcontinental railroad against potential Native American attacks.
The town became the southern terminus of the Sidney Black Hills Stage Road which used Clarke's Bridge (near Bridgeport, Nebraska) to allow military and civilian traffic to reach Fort Robinson, Red Cloud Agency, Spotted Tail Agency, Custer, South Dakota, and Deadwood, South Dakota in the late 1870s and 1880s.
When the railroad reached Sidney, it was the end of a sub-division of the rail line and played host to a roundhouse, repair facilities, and a railroad hotel for passengers.
Sidney is home to one of the Old West's Boot Hill cemeteries; many of those interred there were soldiers from the fort.
The former headquarters for Cabela's was located in Sidney until 2017, when Cabela’s was acquired by Bass Pro Shops. Approximately 2,000 jobs were eliminated, while about 120 were relocated to the Bass Pro Shops headquarters in Springfield, Missouri.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.93 square miles (17.95 km2), all land.
Sidney is toward the western edge of the Midwestern wheat-growing region. West of the city, the land is increasingly used for cattle ranching. Sidney is located along Lodgepole Creek, which is along present-day Interstate 80.
The city is presently located at the junction of U.S. Route 385 with I-80, and its location approximately halfway between Cheyenne, Wyoming, and North Platte, Nebraska, has encouraged the growth of the city as a major transportation service area on the Interstate. Because the I-80/US 385 interchange is located several miles southeast of the town center, a new commercial area has developed, including truck stops, convenience stores, the building that housed Cabela's former world headquarters, shopping centers, motels, restaurants, and other commercial enterprises. In recent years, the city has seen further growth with the construction of wind farms in this portion of the Nebraska Panhandle and adjacent areas of Colorado, including Peetz.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 1,069 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,001 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,185 | 18.4% | |
| 1920 | 2,852 | 140.7% | |
| 1930 | 3,306 | 15.9% | |
| 1940 | 3,388 | 2.5% | |
| 1950 | 4,912 | 45.0% | |
| 1960 | 8,004 | 62.9% | |
| 1970 | 6,403 | −20.0% | |
| 1980 | 6,010 | −6.1% | |
| 1990 | 5,959 | −0.8% | |
| 2000 | 6,282 | 5.4% | |
| 2010 | 6,757 | 7.6% | |
| 2020 | 6,410 | −5.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 2012 Estimate |
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2020 census
The 2020 United States census counted 6,410 people, 3,062 households, and 1,489 families in Sidney. The population density was 855.8 per square mile (330.8/km2). There were 3,300 housing units at an average density of 440.6 per square mile (170.3/km2). The racial makeup was 87.82% (5,629) white, Hispanic or Latino of any race was 8.0% (553), 1.17% (75) Asian, 0.84% (54) black or African-American, 0.67% (43) Native American, 0.02% (1) Pacific Islander, 3.84% (246) from other races, and 5.65% (362) from two or more races.
Of the 3,062 households, 21.1% had children under the age of 18; 39.3% were married couples living together; 28.2% had a female householder with no husband present. 46.9% of households consisted of individuals and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.1 and the average family size was 3.0.
23.6% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 98.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 101.0 males.
The 2016-2020 5-year American Community Survey estimates show that the median household income was $51,880 (with a margin of error of +/- $3,029) and the median family income $73,958 (+/- $12,225). Males had a median income of $43,238 (+/- $5,747) versus $30,992 (+/- $1,494) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $34,891 (+/- $3,207). Approximately, 4.6% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under the age of 18 and 13.3% of those ages 65 or over.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 6,757 people, 2,893 households, and 1,764 families living in the city. The population density was 975.0 inhabitants per square mile (376.4/km2). There were 3,184 housing units at an average density of 459.5 per square mile (177.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 92.3% White, 0.2% African American, 0.8% Native American, 2.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.7% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.4% of the population.
There were 2,893 households, of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.0% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.95.
The median age in the city was 37.1 years. 25.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.4% were from 25 to 44; 25% were from 45 to 64; and 15.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.
Climate
Sidney has a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), bordering on humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa/Dfb). Winters are cold and dry, while summers are hot and wetter. Precipitation is greatest in the summer months, with an annual average of 16.84 in (428 mm)
| Climate data for Sidney 6 NNW, Nebraska (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1927–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 74 (23) |
78 (26) |
85 (29) |
96 (36) |
97 (36) |
110 (43) |
109 (43) |
106 (41) |
110 (43) |
94 (34) |
81 (27) |
80 (27) |
110 (43) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 61.4 (16.3) |
65.0 (18.3) |
74.9 (23.8) |
80.9 (27.2) |
88.2 (31.2) |
95.5 (35.3) |
100.1 (37.8) |
98.3 (36.8) |
93.8 (34.3) |
84.5 (29.2) |
72.7 (22.6) |
63.0 (17.2) |
101.6 (38.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 40.8 (4.9) |
42.8 (6.0) |
52.6 (11.4) |
59.5 (15.3) |
69.0 (20.6) |
81.2 (27.3) |
88.4 (31.3) |
86.0 (30.0) |
78.0 (25.6) |
63.5 (17.5) |
50.8 (10.4) |
41.4 (5.2) |
62.8 (17.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 28.8 (−1.8) |
30.7 (−0.7) |
39.3 (4.1) |
46.3 (7.9) |
56.1 (13.4) |
67.2 (19.6) |
73.9 (23.3) |
71.6 (22.0) |
63.1 (17.3) |
49.3 (9.6) |
37.7 (3.2) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
49.4 (9.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 16.8 (−8.4) |
18.6 (−7.4) |
26.1 (−3.3) |
33.0 (0.6) |
43.2 (6.2) |
53.1 (11.7) |
59.4 (15.2) |
57.2 (14.0) |
48.2 (9.0) |
35.2 (1.8) |
24.7 (−4.1) |
17.2 (−8.2) |
36.1 (2.3) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −4.9 (−20.5) |
−2.5 (−19.2) |
6.4 (−14.2) |
16.1 (−8.8) |
26.8 (−2.9) |
40.3 (4.6) |
49.0 (9.4) |
46.4 (8.0) |
32.8 (0.4) |
15.9 (−8.9) |
4.4 (−15.3) |
−3.1 (−19.5) |
−11.3 (−24.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −33 (−36) |
−30 (−34) |
−27 (−33) |
−7 (−22) |
15 (−9) |
29 (−2) |
36 (2) |
35 (2) |
13 (−11) |
−2 (−19) |
−19 (−28) |
−39 (−39) |
−39 (−39) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.30 (7.6) |
0.50 (13) |
0.95 (24) |
1.88 (48) |
3.00 (76) |
3.15 (80) |
2.60 (66) |
2.11 (54) |
1.65 (42) |
1.15 (29) |
0.51 (13) |
0.44 (11) |
18.24 (463) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.8 (9.7) |
4.9 (12) |
4.3 (11) |
3.2 (8.1) |
0.7 (1.8) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
2.4 (6.1) |
3.7 (9.4) |
5.7 (14) |
28.8 (73) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 60.7 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 11.5 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
Points of interest
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- Historic Fort Sidney
Transportation
The Sidney Stage Line operates Monday-Saturday, with 12 stops on a deviated-fixed route throughout the city.
Communications
On November 13, 1984, AT&T ended the era of America's cord switchboards when the Sidney office closed.
Notable people
- John L. DeWitt, US Army general, known for his vocal support of the internment of Japanese-Americans and his role supervising the combat operations in the Aleutian Islands
- Rod Horn, professional football player for the Cincinnati Bengals
- Harry Northup, actor (Over the Edge) and poet
- Ken Ramos, baseball player
- Luke Short, gunfighter
See also
In Spanish: Sidney (Nebraska) para niños
