Editing Sidney Township, Michigan (section)

==Geography==
The township is in southwestern Montcalm County and is bordered to the northeast by the city of [[Stanton, Michigan|Stanton]], the [[county seat]]. Part of the village of [[Sheridan, Michigan|Sheridan]] occupies the southeast corner of the township. State highway [[M-66 (Michigan highway)|M-66]] runs along the eastern border of the township, connecting Stanton and Sheridan.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Sidney Township has a total area of {{convert|35.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|33.9|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|1.1|sqmi|1}}, or 3.12%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> The western and southern parts of the township are drained by Dickerson Creek and its tributaries, part of the [[Flat River (Michigan)|Flat River]] watershed flowing south to the [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]]. The northern and eastern parts of the township are drained by tributaries of Fish Creek, which flows east to the [[Maple River (Grand River tributary)|Maple River]], another tributary of the Grand.

=== Communities ===
* '''Sidney''' is an [[unincorporated community]] near the center of the township at {{Coord|43|15|00|N|85|07|59|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Sidney}}<ref>{{gnis|637878|Sidney, Michigan}}</ref> at the intersection of Derby and Sidney roads. In 1854, Phineas Swift, a New Yorker, became the first permanent settler. A post office was established on September 29, 1862, with Joshua V. Noah as the first postmaster. The community was named for the township, which in turn was named for [[Sidney, Ohio]], the home of some of its early settlers.<ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter  | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | orig-year= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref> The Sidney post office, with ZIP code 48885, serves the central part of the township, as well as part of [[Montcalm Township, Michigan|Montcalm Township]] to the west.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ReferenceMapFramesetServlet?_bm=y&-geo_id=86000US48885&-_yp=Census%202000&-tree_id=420&-_lang=en ZCTA Reference Map for 48885] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212042321/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ReferenceMapFramesetServlet?_bm=y&-geo_id=86000US48885&-_yp=Census%202000&-tree_id=420&-_lang=en |date=2020-02-12 }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* The village of [[Sheridan, Michigan|Sheridan]] is at the southeast corner of the township and incorporates some land in the township. The Sheridan post office, with ZIP code 48884, serves the southern part of Sidney Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ReferenceMapFramesetServlet?_bm=y&-geo_id=86000US48884&-_yp=Census%202000&-tree_id=420&-_lang=en ZCTA Reference Map for 48884] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212044139/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ReferenceMapFramesetServlet?_bm=y&-geo_id=86000US48884&-_yp=Census%202000&-tree_id=420&-_lang=en |date=2020-02-12 }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* The city of [[Stanton, Michigan|Stanton]] is at the northeast corner of the township and incorporates some land formerly within the township. The Stanton post office, with ZIP code 48888, serves the northern part of Sidney Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ReferenceMapFramesetServlet?_bm=y&-geo_id=86000US48888&-_yp=Census%202000&-tree_id=420&-_lang=en ZCTA Reference Map for 48888] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212212523/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ReferenceMapFramesetServlet?_bm=y&-geo_id=86000US48888&-_yp=Census%202000&-tree_id=420&-_lang=en |date=2020-02-12 }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>