Editing Sibley, Iowa

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'''Sibley''' is a city and the   [[county seat]] of [[Osceola County, Iowa]], United States. The population was 2,860 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=cen2020>{{cite web |title=2020 Census State Redistricting Data |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/Iowa/ |website=census.gov |publisher=United states Census Bureau |access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref><ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref> [[Hawkeye Point]], the highest point in the State of Iowa, is also nearby.

==History==
Sibley had its start in the year 1872 by the construction of the Sioux City & St. Paul Railroad through that territory.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_bH8HtIwXzdcC | title=History of Western Iowa, Its Settlement and Growth | publisher=Western Publishing Company | year=1882 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_bH8HtIwXzdcC/page/n377 378]}}</ref> It is the oldest town in Osceola County.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tFtAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA593 | title=Past and Present of O'Brien and Osceola Counties, Iowa, Volume 1 | publisher=B. F. Bowen | year=1914 | pages=593}}</ref>

Sibley is named after [[Henry Hastings Sibley]], a prominent general during the [[Dakota War of 1862]], who eventually became the first governor of [[Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA191|year=1908|page=191}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofosceola01perk | title=History of Osceola County, Iowa, from Its Organization to the Present Time | publisher=Brown & Saenger | author=Perkins, D. A. W. | year=1892 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofosceola01perk/page/214 214]}}</ref> [[William L. Harding]], governor of Iowa from 1917 to 1921, was born in Sibley in 1877.

In March 2018, the city of Sibley lost a lawsuit brought against it by the [[American Civil Liberties Union|ACLU]]. Local resident Josh Harms had criticized local officials for failing to stop the "rancid dog food" smell coming from a local pork blood processing plant, which he believed would dissuade people from moving to the town. The city of Sibley threatened to sue him and instructed him not to speak to the media about the issue. The ACLU successfully argued that this violated Harms' [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] rights to free speech.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Eller|first1=Donnelle|title=Iowa man says his town stinks. Court says city cannot sue.|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2018/03/29/iowa-town-rancid-dog-food-sibley-aclu-free-speech-website/470160002/|access-date=2 April 2018|work=The Des Moines Register|date=29 March 2018}}</ref> An injunction was granted, preventing Sibley's officials from "directing Harms not to speak with reporters, threatening to bring a lawsuit, or actually bringing a lawsuit against" Harms.<ref name="BBC-43598832">{{cite web |title=US man wins right to say hometown stinks |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43598832 |website=[[BBC News]] |access-date=23 June 2018 |date=30 March 2018}}</ref>

In September 2018, the city of Sibley was featured in an [[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]] article by [[Ryan Lizza]] on dairy farms in the region that employ [[Undocumented immigrants (U.S.)|undocumented immigrants.]]<ref name="Esquire">{{Cite news|url=https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a23471864/devin-nunes-family-farm-iowa-california/|title=Devin Nunes's Family Farm Is Hiding a Politically Explosive Secret|date=2018-09-30|work=Esquire|access-date=2018-10-01|language=en-US}}</ref> Dairy farmers and their workers expressed concern that they might be raided by [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement|ICE]]. Indeed, the fear of such a raid was so acute that "[o]ne dairy farmer said . . . that [Western Iowa Dairy Alliance] members have discussed forming a NATO-like pact that would treat a raid on one dairy as a raid on all of them."<ref name="Esquire"/> Lizza's reporting received national attention and has been discussed in regional and national news outlets such as [[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/10/devin-nunes-family-farm-california/|title=What an explosive story about Devin Nunes' family farm means for his high-profile house race|work=Mother Jones|access-date=2018-10-07|language=en-US}}</ref> [[The Des Moines Register]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2018/10/01/devin-nunes-immigration-undocumented-illegal-immigrants-nustar-farms-sibley-iowa-california-esquire/1485010002/|title=Report: Devin Nunes' family's farm is in northwest Iowa, not California|work=Des Moines Register|access-date=2018-10-07|language=en}}</ref> [[The Washington Post]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/02/just-how-politically-explosive-is-devin-nunes-secret-esquire-uncovered/|title=Analysis {{!}} Just how 'politically explosive' is the Devin Nunes secret that Esquire uncovered?|newspaper=Washington Post|language=en|access-date=2018-10-07}}</ref> [[The Daily Beast]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/report-devin-nunes-family-farm-was-secretly-moved-to-iowa-from-california|title=Report: Devin Nunes' Family Farm Was Secretly Moved to Iowa From California|date=2018-10-01|website=The Daily Beast|language=en|access-date=2018-10-07}}</ref> [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-04|title=Devin Nunes Isn't the Only Dairy Farmer Souring On California|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-10-04/dairy-farmers-like-devin-nunes-flee-california-for-the-midwest|access-date=2018-10-07|website=Bloomberg.com}}</ref> and [[Salon (website)|Salon]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.salon.com/2018/10/01/devin-nunes-family-farm-may-use-undocumented-immigrant-labor/|title=Devin Nunes' family farm likely using undocumented labor|date=2018-10-01|work=Salon|access-date=2018-10-07|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.68|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-05-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box 
|location = Sibley, Iowa (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1893−present)
|single line = Y
|collapsed = Y
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|Jan record high F = 64
|Feb record high F = 68
|Mar record high F = 85
|Apr record high F = 94
|May record high F = 100
|Jun record high F = 102
|Jul record high F = 108
|Aug record high F = 106
|Sep record high F = 102
|Oct record high F = 93
|Nov record high F = 77
|Dec record high F = 66
|year record high F = 108

|Jan avg record high F = 43.1
|Feb avg record high F = 49.2
|Mar avg record high F = 66.6
|Apr avg record high F = 80.0
|May avg record high F = 88.8
|Jun avg record high F = 92.4
|Jul avg record high F = 91.2
|Aug avg record high F = 90.4
|Sep avg record high F = 88.0
|Oct avg record high F = 82.4
|Nov avg record high F = 64.0
|Dec avg record high F = 46.9
|year avg record high F = 94.7

|Jan high F = 23.1
|Feb high F = 28.0
|Mar high F = 41.0
|Apr high F = 56.1
|May high F = 68.8
|Jun high F = 78.9
|Jul high F = 82.1
|Aug high F = 79.9
|Sep high F = 73.8
|Oct high F = 59.8
|Nov high F = 42.6
|Dec high F = 28.3
|year high F = 55.2
|Jan mean F = 13.9
|Feb mean F = 18.4
|Mar mean F = 30.8
|Apr mean F = 44.3
|May mean F = 57.2
|Jun mean F = 67.8
|Jul mean F = 71.2
|Aug mean F = 68.9
|Sep mean F = 61.4
|Oct mean F = 47.7
|Nov mean F = 32.4
|Dec mean F = 19.5
|year mean F = 44.5
|Jan low F = 4.7
|Feb low F = 8.8
|Mar low F = 20.6
|Apr low F = 32.5
|May low F = 45.5
|Jun low F = 56.7
|Jul low F = 60.3
|Aug low F = 57.9
|Sep low F = 49.1
|Oct low F = 35.7
|Nov low F = 22.3
|Dec low F = 10.7
|year low F = 33.7

|Jan avg record low F = -18.0
|Feb avg record low F = -12.0
|Mar avg record low F = -2.8
|Apr avg record low F = 16.3
|May avg record low F = 30.3
|Jun avg record low F = 44.6
|Jul avg record low F = 49.6
|Aug avg record low F = 46.9
|Sep avg record low F = 33.2
|Oct avg record low F = 20.3
|Nov avg record low F = 3.0
|Dec avg record low F = -11.0
|year avg record low F = -21.0

|Jan record low F = −40
|Feb record low F = −40
|Mar record low F = −30
|Apr record low F = 0
|May record low F = 15
|Jun record low F = 30
|Jul record low F = 37
|Aug record low F = 30
|Sep record low F = 15
|Oct record low F = 3
|Nov record low F = −20
|Dec record low F = −32
|year record low F = -40
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.74
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.84
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.59
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.25
|May precipitation inch = 4.06
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.88
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.30
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.58
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.25
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.31
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.38
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.05
|year precipitation inch = 30.23
|Jan snow inch = 8.1
|Feb snow inch = 7.4
|Mar snow inch = 7.0
|Apr snow inch = 3.7
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 1.1
|Nov snow inch = 5.1
|Dec snow inch = 9.1
|year snow inch = 41.5
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 6.0
|Feb precipitation days = 5.3
|Mar precipitation days = 6.3
|Apr precipitation days = 9.5
|May precipitation days = 12.9
|Jun precipitation days = 11.6
|Jul precipitation days = 8.9
|Aug precipitation days = 8.8
|Sep precipitation days = 8.4
|Oct precipitation days = 7.8
|Nov precipitation days = 5.1
|Dec precipitation days = 5.9
|year precipitation days = 96.5
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 5.5
|Feb snow days = 4.5
|Mar snow days = 3.1
|Apr snow days = 1.3
|May snow days = 0.1
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.5
|Nov snow days = 2.5
|Dec snow days = 4.9
|year snow days = 22.4
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= NOAA>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=fsd
| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = October 18, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00137664&format=pdf
| title = Station: Sibley, IA
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = October 18, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 301
|1890= 1090
|1900= 1289
|1910= 1330
|1920= 1803
|1930= 1870
|1940= 2356
|1950= 2559
|1960= 2852
|1970= 2749
|1980= 3051
|1990= 2815
|2000= 2796
|2010= 2798
|2020= 2860
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=2015-06-04}}</ref><ref name=cen2020/>
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[United States census|census]] of 2020,<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/2020/2020-census-main.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> there were 2,860 people, 1,177 households, and 722 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,601.5 inhabitants per square mile (618.4/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,262 housing units at an average density of 706.7 per square mile (272.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 82.4% [[White Americans|White]], 0.7% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.9% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 1.3% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 6.9% from other races and 7.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 15.9% of the population.

Of the 1,177 households, 27.9% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% were cohabitating couples, 30.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 16.4% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 38.7% of all households were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 42.5 years. 24.7% of the residents were under the age of 20; 6.3% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 22.4% were from 25 and 44; 24.2% were from 45 and 64; and 22.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-05-11}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,798 people, 1,153 households, and 724 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1665.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,269 housing units at an average density of {{convert|755.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], .2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were .4% of the population.

There were 1,153 households, of which 3.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.2% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 95.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 23.33 and the average family size was 21.98.

The median age in the city was 44.9 years. 19.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.1% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 23.2% were from 25 to 44; 25.8% were from 45 to 64; and 24.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 40.2% male and 59.8% female.

===2000 census===
At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 2,796 people, 1,161 households and 743 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,734.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,244 housing units at an average density of {{convert|771.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.68% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.21% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.32% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.32% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.89% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.54% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.22% of the population.

There were 1,161 households, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.95.

23.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.5 males.

The [[median household income]] was $33,173 and the median family income was $43,882. Males had a median income of $31,403 compared $21,633 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,845. About 3.6% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School District]] serves the community.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/FY20_SIBLEY-OCHEYEDAN.pdf|title=Sibley-Ocheyedan|publisher=[[Iowa Department of Education]]|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref> The district formed on July 1, 1985 as a merger of the Sibley and Ocheyedan school districts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124738/https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-02-09|title=REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66|publisher=[[Iowa Department of Education]]|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref>

==Transportation==
===Highways===
* [[File:Iowa 60.svg|25px]] [[Iowa Highway 60]] to [[Le Mars, Iowa|Le Mars]] and [[Bigelow, Minnesota]] runs just outside city limits
* [[File:Iowa 9.svg|25px]] [[Iowa Highway 9]] to [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]] and [[Lansing, Iowa]] near the Wisconsin border passes about 1.5 miles north of the city

===Rail===
{{Main|Worthington Subdivision}}
The Union Pacific [[Worthington Subdivision]] passes through Sibley en route from the [[Minneapolis]] area to [[Sioux City, Iowa|Sioux City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iowadot.gov/iowainmotion/railplan/2017/IowaSRP2017_AppendixA.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018133203/https://iowadot.gov/iowainmotion/railplan/2017/IowaSRP2017_AppendixA.pdf|archive-date=2020-10-18|title=Iowa State Rail Plan Final|publisher=[[Iowa Department of Transportation]]|access-date=2021-05-24}}</ref> The line sees about 4 trains per day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://railroads.dot.gov/safety-data/crossing-and-inventory-data/crossing-inventory-lookup|title=Crossing Inventory Lookup for Crossing 185845E|publisher=[[Federal Railroad Administration]]|access-date=2021-05-24}}</ref> On May 16, 2021, 47 train cars carrying asphalt, [[hydrochloric acid]], and [[potassium hydroxide]] derailed and caught fire in Sibley, leading to the evacuation of about 80 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/16/us/train-derailment-iowa.html|title=Train in Iowa Hauling Hazardous Materials Derails and Catches Fire|work=New York Times|date=May 16, 2021|access-date=May 23, 2021}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
*[[Dick Barber]], an American long jumper, was born in Sibley and placed fifth in the [[1932 Summer Olympics|1932 Olympics]]
*[[Emory Collins]], racing driver
*[[Robert W. Grow]], commander of the [[U.S. 6th Armored Division]] on the [[Western Front (World War II)]]
*[[William Lloyd Harding]] (1877–1934) the [[List of Governors of Iowa|22nd governor of Iowa]] 1917–1921
*[[Jeff Hayenga]], actor
*[[Devin Nunes]], Congressmen from California lived in Sibley on a dairy farm
*[[Virginia Rich]], food columnist and mystery writer
*[[William G. Steiner]], nationally recognized expert on [[child abuse]] and neglect
*[[Barb Whitehead]], golfer; member of Iowa Golf Hall of Fame<ref name="siouxcityjournal">{{cite web|url=http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/sports/golf/article_f747e90b-d11d-5a33-81d6-2c1fa64f206d.html|publisher=siouxcityjournal.com|title=Whitehead to enter Iowa Golf Hall of Fame &#124; Golf &#124; siouxcityjournal.com|access-date=2017-01-03}}</ref>
*[[John Wills (politician)|John Wills]], member of the [[Iowa House of Representatives]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120207101625/http://www.osceolacountyia.com/sibley/ Profile on county website]
*[http://www.city-data.com/city/Sibley-Iowa.html City-Data] Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Sibley

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