Editing Sidney, Illinois

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Sidney
| official_name            = 211 East Main Street
| settlement_type          = [[List of towns and villages in Illinois|Village]]
| image_skyline            = Downtown_Sidney,_IL.jpg
| image_caption            = Level crossing on South David St.
| pushpin_map              = USA Illinois Champaign County#USA Illinois
| pushpin_map_caption      = Location within Champaign County
| coordinates              = {{coord|40|1|28|N|88|4|22|W|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = [[United States]]
| subdivision_type1        = State
| subdivision_name1        = [[Illinois]]
| subdivision_type2        = County
| subdivision_name2        = [[Champaign County, Illinois|Champaign]]
| established_title        = 
| established_date         = 
| leader_party             = 
| leader_title             = Village President
| leader_name              = Jason Arrasmith
| area_total_sq_mi         = 0.63
| area_land_sq_mi          = 0.62
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.01
| elevation_footnotes      = 
| elevation_ft             = 
| elevation_max_ft         = 
| elevation_min_ft         = 
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 1208
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_density_sq_mi = 1935.90
| timezone1                = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset1              = -6
| timezone1_DST            = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST          = -5
| postal_code_type         = Postal code
| postal_code              = 61877
| area_code_type           = 
| area_code                = [[Area code 217#United States|217]]
| website                  = http://villageofsidney.com/index.html
| pop_est_as_of            = 
| pop_est_footnotes        = 
| population_est           = 
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 17-69875
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_17.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 1.63
| area_land_km2            = 1.62
| area_water_km2           = 0.01
| population_density_km2   = 747.71
| image_map                = File:Champaign County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sidney Highlighted.svg
| map_caption              = Location of Sidney in Champaign County, Illinois.
}}
'''Sidney''' is a village in [[Champaign County, Illinois|Champaign County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 1,208 at the 2020 census.

==History==
The [[Potawatomi Trail of Death]] passed through here in 1838.

==Geography==
Sidney is located at {{coord|40.024409|-88.072689|region:US_type:city|format=dms}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Sidney has a total area of {{convert|0.63|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|0.62|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 99.21%) is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 0.79%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

==Government==
Sidney has a village president and board of trustees.<ref>{{cite web
  |url=http://villageofsidney.com/village-board.html
  |title=Village Of Sidney Elected Officials 
  |publisher=Village of Sidney}}</ref><br>
Village President: Jason Arrasmith<br>
Village Board of Trustees:
*Daniel Gadeken
*Leroy Schluter
*Tyler Bickers
*Donna Hooker
*Matthew Laurent
*Bret Harris

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1870= 480
|1880= 468
|1890= 581
|1900= 564
|1910= 481
|1920= 546
|1930= 539
|1940= 567
|1950= 653
|1960= 686
|1970= 915
|1980= 886
|1990= 1027
|2000= 1062
|2010= 1233
|2020= 1208
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
[[File:Sidney, IL.jpg|thumb|Approaching Sidney from the south.]]As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1769875 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 1,208 people, 503 households, and 354 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|1,920.51|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 517 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|821.94|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 93.71% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.33% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]],0.41% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.75% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.80% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.07% of the population.

There were 503 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.86% were married couples living together, 8.55% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.62% were non-families. 21.27% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.74% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 2.58.

The village's age distribution consisted of 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $76,250, and the median income for a family was $81,071. Males had a median income of $56,750 versus $43,333 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $34,866. About 2.0% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
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* [[John Wilson Ruckman]], Union Army General with distinction in the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]; born in Sidney
* [[Carolee Schneemann]], American artist associated with the [[Fluxus]] movement; lived in Sidney while attending [[University of Illinois]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kam.illinois.edu/artist/carolee-schneemann|title=Carolee Schneemann &#124; Krannert Art Museum|website=kam.illinois.edu}}</ref>
* Sergeant Paul Edward Lewis, United States Marine Corps from Sidney, was held hostage in Iran from 4 November 1979 to 20 January 1981, while serving with the Marine Security Guard Detachment, United States Embassy, Teheran, Iran. He was among the sixty-five Americans taken prisoner and held in captivity for 444 days by armed Iranian terrorists who were directly supported by the Government of Iran.
* John Butler, former GM of the Buffalo Bills and the San Diego Chargers of the NFL, is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Sidney.  Butler is credited with putting together the Bills teams in the 1990s which went to four straight Super Bowls.  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7348133/john-butler

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://history.rays-place.com/il/cham-sidney.htm History of Sidney, Il]

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[[Category:Villages in Champaign County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]