Editing Sidney, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Sidney, Indiana
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = File:Sidney 3295.jpg
| imagesize          = 300 px
| image_caption      = North Main Street, Sidney, Indiana.
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map          = File:Kosciusko County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sidney Highlighted 1869678.svg
| mapsize            = 250x200px
| map_caption        = Location of Sidney in Kosciusko County, Indiana.
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| map_caption1       = <!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Indiana]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Kosciusko County, Indiana|Kosciusko]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Indiana|Township]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Jackson Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana|Jackson]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = 
| leader_name        = 
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = Platted
| established_date   = 1881
| established_title1 = Incorporated
| established_date1  = 1914
| 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_18.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_land_km2      = 0.32
| area_water_km2     = 0.01
| area_total_km2     = 0.33
| area_total_sq_mi   = 0.13
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.13
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.01

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est     = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 131
| population_density_km2 = 405.68
| population_density_sq_mi = 1048.00
| timezone           = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 912
| coordinates        = {{coord|41|06|18|N|85|44|32|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 46566
| area_code          = [[Area code 260|260]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 18-69678<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2397662<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2397662}}</ref>
| website            = 
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}}
'''Sidney''' is a town in [[Jackson Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana|Jackson Township]], [[Kosciusko County, Indiana|Kosciusko County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]].<ref name=gnis/> The population was 131 at the 2020 census.

==History==
Sidney was [[plat]]ted in the year 1881 when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=llA0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA721 | title=Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana | publisher=Lewis Publishing Company | year=1887 | pages=721}}</ref> The Sidney post office was established in 1882.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Kosciusko&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Kosciusko County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=November 25, 2014}}</ref> Sidney was incorporated as a town in 1914.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/standardhistoryo01roys | title=A Standard History of Kosciusko County, Indiana | publisher=Lewis Publishing Company | author=Royse, L. W. | year=1919 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/standardhistoryo01roys/page/371 371]}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, Sidney has a total area of {{convert|0.125|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.12|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 96%) is land and {{convert|0.005|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 4%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1869678
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=July 25, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213081949/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1869678
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 223
|1930= 182
|1940= 194
|1950= 168
|1960= 208
|1970= 179
|1980= 194
|1990= 167
|2000= 168
|2010= 83
|2020= 131
|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>
}}

===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]]|accessdate=December 11, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 83 people, 34 households, and 25 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|638.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 41 housing units at an average density of {{convert|315.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 100.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.6% of the population.

There were 34 households, of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.5% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.84.

The median age in the town was 42.3 years. 25.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.4% were from 25 to 44; 20.4% were from 45 to 64; and 22.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 45.8% male and 54.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 168 people, 62 households, and 46 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,291.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 69 housing units at an average density of {{convert|530.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.21% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.60% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 1.19% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.60% of the population.

There were 62 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $21,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,959. About 10.9% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 6.9% of those 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Kosciusko County, Indiana}}

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[[Category:Towns in Kosciusko County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Indiana]]