Editing Sidon, Mississippi

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Sidon, Mississippi
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
|motto                    =
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|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location of Sidon, Mississippi
<!-- Location -->
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Mississippi]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Mississippi|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Leflore County, Mississippi|Leflore]]
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|leader_name              = 
|established_title        = 
|established_date         =
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
|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_28.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 24, 2022}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 0.32
|area_land_km2            = 0.32
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.12
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.12
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 311
|population_density_km2   = 967.87
|population_density_sq_mi = 2508.06
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|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
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|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 128
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|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 28-67840
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2407334<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2407334}}</ref>
|website                  = 
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'''Sidon''' is a town in [[Leflore County, Mississippi|Leflore County]], [[Mississippi]], United States. The population was 509 at the 2010 census. It is part of the [[Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area]].

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2|adj=on}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 119
|1900= 148
|1910= 391
|1920= 370
|1930= 320
|1940= 418
|1950= 361
|1960= 410
|1970= 348
|1980= 450
|1990= 596
|2000= 672
|2010= 509
|2020= 311
|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>
}}

===2020 Census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Sidon, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Sidon town, Mississippi|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=160XX00US2867840&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sidon town, Mississippi|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2867840&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sidon town, Mississippi|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2867840&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|98
|26
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|14.58%
|5.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.86%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|559
|477
|style='background: #ffffe6; |292
|83.18%
|93.71%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |93.89%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|5
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.74%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|6
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.89%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.29%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|4
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.60%
|0.79%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.96%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''672'''
|'''509'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''311'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 509 people living in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 93.7% Black, 5.1% White, 0.2% Asian and 0.2% from two or more races. 0.8% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

As of the [[census]]<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> of 2000, there were 672 people, 215 households, and 158 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|5,394.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 220 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,766.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 14.88% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 83.33% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.89% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.89% 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 215 households, out of which 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 35.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.13 and the average family size was 3.75.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 41.4% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 11.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $15,435, and the median income for a family was $14,286. Males had a median income of $28,625 versus $17,083 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $6,629. About 48.1% of families and 56.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 75.3% of those under age 18 and 22.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Transportation==
[[Amtrak]]’s ''[[City of New Orleans (train)|City of New Orleans]]'', which operates between [[New Orleans]] and [[Chicago]], passes through the town on [[Canadian National Railway|CN]] tracks, but makes no stop. The [[Greenwood station (Mississippi)|nearest station]] is located in [[Greenwood, Mississippi|Greenwood]], {{convert|8|mi}} to the north.

==Education==
It is in the [[Greenwood-Leflore School District]]. Claudine Brown Elementary School is about {{convert|5|mi|km}} north of Sidon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://be.glcsd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=348224&type=d&pREC_ID=756856|title=School Profile|publisher=Claudine Brown Elementary School|accessdate=May 18, 2021|quote=[...]and 5 miles north of Sidon, MS[...]}}</ref> Residents are zoned to [[Amanda Elzy High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eh.glcsd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=348686&type=d&pREC_ID=757632|title=School Profile|publisher=[[Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District]]|accessdate=May 18, 2021|quote=Amanda Elzy currently services [...] including the towns of Sidon, [...]}}</ref>

The town was formerly served by the [[Leflore County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st28_ms/c28083_leflore/DC10SD_C28083_001.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513044539/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st28_ms/c28083_leflore/DC10SD_C28083_001.pdf |archive-date=May 13, 2021 |url-status=live|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Leflore County, MS|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=May 12, 2021}}</ref> Effective July 1, 2019, this district consolidated into the Greenwood-Leflore School District.<ref>"[https://mpe.org/mpe/documents/Consolidation.Final.pdf School District Consolidation in Mississippi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702083623/https://mpe.org/mpe/documents/Consolidation.Final.pdf |date=2017-07-02 }}." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).</ref>

==Notable people==
{{div col}}
* [[Edwards Barham]], Louisiana state senator
* [[Edwin R. Holmes]], federal judge
* [[Denise LaSalle]], singer
* [[Viola B. Sanders]], Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel for Women
* [[Frank E. Smith]], U.S. congressman
{{div col end}}

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180px" class="center">
File:SidonPostOffice.jpg|Post Office
File:SidonFoundedSign.jpg|Founding date of the town
</gallery>

==References==
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{{Leflore County, Mississippi}}

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[[Category:Towns in Leflore County, Mississippi]]
[[Category:Towns in Mississippi]]
[[Category:Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area]]