Sidney, Nebraska Sidney, Nebraska Location inside Cheyenne County and Nebraska Location inside Cheyenne County and Nebraska Sidney is a town/city and governmental center of county of Cheyenne County, Nebraska, United States. The populace was 6,757 at the 2010 census.
The town/city was titled for Sidney Dillon, president of the Union Pacific Railroad. It was established in 1867 by the Union Pacific and interval up around the military base of Fort Sidney (also known as Sidney Barracks), where soldiers were stationed to guard the transcontinental barns from potential Indian attacks. The town became the southern end of the Sidney Black Hills Stage Road which used Clarke's Bridge (near Bridgeport, Nebraska) to allow military and civilian traffic to reach Fort Robinson, Red Cloud Agency, Spotted Tail Agency, Custer, South Dakota, and Deadwood, South Dakota in the late 1870s and 1880s.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 6.93 square miles (17.95 km2), all of it land. The town/city is presently positioned at the junction of US 385 with I-80, and its locale approximately halfway between Cheyenne, Wyoming and North Platte, Nebraska has encouraged the expansion of the town/city as a primary transportation service region on the Interstate Highway.
In recent years, the town/city has seen further expansion with the assembly of wind farms in this portion of the Nebraska Panhandle and adjoining areas of Colorado, including Peetz, Colorado.
As of the census of 2010, there were 6,757 citizens , 2,893 homeholds, and 1,764 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 975.0 inhabitants per square mile (376.4/km2).
There were 3,184 housing units at an average density of 459.5 per square mile (177.4/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 92.3% White, 0.2% African American, 0.8% Native American, 2.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.7% from other competitions, and 1.5% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,893 homeholds of which 30.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 39.0% were non-families.
33.4% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.95.
The median age in the town/city was 37.1 years.
25.1% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.4% were from 25 to 44; 25% were from 45 to 64; and 15.3% were 65 years of age or older.
The gender makeup of the town/city was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,282 citizens , 2,621 homeholds, and 1,672 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 1,018.5 citizens per square mile (393.1/km ).
There were 2,890 housing units at an average density of 468.5 per square mile (180.8/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 95.22% White, 0.18% African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.07% from other competitions, and 1.16% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,621 homeholds out of which 31.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families.
31.5% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
As of 2000 the median income for a homehold in the town/city was $33,935, and the median income for a family was $41,050.
About 7.0% of families and 9.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
Climate data for Sidney, Nebraska (1981 2010) United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Profile for Sidney, Nebraska".
"Sidney, Cheyenne County".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
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