Sidney (Ohio)
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Location in Ohio
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Ohio | ||
| County : | Shelby County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 17 ′ N , 84 ° 10 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 20,211 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 748.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 27.2 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) of which 27.0 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 290 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 45365, 45367 | ||
| Area code : | +1 937 | ||
| FIPS : | 39-72424 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1065321 | ||
| Website : | www.sidneyoh.com | ||
| Mayor : | Mike Barhorst | ||
Shelby County Courthouse in Sidney
Sidney is a city in Shelby County , Ohio , United States . The population was 20,211 at the 2000 census .
The city was named after the English explorer Sir Philip Sidney and is the county seat of Shelby County. Sidney is known for its special architecture, e.g. For example, the 1883 Second Empire Courthouse, the 1877 Neo-Gothic Memorial to the Civil War Dead, and the 1918 early modern People's Federal Savings and Loan Association designed by Louis Sullivan and listed as a National Historic Landmark .
sons and daughters of the town
- Paul Christian Lauterbur (1929–2007), chemist, radiologist and Nobel Prize winner
- Floyd Alonzo McClure (1897-1970), botanist
Web links
- Sidney, Ohio at Ohio Historic Central