About Sidney
Here’s a little bit about the city of Sidney if you are looking for a Tax Attorney Sidney Ohio.
Sidney is a city in Shelby County, Ohio, located approximately 36 mi (58 km) north of Dayton and 100 mi (161 km) south of Toledo. The population was 21,229 at the time of the 2010 census. It is named after English poet Philip Sidney and is the county seat of Shelby County. Many of the city’s elementary schools are also named after famous writers, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and John Greenleaf Whittier. Sidney was the recipient of the 1964 All-America City Award. In 2009, it was the subject of the documentary film 45365.
Sidney is home to the 1881 Second Empire courthouse; the 1877 Gothic revival Monumental Building, dedicated to the county’s Civil War dead; and the 1918 early-modern People’s Federal Savings and Loan Association designed by influential architect Louis Sullivan, which has been designated a National Historic Landmark.
The Big Four Bridge is a local landmark that has carried rail traffic since 1924. CSX Transportation uses the rail line and bridge as part of the “NYC” division of Conrail, a direct descendant of the New York Central Railroad and Penn Central Transportation. CSX also operates the north–south rail line, which was better known in earlier years as the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and later as the Chessie System.
The Graceland Cemetery features monuments and memorials of large concrete angels and other structures and statues.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.15 square miles (31.47 km2), of which 12.02 square miles (31.13 km2) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 21,229 people, 8,344 households, and 5,577 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,766.1 inhabitants per square mile (681.9/km2). There were 9,265 housing units at an average density of 770.8 per square mile (297.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 90.3% White, 3.7% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.6% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 0.8% from other races, and 3.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2% of the population.
There were 8,344 households, of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.2% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.01.
The median age in the city was 36.1 years. 27.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.6% were from 25 to 44; 26.2% were from 45 to 64; and 12.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.
The city government is a council-manager system. The city council consists of a mayor and six members; three council members are elected at-large by all city voters, while the remaining four are elected from each of the four wards. All council members serve terms of four years. The mayor and vice-mayor are elected by the council from their own number by a majority vote and serve terms of two years. The council meets the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 6:30 P.M. In addition to their bi-weekly meetings, council also meets the first Monday of each month in workshop sessions. Most meetings are held in the municipal building council chambers.
Council members include: Mardie Milligan, Mayor (First Ward), Steve Wagner, Vice Mayor (Fourth Ward), Joe Moniaci (Second Ward), Scott Roddy (Third Ward), Mike Barhorst (At-Large), Steve Klingler (At-Large), and Jenny VanMatre (At-Large).
The City Council appoints a professional manager to oversee the administrative operations, implement its policies, and advise it. The manager position is similar to that of a corporate chief executive officer (CEO), providing professional management to the board of directors.The current City Manager is Andrew Bowsher, who was appointed in September of 2021. He is the 14th City Manager to serve the City of Sidney.
Sidney is the headquarters location for many companies and a branch location for many others. Many companies were formed in Sidney and continued to be operated by local residents. A diversified employer base offers jobs in manufacturing (especially in the automotive industry) and service sectors. The largest employer in Sidney is Emerson Climate Technologies, with more than 1,700 employees. In addition to the Sidney-based employers, Honda of America Anna engine plant, 7 miles north of Sidney, is the single largest employer in Shelby County, with 3,200 employees. Amos Press of Sidney publishes Coin World, Linn’s Stamp News and other nationally distributed hobby publications. The agricultural base in the area has commodity grain, livestock, and dairy activities.
On May 6th, 2022, SEMCORP announced a deal to bring approximately 1,200 jobs to the city of Sidney, Ohio. The facility will manufacture separator film, a key component in batteries for electric vehicles, according to SEMCORP.
Sidney, Ohio has a drive-in movie theatre, the Auto-Vue, located on the corner of 4th Street and Russell Road. The drive-in opens in May and closes in September. During the fall season, a large corn maze is created on the south side of town at Vandermark’s Farm On Vandermark Road. The area has a driving range for golfers, an 18-hole miniature golf course, and a zip line.
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