Sidney, Ohio

Sidney, Ohio
City
Sidney downtown, with the municipal courts in the Monumental Building.
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Location of Sidney in Shelby County
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Coordinates: 40°17′03″N 84°09′20″W / 40.28417°N 84.15556°W / 40.28417; -84.15556
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Shelby
Government
• Mayor	Mike Barhorst[citation needed]
• City Manager	Andrew Bowsher[citation needed]
Area [1]
• Total	12.10 sq mi (31.34 km2)
• Land	11.97 sq mi (31.00 km2)
• Water	0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,037 ft (316 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	20,589
• Density	1,720.05/sq mi (664.10/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	45365, 45367
Area code(s)	937, 326
FIPS code	39-72424[3]
GNIS feature ID	2395881[2]
Website	www.sidneyoh.com

Sidney is a city in and the county seat of Shelby County, Ohio, United States, located approximately 36 miles (58 km) north of Dayton and 100 miles (160 km) south of Toledo.^[4] The population was 20,421 at the time of the 2020 census. It is named after English poet Philip Sidney, and many of the city's elementary schools are 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.^[5]