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Population (year 2000): 6,282. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,442 (+2.5% change)
Males: 3,007 (47.9%), Females: 3,275 (52.1%)
Cheyenne County
Zip codes:
69162.
Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $33,935 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,900 (year 2000)
Races in Sidney:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.1%)
- Hispanic (5.9%)
- Other race (2.1%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (42.0%), Irish (12.2%),
English (9.9%), United States (5.3%), Swedish (4.2%), French
(3.4%).
Elevation: 4090 feet
Land area: 6.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sidney
- High school or higher: 86.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sidney city
- Never married: 21.7%
- Now married: 56.7%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 7.5%
- Divorced: 12.7%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +242 (+4.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Sidney:
- MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER (645 OSAGE STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Sidney:
- MORRILL COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 37 miles;
BRIDGEPORT, NE)
- STERLING REGIONAL MED CTR (about 39 miles; STERLING,
CO)
- HAXTUN HOSPITAL DISTRICT - CAH (about 47 miles;
HAXTUN, CO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sidney:
- ALLIANCE MUNI (about 64 miles; ALLIANCE, NE; ID:
AIA)
- WESTERN NEB. RGNL/WILLIAM B. HEILIG FIELD (about 66
miles; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; ID: BFF)
- COLORADO PLAINS REGIONAL (about 69 miles; AKRON, CO;
ID: AKO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sidney:
- SIDNEY MUNI (about 3 miles; SIDNEY, NE; ID: SNY)
- BILLY G RAY FIELD (about 37 miles; CHAPPELL, NE; ID:
CNP)
- STERLING MUNI (about 42 miles; STERLING, CO; ID:
STK)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sidney:
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 115 miles; CHADRON, NE;
Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 130 miles;
GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 10,983)
- AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 135 miles; GREELEY,
CO; FT enrollment: 3,722)
- METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 138
miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 12,938)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 138 miles;
DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 8,839)
- UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (about 138 miles; DENVER, CO;
FT enrollment: 7,592)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 138 miles;
DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 3,352)
Public high school in Sidney:
- SIDNEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 408; Location:
1110 16TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Sidney:
- SOUTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 205;
Grades: PK - 06)
- WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 200;
Grades: PK - 06)
- SIDNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 169; Grades:
04 - 08)
- NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 158;
Grades: PK - 06)
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 78;
Grades: PK - 06)
- LORENZO PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 39; Grades:
PK - 06)
- DIST 077 - CHEYENNE COUNTY (Students: 19;
Grades: PK - 08)
Library in Sidney:
- SIDNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$321,540; Location: 1112 12TH AVENUE; 42,642 books;
2,111 audio materials; 695 video materials; 143 serial
subscriptions)
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