Fremont County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.9%
(13.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 63.6% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | Iowa: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 62.9% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
| This city: | 5.3% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sidney, IA
70 people in nursing homes
13 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Sidney compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Sidney (2011 data):
- Great Western Bank: Sidney Branch at 900 Illinois, branch established on 1915/08/30. Info updated 2010/06/08: Bank assets: $8,458.0 mil, Deposits: $6,362.5 mil, headquarters in Watertown, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 187 total offices, Holding Company: National Australia Bank Limited
- Arbor Bank: First Community Bank Branch at 716 Illinois Street, branch established on 1891/01/01. Info updated 2011/07/07: Bank assets: $204.5 mil, Deposits: $166.3 mil, headquarters in Nebraska City, NE, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Oakland Financial Services, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (85%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Fremont County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Sidney (based on Fremont County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.03%
| Here | | 46.0% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | United Church of Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 38.4% | 19.6% | 12.0% | 8.4% | 7.2% |
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| Congregations | 34.6% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 15.4% | 11.5% |
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| Name | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Church of the Nazarene | Lutheran Church | Additional (Not in any CCC Body) Congregational Christian Churches | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.0% | 3.6% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 1.6% |
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| Congregations | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 7.7% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 4 | Fremont County: | 5.30 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5 | Fremont County: | 6.62 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 7 | Here: | 9.27 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | Fremont County: | 29.2% | | State: | 27.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Fremont County: | 19.6% | | State: | 14.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $4,437 | $26,622 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,550 | $30,600 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,448 | $29,376 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,380 | $28,560 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 10 | $1,785 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,805 | $33,660 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $1,598 |
| Totals for Government |
6 | $14,620 | $29,240 | 13 | $3,383 |
Sidney government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $63,000 ($55.41)
All Other: $28,000 ($24.63)
Solid Waste Management: $18,000 ($15.83)
Parks & Recreation: $12,000 ($10.55)
Regular Highways: $2,000 ($1.76)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $263,000 ($231.31)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $152,000 ($133.69)
Regular Highways: $125,000 ($109.94)
Judicial and Legal Services: $57,000 ($50.13)
Financial Administration: $54,000 ($47.49)
General - Other: $49,000 ($43.10)
General Public Buildings: $42,000 ($36.94)
Parks & Recreation: $37,000 ($32.54)
Police Protection: $35,000 ($30.78)
Sewerage: $22,000 ($19.35)
Solid Waste Management: $20,000 ($17.59)
Libraries: $18,000 ($15.83)
Fire Protection: $17,000 ($14.95)
Central Staff Services: $2,000 ($1.76)
Health Services - Other: $2,000 ($1.76)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $453,000 ($398.42)
- General - Interest on Debt: $13,000 ($11.43)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $35,000 ($30.78)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $6,000 ($5.28)
General Support: $3,000 ($2.64)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $210,000 ($184.70)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $60,000 ($52.77)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $30,000 ($26.39)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $120,000 ($105.54)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $20,000 ($17.59)
General Revenue, NEC: $8,000 ($7.04)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $913,000 ($802.99)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $104,000 ($91.47)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $12,000 ($10.55)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $104,000 ($91.47)
General Support: $19,000 ($16.71)
- Tax - Property: $254,000 ($223.39)
Total General Sales: $69,000 ($60.69)
NEC: $2,000 ($1.76)
Public Utilities: $1,000 ($0.88)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $139,000 ($122.25)
7.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,813 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.05% | | Iowa average: | 6.30% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,627 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.42% | | Iowa average: | 6.47% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Sidney:
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KMA (960 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: KMA BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KYFR (920 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KLNG (1560 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
- KOZN (1620 AM; 10 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOMJ (590 AM; 5 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KNCY (1600 AM; 1 kW; NEBRASKA CITY, NE; Owner: RADIO 2000 NE, INC.)
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sidney:
- KEFM (96.1 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WEBSTER COMMUNICATIONS CO.)
- KBBX-FM (97.7 FM; NEBRASKA CITY, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KLTQ (101.9 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KGBI-FM (100.7 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: GRACE UNIVERSITY)
- KMLV (88.1 FM; RALSTON, NE; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KFRX (102.7 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LINCOLN, INC.)
- KGOR (99.9 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KNCY-FM (103.1 FM; AUBURN, NE; Owner: RADIO 2000 NE, INC.)
- KQCH (94.1 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KEZO-FM (92.3 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KQKQ-FM (98.5 FM; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KXKT (103.7 FM; GLENWOOD, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KSRZ (104.5 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KIWR (89.7 FM; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Owner: IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- KRSS (93.5 FM; TARKIO, MO; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- KCSI (95.3 FM; RED OAK, IA; Owner: HAWKEYE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KKBZ (99.3 FM; CLARINDA, IA; Owner: KMA BROADCASTING, L.P.)
- KCTY-FM (106.9 FM; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: PLATTE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Sidney:
- KPTM (Channel 42; OMAHA, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE MIDLANDS)
- KXVO (Channel 15; OMAHA, NE; Owner: MITTS TELECASTING COMPANY)
- KYNE-TV (Channel 26; OMAHA, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
- KMTV (Channel 3; OMAHA, NE; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KETV (Channel 7; OMAHA, NE; Owner: KETV HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- KUON-TV (Channel 12; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA)
- KHIN (Channel 36; RED OAK, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- WOWT-TV (Channel 6; OMAHA, NE; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- KVSS-LP (Channel 67; OMAHA, NE; Owner: VSS CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS)
Sidney fatal accident list:
Aug 14, 1993 01:25 PM, Gravel Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jan 14, 1981 03:45 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Sidney)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 18 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Sidney, IA)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 6 - SIDNEY, 5.5 Mi E Of I-29 4 Mi Sw (Lat: 40.680556 Lon: -95.673333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.2 m, Call Sign: WMR267
Assigned Frequencies: 6765.00 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6785.00 MHz
Grant Date: 02/27/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- Various Locations (Lat: 40.750000 Lon: -95.633583), Structure height: 1.8 m, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPNJ238
Assigned Frequencies: 956.256 MHz
Grant Date: 03/03/1998, Expiration Date: 03/03/2003, Cancellation Date: 06/08/2003
Registrant: Phone: (712) 374-2223 - 106C SIDNEY, 1 Mi S And 2 Mi W Of (Lat: 40.771667 Lon: -95.688028), Overall height: 83.2 m, Call Sign: WPOT344
Assigned Frequencies: 6226.89 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 5945.20 MHz
Grant Date: 04/23/1999, Expiration Date: 04/23/2009, Cancellation Date: 06/27/2009, Certifier: Mary Mcdermott
Registrant: Pathnet, Inc., 1661 Gateway Blvd., Richardson, TX 75080, Phone: (972) 690-9933, Fax: (972) 231-0728, Email:
- SIDNEY 106C, 1 Mi N 2 Mi W (Lat: 40.771667 Lon: -95.688056), Type: Tower, Structure height: 82.3 m, Overall height: 83.2 m, Call Sign: WPVY798, Licensee ID: L00896575
Assigned Frequencies: 6197.24 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6063.80 MHz
Grant Date: 09/09/2002, Expiration Date: 09/09/2012, Certifier: Kenneth D Anderson
Registrant: Great Western Communications, LLC - SIDNEY, Lat: 40.747694 Lon: -95.645389, Call Sign: WQFG367
Assigned Frequencies: 956.256 MHz
Grant Date: 07/07/2006, Expiration Date: 07/07/2016, Certifier: Randal Roup
Registrant: Sensus, 450 N Gallatin Ave, Uniontown, PA 15401, Phone: (800) 638-3748, Fax: (800) 888-2403, Email:
- STATION, 1 Mile N And 2 Miles W Of (Lat: 40.771667 Lon: -95.688028), Overall height: 83.2 m, Call Sign: KAW35
Assigned Frequencies: 6585.00 MHz, 6625.00 MHz
Grant Date: 04/24/1997, Expiration Date: 04/09/2002, Cancellation Date: 08/05/1999
Registrant: Phone: (630) 691-3854
FAA Registered Aircraft: 10 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Sidney)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Sidney, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 23 | 74.6 years |
| Mary | 18 | 84.2 years |
| William | 17 | 74.7 years |
| Ruth | 15 | 81.0 years |
| James | 14 | 75.7 years |
| Robert | 12 | 72.7 years |
| Charles | 12 | 79.5 years |
| Carl | 11 | 75.9 years |
| George | 10 | 74.0 years |
| Dorothy | 10 | 77.6 years |
| Most common last names in Sidney, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Johnson | 11 | 76.7 years |
| Miller | 10 | 77.6 years |
| Travis | 9 | 78.3 years |
| Gardner | 8 | 77.8 years |
| Roberts | 8 | 83.4 years |
| Reed | 8 | 81.7 years |
| Taylor | 8 | 80.0 years |
| Dyke | 7 | 75.7 years |
| Henderson | 7 | 82.7 years |
| Greedy | 7 | 76.9 years |
Businesses in Sidney, IA
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