Clyde, Ohio

Clyde, Ohio
City
Downtown Clyde, Ohio on South Main Street.
Downtown Clyde, Ohio on South Main Street.
Location of Clyde, Ohio
Location of Clyde, Ohio
Location of Clyde in Sandusky County
Location of Clyde in Sandusky County
Coordinates: 41°18′36″N 82°59′26″W / 41.31000°N 82.99056°W / 41.31000; -82.99056
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountySandusky
Government
 • TypeCouncil-manager
 • MayorDoug McCauley[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total5.28 sq mi (13.67 km2)
 • Land5.22 sq mi (13.53 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)
Elevation
[3]
699 ft (213 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total6,294
 • Estimate 
(2023)[4]
6,337
 • Density1,204.59/sq mi (465.07/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43410
Area code419
FIPS code39-16308[5]
GNIS feature ID2393577[3]
Websitehttps://clydeohio.org

Clyde /ˈklaɪd/[6] is a city in Sandusky County, Ohio, located eight miles southeast of Fremont. The population was 6,294 at the time of the 2020 census. The National Arbor Day Foundation has designated Clyde as a Tree City USA.

The town is known for having served as inspiration for the setting of Sherwood Anderson's 1919 collection of short stories Winesburg, Ohio.[7]

  1. ^ "City Council". Clyde, OH. CivicPlus. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clyde, Ohio
  4. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "A Pronunciation Guide to Places in Ohio". E.W.Scripps School of Journalism. Archived from the original on July 25, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
  7. ^ Winesburg, Ohio, Sherwood Anderson, 1919 Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine. Chapter 1. Accessed 13 May 2007.