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Clyde's first settler story dates to the War of 1812: Samuel Pogue staked a claim by a spring intending to settle after the war, but when he returned in 1820 he found Jesse Benton had already built a cabin on the land — Benton ceded his claim to Pogue for a barrel of whiskey.

The town took its name from Clyde, New York.

Author Sherwood Anderson grew up in Clyde, and the town served as the inspiration for the setting of his 1919 short-story collection Winesburg, Ohio.

During the brass era of the automobile, Clyde hosted the pioneering Elmore Manufacturing Company, which General Motors absorbed in 1909; Louis Krebs left Elmore at the takeover and built his own truck firm in Clyde, which became the Clydesdale Motor Truck Company.

Whirlpool Corporation bought the Clyde Porcelain Steel plant in 1952 and began making washing machines in Clyde; the plant remains the city's signature employer.

On August 6, 2020, President Donald Trump spoke at Clyde's Whirlpool plant — the first visit by a U.S. president to Sandusky County in more than 100 years.

The 2020 census counted 6,294 residents in Clyde, living in 2,543 households.

About 70.5% of Clyde's occupied homes were owner-occupied at the 2020 census.

The National Arbor Day Foundation has designated Clyde a Tree City USA.

Clyde students attend the Clyde-Green Springs Exempted Village School District, whose schools include Clyde High School and McPherson Middle School.