Erie County, Ohio

County in the United States

Erie County, Ohio
Erie County Courthouse
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Ohio
Ohio's location within the U.S.
Founded	March 16, 1838[1]
Named for	Erie tribe
Seat	Sandusky
Largest city	Sandusky
Area
• Total	626 sq mi (1,621 km2)
• Land	252 sq mi (653 km2)
• Water	374 sq mi (969 km2), 60%
Population
• (2010)	77,079
• Density	306/sq mi (118/km2)
Congressional districts	4th, 9th
Time zone	Eastern: UTC−5/−4
Website	www.eriecounty.oh.gov

Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 77,079.^[2] Its county seat is Sandusky.^[3] The county is named for the Erie tribe, whose name was their word for "wildcat".^[4] It was formed in 1838 from the northern third of Huron County and a portion of Sandusky County.

Erie County comprises the Sandusky, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area.^[5]

It is home to the Cedar Fair entertainment company and their flagship amusement park Cedar Point.

Contents

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  1 History
  


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  2 Geography
  
  
  
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    2.1 Adjacent counties and municipalities
    
  
  
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    2.2 Major highways
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Demographics
  
  
  
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    3.1 2000 census
    
  
  
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    3.2 2010 census
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 Government and politics
  
  
  
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    4.1 County officials
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 Education
  


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  6 Communities
  
  
  
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    6.1 Cities
    
  
  
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    6.2 Villages
    
  
  
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    6.3 Townships
    
  
  
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    6.4 Census-designated places
    
  
  
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    6.5 Unincorporated communities
    
  
  
  
  


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  7 Places of interest
  


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  8 See also
  


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  9 References
  


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  10 Further reading
  


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  11 External links
  

History

Erie County was initially created about 1838, and formed from a portion of Huron County. A few subsequent changes to Erie County's boundaries occurred shortly after its initial formation.^[6]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 626 square miles (1,620 km²), of which 252 square miles (650 km²) is land and 374 square miles (970 km²) (60%) is water.^[7] It is the second-smallest county in Ohio by land area after Lake County . The county is bordered on the north by Lake Erie; the opposite shore is made up of two counties in Ontario, Canada.

It is drained by the Huron and Vermilion rivers. Near the Huron River are several ancient earthwork mounds and enclosures constructed by early indigenous peoples. Sandusky has extensive quarries of valuable limestone. The surface is generally level, and the soil alluvial and exceedingly fertile.^[8]

Adjacent counties and municipalities

• 
  Essex County, Ontario (north, across Lake Erie)


• 
  Chatham-Kent municipality, Ontario (north, across Lake Erie)


• 
  Lorain County (east)


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  Huron County (south)


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  Sandusky County (west)


• 
  Ottawa County (northwest)

Major highways

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  I-80 (Ohio Turnpike)


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  I-90 (Ohio Turnpike)


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  US 6
  


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  US 250
  


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  SR 2
  


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  SR 4
  


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  SR 13
  


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  SR 60
  


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  SR 61
  


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  SR 99
  


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  SR 101
  


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  SR 113
  


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  SR 269
  

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1840	12,599		—
1850	18,568		47.4%
1860	24,474		31.8%
1870	28,188		15.2%
1880	32,640		15.8%
1890	35,462		8.6%
1900	37,650		6.2%
1910	38,327		1.8%
1920	39,789		3.8%
1930	42,133		5.9%
1940	43,201		2.5%
1950	52,565		21.7%
1960	68,000		29.4%
1970	75,909		11.6%
1980	79,655		4.9%
1990	76,779		−3.6%
2000	79,551		3.6%
2010	77,079		−3.1%
Est. 2017	74,817	[9]	−2.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[10] 1790-1960[11] 1900-1990[12] 1990-2000[13] 2010-2017[2]

2000 census

As of the census^[14] of 2000, there were 79,551 people, 31,727 households, and 21,764 families residing in the county. The population density was 312 people per square mile (121/km²). There were 35,909 housing units at an average density of 141 per square mile (54/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.64% White, 8.64% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races, and 1.60% from two or more races. 2.09% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 35.7% were of German, 9.2% Irish, 8.2% English, 8.1% Italian, and 7.8% American ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 31,727 households out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.70% were married couples living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.40% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.70% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 25.50% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,746, and the median income for a family was $51,756. Males had a median income of $39,249 versus $23,697 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,530. About 6.00% of families and 8.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.60% of those under age 18 and 6.80% of those age 65 or over.

In 2008, the Census Bureau announced that the county's population had declined to an estimated 77,323 by July 1, 2007.^[15]

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 77,079 people, 31,860 households, and 21,011 families residing in the county.^[16] The population density was 306.4 inhabitants per square mile (118.3/km²). There were 37,845 housing units at an average density of 150.4 per square mile (58.1/km²).^[17] The racial makeup of the county was 87.0% white, 8.6% black or African American, 0.6% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 0.7% from other races, and 2.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.4% of the population.^[16] In terms of ancestry, 38.8% were German, 15.2% were Irish, 11.7% were English, 8.5% were Italian, and 4.6% were American.^[18]

Of the 31,860 households, 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.1% were non-families, and 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.89. The median age was 43.4 years.^[16]

The median income for a household in the county was $46,593 and the median income for a family was $61,247. Males had a median income of $46,211 versus $32,621 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,290. About 8.5% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.^[19]

Government and politics

See also: Ohio county government

From 1992 to 2012, Erie County had been reliably Democratic. In 2016, however, Donald Trump won the county by a reasonably comfortable 9.5%.

Presidential elections results

Presidential elections results^[20]

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2016	51.9% 19,648	42.4% 16,057	5.7% 2,157
2012	42.9% 16,952	55.2% 21,793	1.9% 755
2008	42.1% 17,432	56.0% 23,148	1.9% 795
2004	46.4% 18,597	53.4% 21,421	0.2% 67
2000	46.0% 16,105	50.6% 17,732	3.4% 1,178
1996	36.5% 12,204	50.0% 16,730	13.5% 4,515
1992	34.8% 12,459	40.6% 14,531	24.7% 8,838
1988	51.8% 16,670	46.9% 15,097	1.3% 431
1984	57.8% 19,174	40.7% 13,508	1.4% 472
1980	51.3% 15,628	40.5% 12,343	8.2% 2,499
1976	50.0% 14,742	47.0% 13,843	3.0% 893
1972	58.5% 16,714	38.1% 10,889	3.5% 988
1968	48.5% 13,023	42.4% 11,388	9.1% 2,438
1964	38.5% 9,981	61.5% 15,968
1960	57.9% 15,092	42.1% 10,954
1956	70.2% 14,771	29.8% 6,276
1952	65.4% 14,245	34.6% 7,549
1948	52.3% 9,568	47.2% 8,644	0.5% 90
1944	57.9% 10,663	42.1% 7,753
1940	54.9% 11,267	45.1% 9,254
1936	36.7% 6,869	55.4% 10,376	7.9% 1,475
1932	40.7% 7,666	57.1% 10,765	2.2% 412
1928	57.7% 10,380	42.1% 7,570	0.3% 46
1924	54.3% 7,689	21.0% 2,968	24.7% 3,494
1920	62.4% 8,755	34.4% 4,831	3.2% 453
1916	43.1% 4,170	53.3% 5,152	3.6% 349
1912	30.2% 2,695	39.3% 3,504	30.5% 2,720
1908	50.1% 5,366	46.6% 4,983	3.3% 353
1904	58.7% 5,764	37.1% 3,648	4.2% 413
1900	52.1% 5,353	47.1% 4,837	0.8% 82
1896	53.2% 5,442	45.4% 4,641	1.5% 150
1892	47.3% 3,979	49.9% 4,195	2.9% 242
1888	45.5% 3,721	52.8% 4,322	1.7% 136
1884	45.5% 3,507	52.5% 4,044	2.0% 155
1880	51.5% 3,661	46.5% 3,305	2.0% 141
1876	49.4% 3,158	48.7% 3,112	1.9% 123
1872	55.8% 2,905	43.9% 2,287	0.4% 19

County officials

Office	Name	Party
Commissioner	Bill Monaghan	Democrat
Commissioner	Matt Old	Republican
Commissioner	Patrick J. Shenigo	Democrat
Prosecutor	Kevin J. Baxter	Democrat
Sheriff	Paul A. Sigsworth	Democrat
Clerk of Courts	Luvada S. Wilson	Democrat
Recorder	Barbara A. Sessler	Democrat
Treasurer	Pamela S. Ferrell	Democrat
Engineer	John "Jack" D. Farschman	Democrat
Coroner	Brian A. Baxter	Republican
Auditor	Richard H. Jeffrey	Republican
Common Pleas Court Judge	Tygh M. Tone	Democrat
Common Pleas Court Judge	Roger E. Binette	Republican
Common Pleas Court Judge	Beverly K. McGookey	Democrat
Juvenile Court Judge	Robert C. DeLamatre	Republican

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Education

All or part of eleven school districts serve Erie County and its residents:

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  Bellevue City School District: includes parts of Bellevue and Groton Township.


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  Berlin-Milan Local School District: includes parts of Berlin Heights and Milan, and Berlin, Florence, Huron, Milan, Oxford, Perkins, and Vermilion Townships.


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  Firelands Local School District: includes parts of Florence Township.


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  Huron City School District: includes parts of Huron and Berlin, Huron, and Milan Townships.


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  Kelleys Island Local School District: includes all of Kelleys Island.


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  Margaretta Local School District: includes parts of Bay View and Castalia, and Groton and Margaretta Townships.


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  Monroeville Local School District: includes parts of Oxford Township.


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  Perkins Local School District: includes parts of Groton, Huron, Margaretta, Milan, Oxford, and Perkins Townships.


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  Sandusky Central Catholic Schools: includes Sandusky's three Parishes (St. Mary, Ss. Peter & Paul, and Holy Angels).


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  St. Peter's School: a private catholic elementary school in Huron


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  Sandusky City School District: includes all of Sandusky.


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  Vermilion Local School District: includes parts of Vermilion and Florence and Vermilion Townships.


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  Western Reserve Local School District: including parts of Florence Township.

Communities

Map of Erie County, Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels

Cities

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  Bellevue (part)


• Huron


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  Sandusky (county seat)


• 
  Vermilion (part)

Villages

• Bay View


• Berlin Heights


• Castalia


• Kelleys Island


• 
  Milan (part)

Townships

• Berlin


• Florence


• Groton


• Huron


• Margaretta


• Milan


• Oxford


• Perkins


• Vermilion

https://web.archive.org/web/20160715023447/http://www.ohiotownships.org/township-websites

Census-designated places

• Beulah Beach


• Crystal Rock


• Mitiwanga


• Whites Landing

Unincorporated communities

• Avery


• Axtel


• Bay Bridge


• Berlinville


• Birmingham


• Bloomingville


• Bogart


• Ceylon


• Columbus Park


• Fairview Lanes


• Florence


• Heidelberg Beach


• Kimball


• Oberlin Beach


• Ogontz


• Orchard Beach


• Parkertown


• Prout


• Ruggles Beach


• Sand Hill


• Sandusky South


• Shinrock


• Springbrook


• Volunteer Bay


• Weyers


• Wilmer

Places of interest

• Blue Hole


• Cedar Point


• Plum Brook Station


• Thomas Alva Edison Birthplace

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Erie County, Ohio

References

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   ^ Standard History of Erie County, Ohio; Peeke, 1916
   


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    ^ Erie County Departments & Agencies
    


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    ^ Erie County Democratic Party elected officials
    


23. 
    ^ Erie County Republican Party elected officials
    

Further reading

• William W. Williams, History of the Fire Lands, Comprising Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of the Prominent Men and Pioneers. Cleveland, OH: Press of Leader Printing Company, 1879.

External links

• Erie County Government's website

Places adjacent to Erie County, Ohio
Ottawa County Lake Erie Sandusky County Erie County, Ohio Lorain County Huron County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Erie County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Sandusky
Cities	Bellevue‡ Huron Sandusky Vermilion‡
Villages	Bay View Berlin Heights Castalia Kelleys Island Milan‡
Townships	Berlin Florence Groton Huron Margaretta Milan Oxford Perkins Vermilion
CDPs	Beulah Beach Crystal Rock Mitiwanga Whites Landing‡
Unincorporated communities	Avery Axtel Birmingham Bloomingville Bogart Ceylon Fairview Lanes North Monroeville Ruggles Beach Sandusky South
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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