Erie County (Ohio)

administration
Erie County Courthouse in Sandusky
US state :	Ohio
Administrative headquarters :	Sandusky
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 323 Columbus Avenue Sandusky, OH 44870-2602
Foundation :	March 15, 1838
Made up from:	Huron County Sandusky County
Area code :	001 419
Demographics
Residents :	77,079 (2010)
Population density :	80.1 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1622 km²
Water surface :	660 km²
map

Website : www.erie-county-ohio.net

Erie County is a county in the state of Ohio in the United States . The county seat is Sandusky .

geography

The county is located in northern Ohio, borders Lake Erie , the southernmost of the five Great Lakes , and has an area of 1,622 square kilometers, of which 660 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Lorain Counties , Huron Counties , Sandusky Counties , and Ottawa Counties .

history

Erie County was formed on March 15, 1838 from parts of Huron County and Sandusky County. It was named after the North American Indian people of the Erie .

Two places in the county have National Historic Landmark status : the Thomas Alva Edison Birthplace and the Spacecraft Propulsion Research Facility . 178 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of April 13, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
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%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Erie County's Pyramid of Age

According to the 2000 census , there were 79,551 people in Erie County. 1,868 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 31,727 households and 21,764 families. The population density was 121 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 88.64 percent white, 8.64 percent African American, 0.21 percent Native American, 0.37 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.53 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.60 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.09 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 31,727 households, 30.4 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 53.7 percent were married couples living together, 11.2 percent were single mothers, 31.4 percent were non-families, 27.0 percent were single households and 10.8 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.97 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.7 percent of residents under the age of 18, 7.2 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.0 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 25.5 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 15.6 percent were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 92.4 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 42,746 , and the median income for a family is $ 51,756. Males had a median income of $ 39,249 versus $ 23,697 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,530. 6.0 percent of families and 8.3 percent of the population were below the poverty line; these included 11.6 percent of children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 6.8 percent of people over 65 years of age.

Sons and Daughters of the County

Lester Allan Pelton (1829–1908), American inventor, born in Vermillion Township

Individual evidence

↑ Erie County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 96 .
↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Ohio . National Park Service , accessed April 13, 2018.
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 13, 2018.
^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011
↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved March 31, 2016
↑ Erie County, Ohio , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Erie County, Ohio - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

41.51 -82.61Coordinates: 41 ° 31 ′ N , 82 ° 37 ′ W

[1] Erie County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011

[2] Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 96 .

[3] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Ohio . National Park Service , accessed April 13, 2018.

[4] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 13, 2018.

[5] US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011

[6] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011

[7] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011

[8] United States Census 2010.Retrieved March 31, 2016

[9] Erie County, Ohio , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .