Sandusky (Ohio)

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Sandusky (Ohio)
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Basic data
Foundation : 1816
State : United States
State : Ohio
County : Erie County
Coordinates : 41 ° 27 ′  N , 82 ° 43 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 27 ′  N , 82 ° 43 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 25,861 (as of: 2007 estimate)
Population density : 994.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 57 km 2  (approx. 22 mi 2 ) of
which 26 km 2  (approx. 10 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 182 m
Postcodes : 44870-44871
Area code : +1 419 and 567
FIPS : 39-70380
GNIS ID : 1076832
Website : www.ci.sandusky.oh.us
Mayor : Craig H. Stahl

Sandusky is a city in Ohio , United States . and County Seat of Erie County . It is located at the mouth of the Sandusky River in Sandusky Bay of Lake Erie and is located about halfway between Toledo in the west and Cleveland in the East. The city, founded in 1816, is best known today for the amusement park Cedar Point and its roller coasters .

history

Around 1794, the British built Fort Sandusky on the site of today's town, which was used as a military outpost and trading post. At the time, Iroquois Seneca Indians lived in the area, who had been displaced at the beginning of the American Revolution . According to widespread opinion, the name "Sandusky" has its origin in the Indian term "San Too Chee", which means something like "cold water". According to another opinion, the name should go back to a Polish fur trader with the name Antoni Sadowski or Jacob Sodowsky.

After the American War of Independence, the Sandusky area served as settlement land for Connecticut immigrants whose property had been destroyed by the war. This was due to the fact that the state of Connecticut raised territorial claims to those areas of land that are far west of its current borders (the so-called Connecticut Western Reserve ).

Sandusky was founded in 1816. The new city was initially named Portland, but two years later it was renamed Sandusky. Together with the neighboring town of Norwalk , which was also founded in 1816 and named after Norwalk in Connecticut, Sandusky was initially in Huron County . However, due to the rapid growth of the two cities, Huron County was soon divided and Sandusky became the county seat of the newly formed Erie County, the second smallest county in Ohio.

The planning of downtown Sandusky was based on a modified street grid that depicted the symbols of Freemasonry . Before the Civil War , the city was a major hub for the Underground Railroad , a network of routes that smuggled escaped slaves from the southern states into Canada . As shown in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin , many escaped slaves were shipped from Sandusky across Lake Erie to Amherstburg in Ontario, Canada , where they were beyond the reach of the slave owners.

In Sandusky on September 17, 1835, construction began on the Mad River and Lake Erie railway line , the route of which ran through the city. In the city center, the route was later removed when industry began to move from the center to the outskirts. In some outskirts of the city, parts of the route are still in operation.

Demographics

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1850 5087 -
1860 8408 65.3%
1870 13,000 54.6%
1880 15,838 21.8%
1890 18,471 16.6%
1900 19,664 6.5%
1910 19,989 1.7%
1920 22,897 14.5%
1930 24,022 4.9%
1940 24,874 3.5%
1950 29,375 18.1%
1960 31,989 8.9%
1970 32,674 2.1%
1980 31,360 -4%
1990 29,764 -5.1%
2000 27,844 -6.5%
2007 estimate 25,861 -7.1%
Population development 1850–2007

As of the 2000 census , Sandusky had 27,844 residents, 11,851 households, and 7,039 families. The population density was 1,069.7 / km². Of the population, 74.50% were White, 21.08% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.97% Other, and 2.88% Mixed. Various category Hispanics made up 3.09% of the population.

Children under the age of 18 lived in 28.9% of households. There were married couples living in 38.7% of households, while unmarried women were in charge in 16.4% of households. There was no family in 40.6% of all households and only one person lived in 34.9% of all households. 13.1% of households were made up of an individual over 64 years of age. The average size of households was 2.99 people.

Of the total population, 25.8% were under 18 years old, 9.2% between 18 and 24 years old, 28.5% between 25 and 44 years old, 21.4% between 45 and 64 years old and 15.1% 65 years old or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 women and girls there were 89.4 men and boys. In adults, the ratio was 100 / 85.2.

The median annual income for a household was $ 31,133. It was $ 37,749 for families, $ 31,269 for men, and $ 21,926 for women. The per capita income was $ 18,111. The annual income of around 12.2% of families, 15.3% of the total population, was below the poverty line . This also affected 22.7% of people under 18 years of age and 10.2% of people over 64 years of age.

A 2007 estimate of the population only came to 25,861.

tourism

Sandusky is a well-known center of the tourism industry , largely due to the town's Cedar Point amusement park and some water parks nearby.

Cedar Point

The Blue Streak roller coaster , the oldest roller coaster in Cedar Point.

In 1870, businessman Louis Zistel opened a beer garden, bathhouse and dance hall on the Cedar Point Peninsula in Lake Erie. Over the years the peninsula has become more of a center for leisure activities. The first roller coaster was built in 1892 and the first hotel was opened there in 1899. A second roller coaster was added in 1902 and more and more rides and attractions have been built over the years. Until 1914, the park could only be reached by steamboat , after which a roadway was built, creating a connection to the city's road network.

In 1959 the Cedar Point marina , one of the largest marinas on the Great Lakes, opened.

In 1964, the Blue Streak, a wooden structure roller coaster named after the local high school's mascot, was completed. It is now the oldest operating roller coaster in Cedar Point. Since the 1950s, numerous roller coasters have been built at Cedar Point, which have repeatedly set new records. These roller coasters include the Corkscrew (first roller coaster with three or more inversions ), the Gemini (highest and fastest roller coaster when it was commissioned in 1978), the Magnum XL-200 (highest and fastest roller coaster when it was commissioned in 1989), and the Mean Streak (highest and fastest roller coaster at the time of commissioning 1991), the Raptor (highest and fastest roller coaster at the time of commissioning 1994) and the Mantis (highest and fastest roller coaster at the time of commissioning 1996).

The Millennium Force , built in 2000, is 94.5 meters and has a top speed of 150 km / h. With the opening of the Maverick in 2007, a total of 17 roller coasters was in operation. Cedar Point is the only amusement park in the world that can boast such a number of roller coasters in operation.

Leisure pools

The flow of tourists to Cedar Point meant that more amusement parks and water parks were opened near Sandusky.

geography

topography

Muddy brown water flows into Sandusky Bay .

According to the United States Census Bureau , the total area of ​​the Sanduskys is 57.0 km ², of which 26.0 km ² land area 30.9 km ² water surface.

climate

Sandusky has a humid continental climate typical of the middle of the United States. Very warm, humid summers and cold winters are common.

The average maximum temperature during the winter months is 0 ° C. The average minimum temperature during this time is −7 ° C, although there can be considerable temperature fluctuations. The average rainfall is 721.4 mm per winter (mostly snow).

The average maximum temperature during the summer months is 28 ° C. The average minimum temperature in July is 19 ° C. During the summer the weather is regularly stable warm to hot, although it is also humid and thunderstorms often occur.

The driest season is autumn, with many warm clear days and clear nights.

The highest temperature ever measured in Sandusky was 41 ° C on July 14, 1936. On January 19, 1994, the lowest temperature ever measured in Sandusky was reached at −29 ° C.

Public transportation

Sandusky is connected to Amtrak's national rail network. There is also a degree in the Greyhound bus system and various ferry connections to Canada and various islands in Lake Erie.

media

Sandusky has its own daily newspaper, The Sandusky Register . There are also several local radio stations.

sons and daughters of the town

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