Sandusky County

Sandusky County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Ohio
Administrative headquarters :	Fremont
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 622 Croghan Street Fremont, OH 43420-2415
Foundation :	February 12, 1820
Made up from:	Huron County
Area code :	001 419
Demographics
Residents :	61,676  (2005)
Population density :	58.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1082 km²
Water surface :	22 km²
map
Website : www.sandusky-county.org

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

geography

The county is located in northern Ohio, borders in the northeast on Lake Erie , the southernmost of the 5 Great Lakes and has an area of ​​1082 square kilometers, of which 22 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Ottawa County , Erie County , Huron County , Seneca County, and Wood County .

history

Sandusky County was formed on February 12, 1820 from parts of Huron County. It was named after the expression otsaandosti or sandesti the Wyandot , which means something like "(cold) water".

The county has a National Historic Landmark , Spiegel Grove , which was the home of former President Rutherford B. Hayes . Twelve structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of May 18, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1820	852		-
1830	2851		234.6%
1840	10.182		257.1%
1850	14.305		40.5%
1860	21,429		49.8%
1870	25.503		19%
1880	32,057		25.7%
1890	30,617		-4.5%
1900	34,311		12.1%
1910	35,171		2.5%
1920	37.109		5.5%
1930	39,731		7.1%
1940	41,014		3.2%
1950	46.114		12.4%
1960	56,486		22.5%
1970	60,983		8th %
1980	63,267		3.7%
1990	61,963		-2.1%
2000	61,792		-0.3%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Sandusky County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Sandusky County had 61,792 people in 23,717 households and 16,957 families. The population density was 58 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 92.20 percent white, 2.67 percent African American, 0.13 percent Native American, 0.29 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 3.10 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.61 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 6.96 percent of the population.

Of the 23,717 households, 33.3 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 56.5 percent were married couples living together, 10.5 percent were single mothers, 28.5 percent were non-families, 24.1 percent were single households and 10.6 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.04.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.2 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 8.1 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.3 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 23.0 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 14.5 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 92.6 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 40,584 , and the median income for a family was $ 47,675. Males had a median income of $ 35,501 versus $ 23,964 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,239. 5.7 percent of families and 7.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. 9.1 percent of these were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 7.0 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Sandusky County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . 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. 272 .
3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Ohio . National Park Service , accessed May 18, 2018.
4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 18, 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. ^ Sandusky County, Ohio , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Sandusky County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 41 ° 22 ′  N , 83 ° 9 ′  W