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Huron County is a county
County

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 located in the state
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 of Ohio
Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
, United States
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. As of 2000, the population was 59,487. Its county seat
County seat

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 is Norwalk
Norwalk, Ohio

Norwalk is a city in Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 16,238 at the United States Census 2000. The 2007 population estimate puts Norwalk at 16,596....
. The Norwalk Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Huron County.

The county was named in honor of the Huron Indians who once lived in the Great Lakes region. The word "Huron" may be French, although this origin is disputed. The county lies in the former Connecticut Western Reserve
Connecticut Western Reserve

The Connecticut Western Reserve was land claimed by Connecticut in the Northwest Territory in what is now Northeast Ohio....
 and more specifically, in a subregion called the Firelands
Firelands

The Firelands or Sufferers' Lands tract was located at the western end of the Connecticut Western Reserve in what is now the U.S. state of Ohio....
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Huron County is a county
County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
 located in the state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Ohio
Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. As of 2000, the population was 59,487. Its county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 is Norwalk
Norwalk, Ohio

Norwalk is a city in Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 16,238 at the United States Census 2000. The 2007 population estimate puts Norwalk at 16,596....
. The Norwalk Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Huron County.

The county was named in honor of the Huron Indians who once lived in the Great Lakes region. The word "Huron" may be French, although this origin is disputed. The county lies in the former Connecticut Western Reserve
Connecticut Western Reserve

The Connecticut Western Reserve was land claimed by Connecticut in the Northwest Territory in what is now Northeast Ohio....
 and more specifically, in a subregion called the Firelands
Firelands

The Firelands or Sufferers' Lands tract was located at the western end of the Connecticut Western Reserve in what is now the U.S. state of Ohio....
. Huron County's most famous resident, Jeffrey Dahmer
Jeffrey Dahmer

Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer was an United States serial killer and sex offender. Dahmer murdered 17 men and boys ? most of whom were of African or Asian people descent ? between 1978 and 1991, with the majority of the murders occurring between 1987 and 1991....
 lived in Huron county in the late 1980s.

At formation, Huron County consisted of all the Firelands. Sections in the north now belong to Erie and Ottawa Counties, while a township in the south is now part of Ashland County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

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, the county has a total area of 495 square miles (1,281 kmē).493 square miles (1,276 kmē) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 kmē) of it (0.37%) is water.

Adjacent counties

  • Erie County
    Erie County, Ohio

    Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 79,551. Its county seat is Sandusky, Ohio and is List of Ohio county name etymologies for the Erie , whose name was their word for "wildcat"....
     (north)
  • Lorain County
    Lorain County, Ohio

    Lorain County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, and is considered to be a part of what is locally referred to as Greater Cleveland....
     (east)
  • Ashland County
    Ashland County, Ohio

    Ashland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States, and was formed in 1846 from parts of Huron County, Ohio, Lorain County, Ohio, Richland County, Ohio and Wayne County, Ohio Counties....
     (southeast)
  • Richland County
    Richland County, Ohio

    Richland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 128,852. It is included in the Mansfield, Ohio Mansfield metropolitan area as well as the Mansfield–Bucyrus, Ohio Mansfield-Bucyrus, OH Combined Statistical Area....
     (south)
  • Crawford County
    Crawford County, Ohio

    Crawford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 46,966. Its county seat is Bucyrus, Ohio....
     (southwest)
  • Seneca County
    Seneca County, Ohio

    Seneca County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 58,683. Its county seat is Tiffin, Ohio and it is List of Ohio county name etymologies for the Seneca Indians....
     (west)
  • Sandusky County
    Sandusky County, Ohio

    Sandusky County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 61,792. Its county seat is Fremont, Ohio and it is List of Ohio county name etymologies for an Indian, possibly Iroquois, word meaning "cold water"....
     (northwest)


Demographics

As of the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 59,487 people, 22,307 households, and 16,217 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density

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 was 121 people per square mile (47/kmē). There were 23,594 housing units at an average density of 48 per square mile (18/kmē). The racial makeup of the county was 95.98% White
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.97% Black
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 or African American
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, 0.18% Native American
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, 0.25% Asian
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.01% Pacific Islander
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, 1.63% from other races
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, and 0.99% from two or more races. 3.56% of the population were Hispanic
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 or Latino
Race (United States Census)

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 of any race.

There were 22,307 households out of which 36.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.50% were married couples
Marriage

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 living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 23.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.30% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,558, and the median income for a family was $46,911. Males had a median income of $35,760 versus $22,785 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

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 for the county was $18,133. About 6.50% of families and 8.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.00% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.

Government


Officials

Commissioner - Gary Bauer (President)
Commissioner - Mike Adelman
Commissioner - Larry J. Silcox

Auditor - Roland Tkach
Clerk of Courts - Susan Hazel
Coroner - Jeffery Harwood
Engineer - Joseph B. Kovach
Prosecutor - Russel Leffler
Recorder - Karen Fries
Treasurer - Kathleen Schaffer
Sheriff - Dane Howard

Judge of Court of Common Pleas - James Conway
Court Secretary (non-elected position) - Julie Wise

Communities

Map of Huron County Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels

Cities

  • Bellevue
    Bellevue, Ohio

    Bellevue is a city in Erie County, Ohio, Huron County, Ohio, Seneca County, Ohio and Sandusky County, Ohio counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 8,193 at the United States Census 2000....
  • Norwalk
    Norwalk, Ohio

    Norwalk is a city in Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 16,238 at the United States Census 2000. The 2007 population estimate puts Norwalk at 16,596....
  • Willard
    Willard, Ohio

    Willard is a city in Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 6,806. Willard is served by the Huron County, Ohio#Government....


Villages

  • Greenwich
    Greenwich, Ohio

    Greenwich is a village #Ohio in Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,525 at the United States Census 2000. It is served by a branch of the Huron County, Ohio#Government....
  • Milan
    Milan, Ohio

    Milan is a village #Ohio in Erie County, Ohio and Huron County, Ohio counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,445 at the United States Census 2000....
  • Monroeville
    Monroeville, Ohio

    Monroeville is a village #Ohio in Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,433 at the United States Census 2000.Monroeville High School sports teams are known as the "Eagles"....
  • New London
    New London, Ohio

    New London is a village #Ohio in Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,696 at the United States Census 2000.The village motto, "The Right Place at the Right Time" was chosen in the late twentieth century by former Mayor Dorothy Sholes....
  • North Fairfield
    North Fairfield, Ohio

    North Fairfield is a village #Ohio in Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 573 at the United States Census 2000.North Fairfield is served by a branch of the Huron County, Ohio#Government....
  • Plymouth
    Plymouth, Ohio

    Plymouth is a village #Ohio in Huron County, Ohio and Richland County, Ohio counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,852 at the United States Census 2000....
  • Wakeman
    Wakeman, Ohio

    Wakeman is a village #Ohio in Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, along the Vermilion River and is named after Jesup Wakeman, a resident of Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, who was involved in western land speculation between 1800 and 1840....


    • Townships

    • Bronson
      Bronson Township, Huron County, Ohio

      Bronson Township is one of the nineteen civil township of Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 1,780 people in the township....
    • Clarksfield
      Clarksfield Township, Huron County, Ohio

      Clarksfield Township is one of the nineteen civil township of Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 1,518 people in the township....
    • Fairfield
      Fairfield Township, Huron County, Ohio

      Fairfield Township is one of the nineteen civil township of Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 1,284 people in the township, 711 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township....
    • Fitchville
      Fitchville Township, Huron County, Ohio

      Fitchville Township is one of the nineteen civil township of Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 1,012 people in the township....
    • Greenfield
      Greenfield Township, Huron County, Ohio

      Greenfield Township is one of the nineteen civil township of Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 1,442 people in the township....
  • Greenwich
    Greenwich Township, Huron County, Ohio

    Greenwich Township is one of the nineteen civil township of Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 954 people in the township....
  • Hartland
    Hartland Township, Huron County, Ohio

    Hartland Township is one of the nineteen civil township of Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 979 people in the township....
  • Lyme
    Lyme Township, Huron County, Ohio

    Lyme Township is one of the nineteen civil township of Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 968 people in the township....
  • New Haven
    New Haven Township, Huron County, Ohio

    New Haven Township is one of the nineteen civil township of Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 2,860 people in the township, 2,011 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township....
  • New London
    New London Township, Huron County, Ohio

    New London Township is one of the nineteen civil township of Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 3,440 people in the township, 744 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township....
  • Norwalk
    Norwalk Township, Huron County, Ohio

    Norwalk Township is one of the nineteen civil township of Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 3,685 people in the township, 3,265 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township....
  • Norwich
    Norwich Township, Huron County, Ohio

    Norwich Township is one of the nineteen civil township of Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 1,072 people in the township....
  • Peru
    Peru Township, Huron County, Ohio

    Peru Township is one of the nineteen civil township of Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 1,043 people in the township....
  • Richmond
    Richmond Township, Huron County, Ohio

    Richmond Township is one of the nineteen civil township of Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 1,111 people in the township....
  • Ridgefield
    Ridgefield Township, Huron County, Ohio

    Ridgefield Township is one of the nineteen civil township of Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 2,390 people in the township, 957 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township....
  • Ripley
    Ripley Township, Huron County, Ohio

    Ripley Township is one of the nineteen civil township of Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 943 people in the township....
  • Sherman
    Sherman Township, Huron County, Ohio

    Sherman Township is one of the nineteen civil township of Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 501 people in the township....
  • Townsend
    Townsend Township, Huron County, Ohio

    Townsend Township is one of the nineteen civil township of Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 1,567 people in the township....
  • Wakeman
    Wakeman Township, Huron County, Ohio

    Wakeman Township is one of the nineteen civil township of Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 2,528 people in the township, 1,577 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township....


    • Unincorporated communities

    • Bismark
    • Boughtonville
    • Celeryville
      Celeryville, Ohio

      Celeryville is an unincorporated area on the boundary between the New Haven Township, Huron County, Ohio and Richmond Township, Huron County, Ohio Townships of Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States....
    • Centerton
    • Clarksfield
      Clarksfield, Ohio

      Clarksfield is an unincorporated area in northwestern Clarksfield Township, Huron County, Ohio, Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. It lies along Ohio State Route 18 midway between Norwalk, Ohio and Wellington, Ohio, and along Ohio State Route 60 between New London, Ohio and Wakeman, Ohio....
    • Collins
      Collins, Ohio

      Collins is an unincorporated area in central Townsend Township, Huron County, Ohio, Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44826....
    • Delphi
    • East Norwalk
    • East Townsend
    • Fitchville
    • Guinea Corners
  • Hanville Corners
  • Hartland
  • Hartland Station
  • Havana
  • Holiday Lakes
  • Hunts Corners
  • Huron Junction
  • Myers Mills
  • New Haven
    New Haven, Ohio

    New Haven is an unincorporated area in central New Haven Township, Huron County, Ohio, Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44850....
  • New Pittsburgh
  • North Monroeville
  • Olena
  • Peru (Peru Hollow)
  • Phoenix Mills
  • Pontiac
  • Standardsburg
  • Steuben
    Steuben, Ohio

    Steuben is an unincorporated area in central Greenfield Township, Huron County, Ohio, Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, located a few miles northeast of the village of Willard, Ohio....
  • Strongs Ridge
  • Weavers Corners
  • West Clarksfield
  • West Hartland
  • White Fox


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