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There is eighty-eight counties in the state of Ohio. The Ohio Constitution allows counties to set up a charter government as many cities and villages do, but only Summit County has done so.

Sandusky County, Ohio

Sandusky County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Fremont
Year Organized: 1820
Square Miles: 409

Court House:

622 Croghan Street
County Courthouse
Fremont, OH 43420-2415

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Residents named the county after an Indian term for "at the cold water."

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

On February 12, 1820, the Ohio government authorized the creation of Sandusky County. Residents named the county after an Indian term for "at the cold water." Sandusky County was originally part of territory set aside for Ohio's Indian people by the Treaty of Greeneville. White settlement of the county occurred very slowly, due to the Great Black Swamp occupying most of the land.

Sandusky County is located in the northern part of Ohio. A small portion of the county's northern border lies along Lake Erie. The county seat is Fremont, which is the largest city in the county with a population of 17,375 people in 2000. Only three percent of the county's 409 square miles are deemed urban. The county averages 151 people living in each square mile. Between 1990 and 2000, the county experienced a slight decrease in population. This is typical of Ohio's more rural counties, as residents seek better opportunities in the state's larger cities. In 2000, the county's residents numbered 61,792 people.

Most of Sandusky County's residents find employment in agricultural positions, with seventy-percent of the county's acreage under cultivation. Sandusky County farmers are the fifth largest producers of tomatoes in Ohio. Manufacturing businesses, service industries, and retail positions finish second, third, and fourth respectively. In 1999, the county's per capita income was 23,315 dollars, with 9.5 percent of the county's residents living below the poverty level.

Most voters in Sandusky County claim to be independents, yet in recent years, they have supported Republican Party candidates at the national level.

President of the United States Rutherford Birchard Hayes ranks as Sandusky County's most prominent resident. His home, Spiegel Grove, is now an historical landmark operated by the Ohio Historical Society. Union General James B. McPherson also lived in Sandusky County. He was killed during the American Civil War and was buried in Clyde, Ohio

Sources

Sandusky County, Ohio History Central, July 24, 2008,

http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=2008&nm=Sandusky-County

Neighboring Counties:

Ottawa County (north)
Erie County (east)
Huron County (southeast)
Seneca County (south)
Wood County (west)

Cities and Towns:

- Ballville	township
- Burgoon	village	Incorporated Area
- Clyde	city	Incorporated Area
- Fremont (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Gibsonburg	village	Incorporated Area
- Green Creek	township
- Helena	village	Incorporated Area
- Lindsey	village	Incorporated Area
- Rice	township
- Riley	township
- Townsend	township
- Woodville	village	Incorporated Area
- York	township

County Resources:

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Online High Schools

County Resource Guide

Counties: US Map

The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of our country!"

But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.

Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally."

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