Norwalk, Ohio

Norwalk, Ohio
City
Uptown Norwalk, looking east on West Main Street
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Nickname(s): The Maple City
Location of Norwalk, Ohio
Location of Norwalk in Huron County
Coordinates: 41°14′35″N 82°36′41″W / 41.24306°N 82.61139°W / 41.24306; -82.61139Coordinates: 41°14′35″N 82°36′41″W / 41.24306°N 82.61139°W / 41.24306; -82.61139
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Huron
Founded	1817
Government
• Mayor	Rob Duncan
Area
• Total	9.15 sq mi (23.70 km2)
• Land	8.87 sq mi (22.97 km2)
• Water	0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2)
Elevation	719 ft (219 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	17,012
• Estimate (2012)	16,931
• Density	1,917.9/sq mi (740.5/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	44857
Area code(s)	419, 567
FIPS code	39-57302
GNIS feature ID	1044003
Website	http://www.norwalkoh.com/

Norwalk is a city in and the county seat of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The population was 17,012 at the 2010 census. The city is the center of the Norwalk Micropolitan Statistical Area and part of the Cleveland-Akron-Canton Combined Statistical Area. Norwalk is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Lake Erie, 51 miles (82 km) west/southwest of Cleveland, 59 miles (95 km) southeast of Toledo, and 87 miles (140 km) north/northeast of Columbus.

Norwalk is at the center of the Firelands, a subregion of the Connecticut Western Reserve. The subregion's name recalls the founding of the area as one for settlers from cities in Connecticut that were burned during the Revolutionary War. Several locations in the Firelands were named in honor of those cities, including Danbury, Greenwich, Groton, New Haven, New London, Norwalk, Norwich, and Ridgefield. Other locations were named for the settlers, including Clarksfield, Perkins, and Sherman.