Sandusky metropolitan area
| Erie County, Ohio | ||
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 Location in the U.S. state of Ohio |
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 Ohio's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | March 16, 1838 | |
| Named for | Erie tribe | |
| Seat | Sandusky | |
| Largest city | Sandusky | |
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| • Total | 626 sq mi (1,621 km2) | |
| • Land | 252 sq mi (653 km2) | |
| • Water | 374 sq mi (969 km2), 60% | |
| Population | ||
| • (2010) | 77,079 | |
| • Density | 306/sq mi (118/km²) | |
| Congressional districts | 4th, 9th | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | |
| Website | www |
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Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 77,079. Its county seat is Sandusky. The county is named for the Erie tribe, whose name was their word for "wildcat". It was formed in 1838 from the northern third of Huron County and a portion of Sandusky County.
Erie County comprises the Sandusky, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area.
It is home to the amusement park Cedar Point.
Erie County was initially created about 1838, and formed from a portion of Huron County (although a few subsequent changes to Erie County's boundaries occurred shortly after its initial formation).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 626 square miles (1,620 km2), of which 252 square miles (650 km2) is land and 374 square miles (970 km2) (60%) is water. It is the second-smallest county in Ohio by land area after Lake County . The county borders Canada to the north across Lake Erie.
It is drained by Huron and Vermilion rivers. Near Huron River are several ancient mounds and enclosures, and at Sandusky are extensive quarries of valuable limestone. The surface is generally level, the soil alluvial and exceedingly fertile.
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