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Sandusky County
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county in Ohio, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Ohio
- Founded
- February 12, 1820
- Named after
- Sandusky River
- Seat
- Fremont
- Largest city
- Fremont
- Total
- 418 sq mi (1,080 km )
- Land
- 408 sq mi (1,060 km )
- Water
- 9.3 sq mi (24 km ) 2.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 58,655
- Density
- 140/sq mi (54/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 9th
- Website
- sanduskycountyoh .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 58896
- Area
- 1082
- Official website
- www.sanduskycounty.org
- Image
- Sandusky County Ohio Courthouse.JPG
- Households
- 23825
- Licence plate code
- 72
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- Commons category
- Sandusky County, Ohio
- inception
- 1820-02-12
- water as percent of area
- 2.2
- native label
- Sandusky County
- social media followers
- 1128
- per capita income
- 28624
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Sandusky County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,896. Its county seat and largest city is Fremont. The county was formed on February 12, 1820, from portions of Huron County. The name is derived from the Wyandot word meaning "water" (Wyandot: saandustee). The Sandusky River runs diagonally northeast through the county to its mouth on Sandusky Bay, opening into Lake Erie. Sandusky County compromises the Fremont, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography