Sandusky County, Ohio

Sandusky County is a located in the  of,. As of the, the population was 61,792. Its is  and it is  for an Indian, possibly, word meaning "cold water".

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,082 (418 ). 1,060 km² (409 sq mi) of it is land and 22 km² (9 sq mi) of it (2.06%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 61,792 people, 23,717 households, and 16,957 families residing in the county. The was 58/km² (151/sq mi). There were 25,253 housing units at an average density of 24/km² (62/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.20%, 2.67% or , 0.13% , 0.29% , 0.01% , 3.10% from , and 1.61% from two or more races. 6.96% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 23,717 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.50% were living together, 10.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.50% were non-families. 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 28.30% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,584, and the median income for a family was $47,675. Males had a median income of $35,501 versus $23,964 for females. The for the county was $19,239. About 5.70% of families and 7.50% of the population were below the, including 9.10% of those under age 18 and 7.00% of those age 65 or over.

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