Erie County, Ohio

Erie County is a located in the  of,. As of 2000, the population was 79,551. Its is  and is  for the, whose name was their word for "wildcat". It is home to the popular amusement park. It was formed in 1838 from the northern third of Huron County. It is part of the Sandusky which encompasses all of Erie County.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,622 (626 ). 660 km² (255 sq mi) of it is land and 962 km² (371 sq mi) of it (59.29%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * Across lies the province of,  (north)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (west)
 * (northwest, connected by the Thomas A. Edison Memorial Bridge)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 79,551 people, 31,727 households, and 21,764 families residing in the county. The was 121/km² (312/sq mi). There were 35,909 housing units at an average density of 54/km² (141/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 88.64%, 8.64% or , 0.21% , 0.37% , 0.01% , 0.53% from , and 1.60% from two or more races. 2.09% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 31,727 households out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.70% were living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.40% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.70% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 25.50% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,746, and the median income for a family was $51,756. Males had a median income of $39,249 versus $23,697 for females. The for the county was $21,530. About 6.00% of families and 8.30% of the population were below the, including 11.60% of those under age 18 and 6.80% of those age 65 or over.

Government
Main article: .

School Districts
All or part of eleven school districts serve Erie County and its residents:


 * Bellevue City School District: includes parts of and.
 * Berlin-Milan Local School District: includes parts of and, and , , , , , , and  Townships.
 * Firelands Local School District: includes parts of.
 * Huron City School District: includes parts of and, , and  Townships.
 * Kelleys Island Local School District: includes all of.
 * Margaretta Local School District: includes parts of and, and  and  Townships.
 * Monroeville Local School District: includes parts of.
 * Perkins Local School District: includes parts of, , , , , and Townships.
 * Sandusky Central Catholic Schools: includes Sandusky's three Parishes (St. Mary, Ss. Peter & Paul, and Holy Angels).
 * St. Peter's School: a private catholic elementary school in Huron
 * Sandusky City School District: includes all of.
 * Vermilion Local School District: includes parts of and  and  Townships.
 * Western Reserve Local School District: including parts of.