Huron County, Ohio

Huron County is a located in the  of,. As of 2000, the population was 59,487. Its is. The county was named in honor of the who once lived in the Great Lakes region. The word "Huron" may be French, although this origin is disputed. The county lies in the former and more specifically, in a subregion called the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,281 (495 ). 1,276 km² (493 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.37%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 59,487 people, 22,307 households, and 16,217 families residing in the county. The was 47/km² (121/sq mi). There were 23,594 housing units at an average density of 18/km² (48/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.98%, 0.97% or , 0.18% , 0.25% , 0.01% , 1.63% from , and 0.99% from two or more races. 3.56% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 22,307 households out of which 36.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.50% were living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 23.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.30% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,558, and the median income for a family was $46,911. Males had a median income of $35,760 versus $22,785 for females. The for the county was $18,133. About 6.50% of families and 8.50% of the population were below the, including 11.00% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.

Government
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The Willard Memorial Library serves the communities of Huron County from its administrative offices in and branches in,  and. In 2005, the library loaned more than 196,000 items to its 19,000 cardholders. Total holdings in 2005 were over 83,000 volumes with over 120 periodical subscriptions.

Townships
Huron County is subdivided into 19 townships: