Erie County, Ohio

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.

History

After the discovery of the New World, the land that became Erie County was originally part of the French colony of Canada (New France), which was ceded in 1763 to Great Britain and renamed Province of Quebec. In the late 18th century the land became part of the Connecticut Western Reserve in the Northwest Territory, then was purchased by the Connecticut Land Company in 1795.

Geography

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. The county borders Canada to the north across Lake Erie.

Erie County

Erie County is the name of three counties in the United States: