Erie County, Ohio
28 public bodies govern here, 10 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 74,581
- Median household income
- $71,993
- ±3,166
- Unemployed
- 5.3%
- 2,031 of 38,075 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 88.3%
- 28,682 of 32,482 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Erie | 74,852 (2021) | 2900 Columbus Ave, Sandusky | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 8
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Huron | 6,860 (2021) | 417 Main St, Huron | Website |
| City of Sandusky | 24,758 (2021) | 222 Meigs St, Sandusky | Website |
| City of Vermilion | 10,688 (2021) | 5511 Liberty Ave, Vermilion | Website |
| Village of Bayview | 603 (2021) | 304 E Bayview Dr, Sandusky | Website |
| Village of Berlin Heights | 647 (2021) | Po Box 30, Berlin Heights | Website |
| Village of Castalia | 769 (2021) | Po Box 451, Castalia | — |
| Village of Kelleys Island | 257 (2021) | 121 Addison St, Kelleys Island | Website |
| Village of Milan | 1,361 (2021) | Po Box 1450, Milan | Website |
Townships 9
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Berlin | 3,428 (2021) | Po Box 52, Berlin Heights | — |
| Township of Florence | 2,460 (2021) | 11011 Chapel St, Wakeman | Website |
| Township of Groton | 1,345 (2021) | 9414 Portland Rd, Castalia | — |
| Township of Huron | 10,628 (2021) | 1820 Bogart Rd, Huron | Website |
| Township of Margaretta | 5,589 (2021) | Po Box 278, Castalia | — |
| Township of Milan | 3,591 (2021) | 1518 State Route 113 E, Milan | — |
| Township of Oxford | 1,135 (2021) | 11104 Ransom Rd, Monroeville | Website |
| Township of Perkins | 12,175 (2021) | 2610 Columbus Ave, Sandusky | — |
| Township of Vermilion | 4,851 (2021) | 1907 State Rd, Vermilion | Website |
Special districts 10
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erie-Ottawa Regional Airport Authority | Air transportation | 3255 E State Rd, Port Clinton | — |
| Huron-Erie School Emp Insurance Assoc | Education | 4918 Milan Road, Sandusky | — |
| Erie County Metropolitan Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 322 Warren St, Sandusky | — |
| Borma Employee Benefit Pool | Other single function districts | 631 Perry Street, Defiance | — |
| Public Entity Risk Consortium | Other single function districts | 222 Meigs St, Sandusky | — |
| Erie Metropolitan Parks District | Parks and recreation | 3910 Perkins Ave, Huron | Website |
| Huron Joint Recreation District | Parks and recreation | 417 Main Street, Huron | — |
| Huron-Joint Port Authority | Sea and inland port facilities | 417 Main St, Huron | — |
| Erie Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 2900 Columbus Ave, Sandusky | Website |
| Erie County Solid Waste Management District | Solid waste management | Po Box 549, Sandusky | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Edison Local (formerly Berlin-Milan)
School district3 schools
140 Main St S, Milan, OH, 44846
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Huron City Schools
School district3 schools
710 Cleveland Rd W, Huron, OH, 44839
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Huron Sports Academy
Independent charter district1 schools
712 Cleveland Rd E, Huron, OH, 44839
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Kelleys Island Local
School district2 schools
528 Division St, Kelleys Island, OH, 43438
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Margaretta Local
School district2 schools
305 S Washington St, Castalia, OH, 44824
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Monroe Preparatory Academy
Independent charter district1 schools
328 E Monroe St, Sandusky, OH, 44870
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Perkins Local
School district4 schools
3714 Campbell St Ste B, Sandusky, OH, 44870
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Sandusky City
School district5 schools
407 Decatur St, Sandusky, OH, 44870
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Townsend Community School
Independent charter district1 schools
207 Lowell St, Castalia, OH, 44824
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Vermilion Local
School district3 schools
1250 Sanford St, Vermilion, OH, 44089
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Ralph's Joy of Living Farmers' Market (101 S. Front Street Fremont)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.