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Sandusky is a city in the U.S. State of Ohio and the County Seat of Erie County . The municipality is located in northern Ohio and is situated on the shores of Lake Erie , half-way between Toledo to the west and Cleveland to the east. The population was 27,844 at the 2000 Census . It is the principal city of the Sandusky Metropolitan Statistical Area . Sandusky is one of Ohio's most popular tourist destinations. The city is home to the Cedar Fair Entertainment Company , an amusement park and entertainment management company, as well as its flagship amusement park, Cedar Point . Cedar Point features the world's second tallest and second fastest roller coaster, Top Thrill Dragster . HISTORY Fort Sandusky was a British trading and military outpost established around 1794. The Native Americans that inhabited the immediate surrounding area were the Seneca, displaced at the outset of the American Revolution. The generally accepted theory is that the name "Sandusky" is an Anglicization of the phrase "San Too Chee," meaning "cold water." A less accepted theory is that the that the city was named after a Polish fur trader by the name of Antoni Sadowski or Jacob Sodowsky {Link without Title} . The Greater Sandusky area was a safe haven and a new start for refugees of the Firelands refugees of the Revolutionary War in Connecticut. Norwalk, the Huron County seat (just south of Erie County) is named for Norwalk, CT, as is New London, a small town south of Norwalk. Established as Portland in 1816, the name was changed two years later to Sandusky. Norwalk was also established in 1816; at the time, both were growing towns of a unified Huron County. Not long after, thanks to the growth of both towns, Erie County, Ohio's second smallest (in land area), came into being. The county encompassed newly-rechristened Sandusky's far west side, Vermilion to the east, and Norwalk's northern line to the south. Prior to the abolition of Slavery in the United States, Sandusky was a major stop on the Underground Railroad . As depicted in Harriet Beecher Stowe 's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin , many slaves seeking to reach freedom in Canada made their way to Sandusky, where they boarded boats crossing Lake Erie to the port of Amherstburg in Ontario . Downtown Sandusky was designed according a modified Grid Plan known as the Kilbourne Plat after its designer. The original street pattern featured a grid overlaid with streets resembling the symbols of Freemasonry . Hector Kilbourne was a surveyor who laid out this grid in downtown Sandusky. He was the first Worshipful Master of the Sandusky Masonic Lodge. Sandusky was the site of groundbreaking for the Mad River And Lake Erie Railroad on September 17 , 1835 . Currently, Battery Park Marina is located on original site of the MR&LE Railroad. The tracks that ran through downtown Sandusky have since been removed due to most of the downtown industrial area being re-used for other purposes including mainly marina dockage. The coal docks located west of downtown still use a portion of the original MR&LE lines. GEOGRAPHY Sandusky is located at (41.446741, -82.709092). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 57.0 Km&2 (22.0 Mi&2 ). 26.0 km&2 (10.1 mi&2) of it is land and 30.9 km&2 (11.9 mi&2) of it (54.30%) is water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 27,844 people, 11,851 households, and 7,039 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 1,069.7/km&2 (2,770.6/mi&2). There were 13,323 housing units at an average density of 511.8/km&2 (1,325.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 74.50% White , 21.08% African American , 0.29% Native American , 0.26% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.97% from Other Races , and 2.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.09% of the population. There were 11,851 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.7% were Married Couples living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.6% were non-families. 34.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.99. In the city the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,133, and the median income for a family was $37,749. Males had a median income of $31,269 versus $21,926 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $18,111. About 12.2% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 22.7% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over. TRANSPORTATION See Also: Sandusky (Amtrak station) Amtrak , the national passenger rail system, provides service to Sandusky. A Greyhound Lines bus station is located on Route 250 south of Sandusky in Perkins Township. EDUCATION Sandusky is home to two high schools: Sandusky High School and St. Mary Central Catholic High School. Both schools participate in varsity and junior varsity sports; their teams are called the ''Blue Streaks'' and ''Panthers'' respectively. Sandusky High's colors are navy, white, and red, and SMCC's are blue and gold. PERKINS TOWNSHIP See Also: Perkins Township, Erie County, Ohio Perkins Township is a Township that lies south of Perkins Avenue, which bisects what is informally considered the Sandusky Metropolitan Area. Sandusky Mall and Sandusky Speedway are located south of Perkins Avenue, and therefore lie in Perkins Township. Perkins Township does not have its own main post office and the township uses Sandusky city's ZIP Code of 44870. NOTABLE NATIVES
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