Sandusky is a city in the state of Ohio and the county district of Erie County in the US. Located in northern Ohio on the shore of Lake Erie, Sandusky is located between Toledo in the west and Cleveland in the east.
According to the 2010 census, the city has a population of 25,793, and Sandusky, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area has 77,079 inhabitants.
In 2011, Sandusky was No. 1. 1 by Forbes.com as "The Best Place to Live Cheap" in the United States. The city has an average family income of $ 64,000.
Sandusky is home to the Cedar Fair Entertainment Company and its flagship amusement park, Cedar Point. Cedar Point has one of the largest rollercoaster collections in the world. Cedar Point includes 16 roller coasters. It is also the second highest roller coaster house in the world, Top Thrill Dragster.
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Etimologi
The accepted etymology is that the name "Sandusky" comes from the word Wyandot saundustee , which means "water" or andusti , "cold water". In its 1734 history in New France, Charlevoix translated the phrase as "Chinouski". The name "L. (Lac) Sandoski" appears on map 1733. Sandusky Bay is identified as "Lac (Lake) SandouskÃÆ'Â ©" on map 1718 by Guillaume DeLisle.
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History
The town of Sandusky was founded in 1818. Some towns quickly enveloped a small village site formerly called "Portland" (founded around 1816), and finally the town of Sandusky also covers most of the city, also called Portland. Some cities are built on land that was once occupied by an American native named Ogontz, and therefore the city is said to be built on the "place of Ogontz".
Before the abolition of slavery in the United States, Sandusky stopped on the Underground Railroad. As portrayed in Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, many slaves trying to achieve freedom in Canada went to Sandusky, where they boarded a boat across Lake Erie to the port of Amherstburg in Ontario.
Downtown Sandusky is designed according to the modified grid plan, known as Kilbourne Plat after its designer. The original path pattern displays a coated grid with streets that resemble the Freemasonry symbol. Hector Kilbourne is a surveyor who puts this network in downtown Sandusky. He is the first talented First Master from Sandusky Masonic Lodge known as Science Lodge # 50. It still operates on Wayne Street.
Sandusky was the breakthrough location for the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad on September 17, 1835. Currently, Battery Park Marina is located on the original site of MR & amp; LE Railroad. The trail that runs through downtown Sandusky has been removed. Most industrial areas in the city center are being reused for other purposes, including primarily marina docks. The coal pier located west of the city center still uses a portion of MR & amp; The original LE from the street direction.
The English writer Charles Dickens visited the city in 1842, and briefly wrote it in the next trip note, America Note . Said Dickens, who travels on MR & amp; The newly built LE from Tiffin, "At two o'clock we took the train, a very slow journey, the construction became indifferent, and the ground was wet and marshy, and arrived at Sandusky in time for dinner. comfortable on the shores of Lake Erie, lay there that night, and had no choice but to wait there the next day, until the steamboat to Buffalo turned up, which was slow and unattractive, was something like the rear of England's off-season irrigation. "
City is the center of paper making. Hindi & amp; Dauch Paper Company was the largest company in the city in the early 1900s.
Geography
Geography
Sandusky is located on 41Ã, Â ° 26? 48? N 82Ã, Â ° 42? 33? W (41.446741, -82.709092).
According to the US Census Bureau, the city has an area of ​​21.91 square miles (56.75 km 2 ), which is 9.77 square miles (25.20 km 2 ) is ground and 12.18 square miles (31.55 km 2 ) is water.
Climate
Sandusky has a humid continental climate (climatic classification KÃÆ'¶ppen Dfa ), typical of most of Central America, with very warm and humid summers and cold winters. Winter tends to be cold, with average high temperatures January 32 Â ° F (0 Â ° C), and average January 19 Â ° F (-7 Â ° C) low temperatures, with considerable temperature variations. Sandusky averages 28.4 inches (721.4 mm) of snow per winter. Summer tends to be warm, sometimes hot, with average high temperatures of July 82Ã, Â ° F (28Ã, Â ° C), and average temperatures as low as July 66Ã, Â ° (19Ã, Â ° C). Summer weather is more stable, generally moist with lightning quite common. Autumn is usually the driest season with lots of bright sunny days and cool evenings.
The highest temperature recorded at Sandusky 105 Â ° F (41 ° C) was set on July 14, 1936, and the lowest recorded temperature was -20 ° F (-29 ° C) fixed on January 19, 1994.
Local area
Historically, "Sandusky" was a name that could refer to several locations in northern Ohio; often in historical documents, the word "Sandusky" is not clarified as to which specific location is meant, and any historical references to "Sandusky" can mean any of the following locations, depending also on the reference date.
List of locations, with approximate date of use:
- Sandusky/Sandusky City - around 1817 * to attend, the village/town on the southeast side of Sandusky Bay (references * -any "Sandusky" dated before 1817 will not refer to this village, which is officially established with this name in 1818).
- Sandusky Bay - 1700 to attend; the initial variant is "(Lac d ') Otsanderket", "(Lac d') Otsandoske", "Lake Sanduske".
- The Sandusky River - 1740s to be displayed.
- Fort Sandusky - various locations: from c. 1749 to c. 1754, a French fort ("Fort SandoskÃÆ'Â ©") on the northwest side of Sandusky Bay; or from 1761 to 1763, an English fortress on the southeast side of Sandusky Bay; or from about 1812/1813 a fort (later called "Fort Stephenson") on the Sandusky River, near (now) Fremont, Ohio
- Lower Sandusky - 1760 to 1849, area or village in (now) the city of Fremont, Ohio.
- Top Sandusky - 1760s? to present, county or village in (now) the city of Upper Sandusky. Upper Sandusky is south of Sandusky. While the first general impression is that "Upper" implies "north", here "Top" refers to "upstream", as in the upper reaches of Lake Erie by using the Sandusky River.
- Old Town Over Sandusky - 1760s? toÃ, ?, the village of Wyandot/Huron tribe, about 12 miles (19 km) north of the (now) Upper Sandusky town.
Demographics
census 2010
At the 2010 census, there were 25,793 people, 11,082 households, and 6,415 families living in the city. Population density is 2,650.9 people per square mile (1,023,5/km 2 ). There are 13,386 housing units with an average density of 1,375.7 per square mile (531.2/km 2 ). Racial makeup of the city is 70.4% White, 22.0% African American, 0.4% Native Americans, 0.6% Asian, 1.1% of other races, and 5.5% of two or more races. Hispanic or Latin of any race is 4.9% of the population.
There were 11,082 households 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.9% were married couples living together, 19.7% had unmarried female households present, 5.2% had a home male ladder without wife presence, and 42.1% not family. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.93.
The average age in the city is 38.5 years. 23.9% of the population is under 18 years of age; 9.3% between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.2% from 25 to 44; 27.7% are from 45 to 64; and 15% are 65 years old or older. City gender makeup is 47.6% male and 52.4% female.
census 2000
In the 2000 census, there were 27,844 people, 11,851 households, and 7,039 families living in the city. Population density is 2,770.5 people per square mile (1,069.7/km ²). There are 13,323 housing units with an average density of 1,325.7 per square mile (511.8/km²). City's racial makeup is 74.50% White, 21.08% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Island, 0.97% of other races, and 2.88 % of two or more races. Hispanic or Latin of any race is 3.09% of the population.
There were 11,851 households where 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.7% were married couples living together, 16.4% had women without husbands present, and 40.6% is non-family. 34.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.99.
In cities the population is spread by 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% 65-year-olds or more. The mean age is 36 years. For every 100 women, there are 89.4 men. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 85.2 men.
The average income for households in the city is $ 31,133, and the average income for families is $ 37,749. Men have an average income of $ 31,269 compared to $ 21,926 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 18,111. Approximately 12.2% of families and 15.3% of the population are below the poverty line, including 22.7% of those under the age of 18 and 10.2% of those aged 65 and older.
Tourism
Sandusky has a tourism industry driven by Cedar Point, the neighboring islands, boating, and recently with many indoor and outdoor water parks. It is also noted to be the fictional location of Callahan Auto Parts in the movie Tommy Boy.
Cedar Point
In 1870, Louis Zistel, a local businessman, opened a beer garden, bathhouse, and dance floor on the Cedar Point Peninsula. Over the years, the area has become an increasingly popular destination for relaxation and leisure. In 1892, the first roller coaster in the national park, the Switchback Railway, was built. A hotel called the Bay Shore Hotel opened in 1899. Cedar Point's second roller coaster, Roller-Toboggan Figures-Eight, opened in 1902. As the years progressed, more and more rides and attractions were added to the park, including the middle game.
Before 1914, the park could only be reached by steamboat, but in that year the road opened connecting the park to the mainland and the main Sandusky highway. The Cedar Point Marina, one of the largest on the Great Lakes, was completed in 1959.
In 1964, Blue Streak, a wooden roller coaster, was built and named for a local high school mascot. Currently the oldest roller coaster in the national park. In the second half of the twentieth century, Cedar Point broke countless roller coaster records with rides like Corkscrew (first coaster with three or more inversions), Gemini (the world's fastest and fastest roller coaster when built in 1978), Magnum XL- 200 (the highest and fastest roller coaster in the world when it was built in 1989), Mean Streak (the world's fastest and fastest wooden roller built in 1991), Raptor (the world's highest and fastest reverse roller coaster when it was built in 1994) and Mantis (the highest and fastest roller coaster in the world when it was built in 1996).
In 2000, Millenium Force was built, with a height of 310 feet (94 m), and 93 miles per hour (maximum speed of 150 km/h). In 2003, Cedar Point debuted Top Thrill Dragster. When built it is the highest (420Ã, ft or 130Ã,m) and the fastest (120 mph or 190 km/h) roller coaster in the world. Cedar Point brought the total roller coaster to 17 in 2007 with the Maverick development. This park has been known for several years because it has the largest roller coaster and amusement rides in the world. It has long been dubbed "America's Roller Coast". It has also been ranked the best amusement park in the world by Golden Ticket Awards for 15 years in a row. In 2013, Cedar Point added a 16th coaster called Gatekeeper. It broke the record for the highest, fastest, longest, and steepest wing coaster in 2013.
Islands/boating
May to August each year, Sandusky residents and tourists coming to the neighboring islands to the north of the city, with many transport options departing from the city center. The islands include Kelleys Island, South Bass Island (host of popular village known as Put-in-Bay), Middle Bass Island and North Bass Island.
Themed parties are a regular occurrence in summer throughout Sandusky and on neighboring islands, such as "Island Fest", "The Rock at the Pier", and "Christmas in July"; thousands of residents and tourists join the celebration every year. In 2008, the residents of Sandusky hosted their first annual "Tongue Bar", where ships from as far as Toledo and Cleveland came to seal their boats on the sand dune, just inside Sandusky Bay. Barging parties occur twice each year, usually at the end of June and end of July.
Waterparks
The results of the tours produced by Cedar Point have attracted resort businesses and water parks to the area. The main water parks in and near Sandusky are:
Outdoors
- Cedar Point Shores (formerly Soak City), owned by Cedar Fair
- Monsoon Lagoon (Danbury Township)
Indoor
- Castaway Bay, owned by Cedar Fair
- Great Wolf Lodge (Perkins Township)
- Kalahari (Perkins Township)
- Maui Sands Waterpark & ​​â € <â €
- Rain Indoor Waterpark Located at Quality Inn & amp; Suites
Transportation
Amtrak, a national passenger train system, provides service to Sandusky. There are four trains daily, all arriving at late/late hours: Capitol Limited between Chicago and Washington, D.C., via Pittsburgh; and Lake Shore Limited between Chicago and New York/Boston via Buffalo. There is also ongoing study (in January 2011) about the possibility of commuting trains to Cleveland.
A Greyhound Lines bus station is located on Route 101 on Route 2 south of Sandusky in Margaretta Town.
Some ferries and routes serve Sandusky. It departs from Jackson Street Pier, except for Jet Express which departs from the adjacent dock.
- M/V Goodtime I - Daily seasonal service to Kelleys Island and South Bass Island. Also provides special party yachts and charter parties.
- M/V Pelee Islander - Seasonal seasonal service to Pelee Island that connects to Leamington, Ontario and Kingsville, Ontario.
- M/V Jet Express III - Provides seasonal daily services to Kelleys Island, South Bass Island and Cedar Point connected to Port Clinton, Ohio. It also provides trips and cruises. Depart from the former Cedar Point dock in the center of town.
Education
Sandusky Public Schools enrolls 3,775 students in public primary and secondary schools. The district operates 10 public schools including six elementary schools, two secondary schools, and two secondary schools. The city also has a private Roman Catholic school, the St. Mary Central Catholic.
Sandusky has one of two branches of the public Sandusky Library.
Media
Sandusky (along with nearby Port Clinton and Lake Erie Islands - known collectively in the region as "Vacationland") is served by daily newspapers, the Sandusky Register and ten local radio stations. BAS Broadcasting (based near Fremont) owns and operates WCPZ FM 102.7 (hot AC), WMJK FM 100.9 (country), WOHF FM 92.1 (classic hit), WFRO-FM FM 99.1 (AC), and WLEC AM 1450 (oldies/standards).
Religious stations include WVMS FM 89.5 (run by the Moody Bible Institute as WCRF FM relay in Cleveland) and WGGN FM 97.7 that plays contemporary Christian music, in addition to WHRQ 88.1 FM (as a WNOC-based Annunciation Radio repeater based in Toledo) broadcast programs from EWTN Global Catholic Radio.
Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co. operates three stations serving the Vacationland area, including WKFM FM 96.1 (country), WLKR-FM 95.3 (adult/sporting hits) and WLKR AM 1510 (classic hit).
Sandusky has two local television stations, a religious-oriented WGGN-TV channel 52 (DTV 42) and a silent W41AP. The Sandusky location between Toledo and Cleveland means that the city is also serviced by stations (albeit at the periphery level) in both markets as well.
Economy
Top entrepreneurs
According to the 2012 Sandusky Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:
Perkins Township
Perkins Township is a township located south of Perkins Avenue, which halves what is informally considered the Sandusky Metropolitan Area. The Sandusky Mall and Sandusky Speedway are located south of Perkins Avenue, and are therefore located in Perkins Township. Perkins Township does not have its own main post office, so the township uses the Sandusky City Post code of 44870.
Famous people
References
External links
- The city of Sandusky's official website
- Sandusky travel guides from Wikivoyage
- Sandusky, Ohio on Curlie (based on DMOZ)
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