Huron County, Ohio

Founding: 1815 (declared in 1809)
Parent counties: Cuyahoga and Portage

Namesake: The Huron people
Seat: Avery (1815–1821); Norwalk (1821–)

Land area: 491 square miles

Population (2020): 58,565

Population (historic): 6,675 (1820); 26,203 (1850); 28,532 (1870); 32,330 (1900); 33,700 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1860; 1870–1910; 1920–2010

Subdivisions: Three cities; seven villages; four CDPs; 19 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 7,388 (29.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 74.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 24.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.3%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,769
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,562
Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,728
Average farm size (1920): 81 acres
Sources of settlement: New York, Connecticut, Germany, Ireland, and Pennsylvania
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Norwalk

Namesake: Norwalk, Connecticut

Founding: 1817 (platting); 1818 (post office); 1881 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 17,068

Population (historic): 179 (1820); 2,839 (1860); 5,704 (1880); 7,074 (1900); 7,776 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1817–1890; 1900s; 1920–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,921 (26.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings

Benjamin Smith House (c. 1845). 260 North Old State Road. Bronson. Greek Revival.
Robert Parke House (c. 1875). East Peru–Olena Road, west of Olena. Bronson. Second Empire. Razed.
Martin Hester Farm (1827). 931 North Ridge Road. Bronson. Federal.
Benajah Furlong Farm (c. 1830). 5321 Zenobia Road. Clarksfield. Federal.
Havilah Smith House (1844). 937 South Old State Road. Fairfield. Greek Revival.
Hubbard Palmer House (1908). 4031 State Route 162. Fitchville. Classical Revival.
Barnett Roe House (1832). 2059 Mill Road. Greenfield. Federal. Razed.
Phoenix Mill (1856). 2092 Mill Road. Greenfield. Italianate. Razed.
Hiram Smith Farm (1859). 591 South Peru Center Road. Greenfield. Italianate.
Alexander Lewis Farm (1871). 2240 Town Line 12 Road. Greenfield. Italianate.
Cyrus Mead House (1848). 4511 State Route 13. Greenwich. Greek Revival.
Charles Sutton House (c. 1875). 4751 State Route 13. Greenwich. Italianate.
John Heymann Farm (c. 1860). 3149 Sand Hill Road. Lyme. Gothic Revival.
John Wright House (1881). 5487 State Route 113. Lyme. Second Empire.
Richard McCurdy House (1827). 4997 West US Highway 20. Lyme.
Richard Megginson House (c. 1855). 4211 Williams Road. Lyme. Gothic Revival.
Cornelius Denham House (1876). 2400 South Chenango Road. New London. Italianate.
George Runyan House (1878). 2471 South Chenango Road. New London. Italianate.
Hosea Townsend House (1848). 4306 Fayette Road. New London. Greek Revival.
Aaron Wheeler Farm (1868). 5495 Greenfield–Section Line Road. Norwich. Italianate.
Daniel Perry Farm (1864). 3452 Snyder Road. Peru. Italianate.
Joseph Roe Farm (c. 1845). 127 North State Route 61. Peru. Greek Revival.
Ira Holloway Farm (c. 1865). 1029 North State Route 99. Peru. Italianate.
Joseph Beelman Farm (c. 1865). 4625 US Highway 224. Richmond. Gothic Revival.
Thomas Clary House (c. 1840). 4861 River Road. Ridgefield. Greek Revival.
George Clary House (1871). 2688 West US Highway 20. Ridgefield. Italianate.
Samuel Stiles Farm (c. 1850). 4281 South Edwards Road. Ripley. Greek Revival.
Abram Stotts Farm (1867). 3054 South New State Road. Ripley. Italianate.
Pardon Brightman House (1863). 4983 Dogtown Road. Sherman. Italianate/Gothic Revival.
Edward Geyer Farm (1872). 6213 Pontiac Section Line Road. Sherman. Second Empire.
Collins Methodist Church (1932). 4290 Hartland Center Road. Townsend. Gothic Revival.
Dudley Humphrey Farm (c. 1860). 3167 Wakeman Town Line Road. Townsend. Gothic Revival.