Huron County, Ohio

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

Namesake: The Huron tribe
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

National Register listings: 20

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

1. *Martin Hester Farm (1827). 813 Ridge Road. Bronson. Federal.
2. *Furlong Farm (c. 1830). 5321 Zenobia Road. Clarksfield. Federal.
3. *Hubbard Palmer House (1908). 4031 State Route 162. Fitchville. Classical Revival.
4. *Barnett Roe House (1832). 2059 Mill Road. Greenfield. Federal. Razed.
5. *Alexander Lewis Farm (1871). 2240 Town Line 12 Road. Greenfield. Italianate.
6. *Cyrus Mead House (1848). 4511 State Route 13. Greenwich. Greek Revival.
7. *Charles Sutton House (c. 1875). 4751 State Route 13. Greenwich. Italianate.
8. *John Heyman Farm (c. 1860). 3149 Sand Hill Road. Lyme. Gothic Revival.
9. *John Wright House (1881). 5487 State Route 113. Lyme. Second Empire.
10. *Richard Meginson House (c. 1855). 4211 Williams Road. Lyme. Gothic Revival.
11. *Hosea Townsend House (1848). 4306 Fayette Road. New London. Greek Revival.
12. *Aaron Wheeler Farm (c. 1860). 5495 Greenfield–Section Line Road. Norwich. Italianate.
13. *Daniel Perry Farm (1866). 3452 Snyder Road. Peru. Italianate.
14. *Joseph Roe Farm (c. 1845). 127 State Route 61. Peru. Greek Revival.
15. *Ira Holloway Farm (c. 1865). 1029 State Route 99. Peru. Italianate.
16. *Joseph Beelman Farm (c. 1865). 4625 US Highway 224. Richmond. Gothic Revival.
17. James Burley House (c. 1845). 4861 River Road. Ridgefield. Greek Revival.
18. *David Clary House (c. 1870). 2688 US Highway 20. Ridgefield. Italianate.
19. *Abram Stotts Farm (1867). 3054 New State Road. Ripley. Italianate.
20. *Pardon Brightman House (c. 1865). 4983 Dogtown Road. Sherman. Gothic Revival.
21. *Edward Geyer Farm (1872). 6213 Pontiac Section Line Road. Sherman. Second Empire.