Sandusky County, Ohio

Founding: 1820
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: The Sandusky River
Seat: Fremont (1820–)

Land area: 408 square miles

Population (2020): 58,896

Population (historic): 2,851 (1830); 21,429 (1860); 34,311 (1900); 39,731 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1820–1880; 1890–1980

Subdivisions: Three cities; seven villages; six CDPs; 12 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 8,292 (31.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 75.6%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 19.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.7%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,295
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,926

Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,713
Average farm size (1920): 74.6 acres
Sources of settlement: Germany, Pennsylvania, and New York
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Fremont

Namesake: John Frémont, California politician

Founding: 1800 (post office); 1817 (platting as Lower Sandusky); 1829 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 15,930

Population (historic): 351 (1830); 1,464 (1850); 8,440 (1880); 13,422 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1830–1880; 1890–1960

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,632 (49.1%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Jonas Smith House (c. 1855). 814 Stahl Road. Ballville. Greek Revival.
2. Joseph Mayle House (c. 1880). 2209 US Highway 20. Ballville. Second Empire.
3. Chester Persing House (c. 1875). 949 Maple Street. Green Creek. Italianate.
4. John LaFever Farm (c. 1875). 4410 Mount Carmel Road. Green Creek. Italianate.
5. Babcock Farm (c. 1890). 4252 Portland Road. Green Creek. Queen Anne.
6. LaFever Farm (c. 1875). 3728 South Ridge Road. Green Creek. Italianate.
7. Joseph Hawk House (c. 1870). 1238 State Route 19. Green Creek. Italianate.
8. St. Mary Catholic Church (1920). 865 State Route 635. Jackson. Modernist Gothic.
9. Trinity Lutheran Church (1901). 3077 Church Road. Rice. Gothic Revival. Razed.
10. Charles Schrader Farm (c. 1870). 2211 North Township Line Road. Riley. Italianate.
11. James Hufford Farm (c. 1890). 3303 Napoleon Road. Sandusky. Queen Anne.
12. William Witt House (c. 1875). 550 Northwest Road. Townsend. Italianate.
13. John Whitmore Farm (c. 1865). 6214 Whitmore Road. Townsend. Italianate.
14. Paul Fought Farm (1857). 2528 Fought Road. Washington. Greek Revival.
15. Jerome Loose House (c. 1875). 2956 Hessville Road. Washington. Italianate.
16. Philip Overmyer Farm (1862). 654 State Route 590. Washington.
17. Samuel Waggoner Farm (c. 1855). 4098 US Highway 20. Washington.
18. Philip Hartman Farm (c. 1855). 1275 US Highway 20. Woodville. Greek Revival/Gothic Revival.
19. Deyo Farm (c. 1855). 2895 Flat Rock Road. York.
20. John Moyer Farm (c. 1870). 2940 Flat Rock Road. York. Italianate.
21. Henry Mook House (c. 1860). 2211 US Highway 20. York. Italianate. Razed.

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