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Welcome to Huron County ...

Time Zone: Huron County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Norwalk is the Seat for Huron County.

Huron County was founded March 7, 1809. Huron was created by taking area from Portage and Cuyahoga Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Huron had a population of 58,266 people. This is a decrease of 2.17% since the last Census (which gave a population of 59,560 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Huron represented 0.52% of the total population of Ohio.

Below are some of the communities located in Huron County:

  • Greenwich
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Monroeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New London
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • North Fairfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • North Fairfield is located in Huron County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Norwalk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Norwalk is located in Huron County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,782 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <2>
  • Wakeman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wakeman is located in Huron County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,030 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakeman <2>
  • Willard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Willard is located in Huron County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,988 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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