What is the population of Erie County?

The population of Erie County, OH is 73,719.

Where is Erie County located?

Erie County, OH is located at latitude 41.4320900 and longitude -82.6995800. It is in United States.

What is the area of Erie County?

The area of Erie County, OH is 1622 km².

What is the elevation of Erie County?

Erie County, OH has an elevation of 174 meters (571 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Erie County in?

Erie County, OH is in the America/New_York time zone.

How has the population of Erie County changed?

The population of Erie County, OH has decreased from 77,079 (2010) to 73,719 (2020), a change of -4.4%.

Erie County, Ohio

Erie County: county in Ohio, United States

About

Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 77,079 and a population density of 48 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 73,719 inhabitants. Its county seat is Sandusky. The county was created 188 years ago in 1838.

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Erie County at a glance

Erie County currently has 8 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Largest city

Huron

Population 6,827

Quick Facts about Erie County

Population	73,719 (2020)
Country	United States of America
State	Ohio (United States)
Different from	Erie County, Erie County
Plate code	22
Area	1622 km²
Water as percent of area	60%
Land as percent of area	40%
Latitude & Longitude	41.4321,-82.6996
Named for	Erie people
Capital	Sandusky
Establishment	March 16, 1838
Time Zone	America/New_York
Local time	06:05:54 (19th April 2026)
Density	45 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth	-4.56% (2010-2020)
Weather	56℉ Chance Rain Showers 7-days weather

Sandusky Erie County Ohio Courthouse and fountain image

Geography

Erie County is located at 41°25'56"N 82°41'58"W (41.4320900, -82.6995800). It has 3 neighbors: Lorain County, Ottawa County and Sandusky County.

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The largest city of Erie County is Huron with a population of 6,827. Other cities include, Sandusky population 3,528, Milan population 1,340, Castalia population 810 and Berlin Heights population 710. See all Erie County cities & populated places.

Erie County Populated Places

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Erie County.

City Name	Population	Title
Huron	6,827	City in Erie County, Ohio
Sandusky	3,528	City in Ohio, USA
Venice	1,680	Township in Seneca County, Ohio
Milan	1,340	Village in Ohio, USA
Castalia	810	Village in Erie County, Ohio
Berlin Heights	710	Village in Ohio
Bay View	597	Village in Erie County, Ohio
Kelleys Island	310	Island in the United States of America

Weather

56°F

Chance Rain Showers

14 to 18 mph W Sunday

A chance of rain showers before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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Erie County has 3 neighbours.

Lorain County county in Ohio, United States
Ottawa County county in Ohio, United States
Sandusky County county in Ohio, United States

Sandusky

Demographics

According to census records, the population of Erie County decreased by 4.56% in 10 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2010	77,079	-	census
2011	76,687	-0.51%	estimation process
2012	76,428	-0.34%	estimation process
2013	76,053	-0.49%	estimation process
2014	75,809	-0.32%	estimation process
2015	75,360	-0.6%	estimation process
2016	74,999	-0.48%	estimation process
2017	74,760	-0.32%	estimation process
2018	74,513	-0.33%	estimation process
2019	74,266	-0.33%	estimation process
2020	73,719	-0.74%	estimation process

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Erie County, New York county in New York, United States with a population of 917,241 people.
Erie County, Pennsylvania county in Pennsylvania, United States with a population of 268,426 people.

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