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Population (year 2000): 7,958. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,581 (-4.7% change)
Males: 3,811 (47.9%), Females: 4,147 (52.1%)
Erie County
Zip code:
44839
Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $52,289 (year 2000)
Median house value: $129,800 (year 2000)
Races in Huron:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Black (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (40.3%), Irish (16.7%),
Italian (13.1%), English (10.7%), United States (4.6%), Polish
(3.4%).
Elevation: 580 feet
Land area: 4.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Huron
- High school or higher: 91.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.8%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Huron city
- Never married: 19.0%
- Now married: 64.3%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 6.4%
- Divorced: 9.1%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +739 (+10.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Huron:
- FIRELANDS REG MED CTR-MAIN CAMPUS (about 11 miles;
SANDUSKY, OH)
- FIRELANDS REG MED CTR-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 11 miles;
SANDUSKY, OH)
- FISHER TITUS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
NORWALK, OH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Huron:
- LORAIN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 28 miles;
LORAIN/ELYRIA, OH; ID: LPR)
- MANSFIELD LAHM REGIONAL (about 41 miles; MANSFIELD,
OH; ID: MFD)
- CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (about 51 miles; CLEVELAND,
OH; ID: CLE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Huron:
- HINDE (about 3 miles; HURON, OH; ID: 88D)
- GRIFFING SANDUSKY (about 7 miles; SANDUSKY, OH; ID:
SKY)
- NORWALK-HURON COUNTY (about 12 miles; NORWALK, OH;
ID: 5A1)
Amtrak station near Huron:
- 11 miles: SANDUSKY (DEPOT ST. & HAYES AVE.).
Services: public payphones, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, taxi stand.
College/University in Huron:
- BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY-FIRELANDS
(Full-time enrollment: 908; Location: 901 RYE BEACH RD;
Public; Website: www.firelands.bgsu.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Huron:
- OBERLIN COLLEGE (about 26 miles; OBERLIN, OH;
Full-time enrollment: 2,899)
- LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles;
ELYRIA, OH; FT enrollment: 4,008)
- ASHLAND UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; ASHLAND, OH; FT
enrollment: 4,404)
- BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE (about 49 miles; BEREA, OH;
FT enrollment: 3,849)
- CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles;
CLEVELAND, OH; FT enrollment: 11,000)
- CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 63 miles;
CLEVELAND, OH; FT enrollment: 10,927)
- CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles;
CLEVELAND, OH; FT enrollment: 7,729)
Public high school in Huron:
- HURON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 545; Location:
710 CLEVELAND RD W; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Huron:
- WOODLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 613;
Location: 1810 MAPLE AVE; Grades: PK - 04)
- MCCORMICK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 506;
Location: 325 OHIO ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Huron:
- ST PETER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 177;
Location: 429 HURON STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- FIRELANDS MONTESSORI ACADEMY (Students: 92;
Location: 710 CLEVELAND ROAD E; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Huron:
- HURON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$715,837; Location: 333 WILLIAMS ST.; 44,224 books;
1,684 audio materials; 1,210 video materials; 220 serial
subscriptions)
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