Sandusky South is a

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in Perkins Township, Erie County,

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, United States. The population was 6,599 at the 2000 census. It was not delineated as a CDP for the 2010 census. It is part of the

Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky ( ) is a city in Erie County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Situated on the southern shore of Lake Erie, Sandusky is located roughly midway between Toledo, Ohio, Toledo ( west) and Cleveland ( east). At the 2020 United Stat ...

Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Sandusky South consists of developed land south of the city limits of Sandusky.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 6,599 people, 2,224 households, and 1,643 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,341 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.07%

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, 9.49%

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, 0.20% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.15% of the population. There were 2,224 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were

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living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.02. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 25.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 123.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $51,217, and the median income for a family was $61,738. Males had a median income of $45,781 versus $25,444 for females. The

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for the CDP was $23,192. About 2.2% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the

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, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

Populated places in Erie County, Ohio {{ErieCountyOH-geo-stub