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'''Sandusky''' ({{IPAc-en|s|æ|n|ˈ|d|ʌ|s|k|i}} {{respell|san|DUSS|kee}}) is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Erie County, Ohio]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> Situated along the southern shore of [[Lake Erie]], Sandusky is located roughly midway between [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]] ({{convert|45|mi}} west) and [[Cleveland]] ({{convert|50|mi}} east). According to [[United States Census 2020|2020 census]], the city had a population of 25,095,<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US3970380| title=Census - Geography Profile: Sandusky city, Ohio| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=March 31, 2022}}</ref> and the [[Sandusky metropolitan area]] had 115,986 residents.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US39043|title=Census - Geography Profile: Erie County, Ohio|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2022-03-31}}</ref>
Sandusky is home to the [[Cedar Fair Entertainment Company]], which owns large amounts of property in Sandusky. These properties include [[Cedar Point]], Cedar Fair's flagship park and one of the most popular [[amusement park]]s in the world, as well as [[Cedar Point Shores]] waterpark, adjacent to Cedar Point itself.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cedar Point Shores Waterpark {{!}} Ohio's Lake Erie Shores & Islands|url=https://www.shoresandislands.com/things-to-do/cedar-point-shores-waterpark?id=11157|access-date=2021-05-26|website=www.shoresandislands.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cedarpoint.com/play/rides-coasters|title=Roller Coasters {{!}} Adrenaline Rush Activities {{!}} Cedar Point|website=www.cedarpoint.com|language=en|access-date=2017-09-13}}</ref>
In 2011, Sandusky was ranked first by ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine as the "Best Place to Live Cheaply" in the United States due to its high median family income of $64,000 compared to its relatively low cost of living.<ref name="forbes">{{cite news| url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2011/08/10/best-places-to-live-cheaply-2/ | title=Best Places To Live Cheaply | work=Forbes | first=Daniel | last=Fisher | date=2011-08-10}}</ref> The [[National Arbor Day Foundation]] has designated Sandusky as a [[Tree City USA]].
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[[File:Book of the Royal blue (1897) (14574386070).jpg|thumb|The view of city park in 1897]]
===18th century===
This area was a center of trading and fortifications since the 18th century: the English, French, and Americans had trading posts and forts built on both the north and south sides of Sandusky Bay.<ref name="FtSand">{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uo13m9CFUjQC&q=Otsandoske&pg=PA377 |author=Lucy Elliot Keeler |title= Old Fort Sandoski of 1745 and the 'Sandusky Country' | work = Ohio Archæological and Historical Quarterly | publisher= Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society | pages = 357–405 |date=1912-09-15 |volume= 21 |access-date=2018-07-31}}</ref>
===19th century===
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==Economy==
[[File:FMIB 34067 Interior of Fish-Packing Establishment at Sandusky.jpeg|thumb|The interior of the Fish-Packing Establishment in Sandusky in 1887]]
===Top employers===
According to Sandusky's 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cms6.revize.com/revize/sanduskyoh/Finance/Annual%20Comprehensive%20Financial%20Report%202022.pdf|title=City of Sandusky ACFR |website=cityofsandusky.com|access-date=2024-02-04}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:
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[[File:CedarPoint Overview BackHalf DSCN9502 (cropped).JPG|thumb|[[Cedar Point]], the second-oldest operating amusement park in the U.S.]]
Cedar Point is a {{convert|364|acre|adj=on}} [[amusement park]] located on a peninsula on [[Lake Erie]]. America's second-oldest theme park and popularly known as "America's Roller Coast", the park has the third largest collection of roller coasters at 17, behind only [[Six Flags Magic Mountain]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-07-15|title=Top 10 roller coasters at Cedar Point|url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/la-xpm-2011-jul-15-la-trb-top-10-cedar-point-roller-coasters-07201115-story.html|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Theme Park History: Cedar Point - Then and Now|url=https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201303/3408/|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Theme Park Insider}}</ref>
Cedar Point is also the only park in the world to have six roller coasters with heights of over {{Convert|200|ft|m}}, and numerous Cedar Point roller coasters have set world records; the most notable of these being [[Magnum XL-200]], [[Millennium Force]], and [[Top Thrill Dragster]] each setting the record for the [[Tallest roller coaster|tallest full-circuit roller coaster]] at one point, and [[GateKeeper (roller coaster)|GateKeeper]] having the highest (from ground level) inversion of any roller coaster from 2013 to 2019, and today having the fourth highest inversion.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Highest roller coaster inversions - Coasterpedia - The Roller Coaster and Flat Ride Wiki|url=https://coasterpedia.net/wiki/Highest_roller_coaster_inversions|access-date=2021-05-26|website=coasterpedia.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tallest roller coasters - Coasterpedia - The Roller Coaster and Flat Ride Wiki|url=https://coasterpedia.net/wiki/Tallest_roller_coasters|access-date=2021-05-26|website=coasterpedia.net|language=en}}</ref>
===Waterparks===
[[Image:KalahariResortSanduskyOhio.jpg|thumb|[[Kalahari Resorts]], an [[Africa
[[Cedar Fair]] operates two [[water park]]s in Sandusky: [[Cedar Point Shores]], an outdoor park adjacent to Cedar Point that opened in 1988, and [[Castaway Bay (Sandusky, Ohio)|Castaway Bay]], an indoor park and resort opened in 2004.
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May through August every year, Sandusky residents and incoming tourists flock to the neighboring islands north of the city, with many transportation options leaving right from downtown. The islands include [[Kelleys Island]], [[South Bass Island]] (host of the popular village known as [[Put-in-Bay, Ohio|Put-in-Bay]]), [[Middle Bass Island]] and [[North Bass Island]].
Themed parties are a common occurrence in the summer season throughout Sandusky and on the neighboring islands, such as "Island Fest", "Rock on the Dock", and "Christmas in July"; thousands of residents and tourists join in the festivities annually.
In 2008, the residents of Sandusky hosted their first annual "Barge Party", where boats from as far as Toledo and Cleveland came to dock up their boats together at the sandbar, just inside Sandusky Bay.<ref name="Barge">{{cite web |url=http://sanduskybaybargeparty.com/Welcome.html |title=Welcome |publisher=Sanduskybaybargeparty.com |access-date=February 16, 2012 |archive-date=February 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213162546/http://sanduskybaybargeparty.com/Welcome.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The barge party ensues twice every year, typically in late June and late July.<ref name="Barge" />
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==Government==
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[[File:Erie County Office Building, Sandusky Ohio.jpg|thumb|[[Erie County, Ohio|Erie County]] Office Building]]
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* [[Catherine Opie]], artist, professor of photography at [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]
* [[Orlando Pace]], offensive lineman in [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]; played for Sandusky High School, which retired his jersey number
* [[Kevin Randleman]], former UFC Heavyweight Champion, two-time Division I NCAA wrestling champion for [[
* [[Blanche Roosevelt]] (1853–98), opera singer and author
* [[Edmund Ross]], Senator whose vote prevented impeachment of President [[Andrew Johnson]]
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