Huron is a city in Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. Huron Township surrounds the City of Huron.
Huron Township was at the center of the “Firelands” region of the Connecticut Western Reserve. Huron was also the home port of several commercial fishing fleets before unbridled lake pollution decimated the industry on Lake Erie by the early 1970s. Water quality in Lake Erie has greatly improved as a result of strong environmental controls since then and sport fishing has increased in popularity in the area.
Commercial and industrial development of Huron had historically been centered around the riverfront port area. By the early 1960s a busy downtown business district had developed, serving local residents and summer tourists.
The city purchased, in some cases by eminent domain, and demolished 38 commercial buildings and private homes. It then built a municipal marina, called the Huron Boat Basin, as the focal point of a new downtown. While the “Boat Basin” has become a popular community park and gathering place, extensive redevelopment of the downtown area did not occur as quickly as envisioned. New industry and commercial development has more recently occurred on the southern and western city limits and suburbs.
BGSU Firelands, a branch campus of Bowling Green State University, is located just west of the city limits. A separate college of the Bowling Green State University system, BGSU Firelands has been a regional campus of Bowling Green since 1968. The Huron City School District has four schools for each level of public education
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RATING* | SCHOOL NAME | GRADES | SCHOOL TYPE |
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N/A | Shawnee Elementary School | Preschool - 2Nd Grade | Public |
4 | Woodlands Intermediate School | 3Rd Grade - 6th Grade | Public |
4 | Mccormick Junior High School | 7th Grade - 8th Grade | Public |
4 | Huron High School | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | Public |
N/A | St Peter Elementary School | Preschool - 8th Grade | Catholic/Religious |
N/A | Firelands Montessori Academy | Preschool - 3Rd Grade | Private/Charter |