Huron Township is one of the nine townships of Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area, with the city of Sandusky to the northwest. The township sits along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes. As of the 2010 census the population was 10,697, 3,548 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.GeographyLocated in the northern part of the county along Lake Erie, it borders the following townships and city: Berlin Township - southeastMilan Township - southOxford Township - southwest cornerPerkins Township - westCity of Sandusky - northwest The city of Huron occupies the center half of surrounding Huron Township's south shoreline along Lake Erie.Name and historyThe Township of Huron was established by 1809; it has kept this name since that time. It was briefly combined with (now) Milan Township (originally named "Avery Township") for judicial districting purposes.
