Sandusky, Michigan
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Sandusky City. It lies in ZIP code area 48471. The Survey maps it on the Sandusky quadrangle. 2,709 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 771 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresSandusky grew from 2,679 to 2,709 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,679 | |
| 2020 | 2,709 | +30 (+1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Flint quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Flint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandusky quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Croswell quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Sandusky between 2012 and 2018, burning about 10 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 June 2012 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SANILAC 02 |
| 14 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SANDUSKY COMMUNITY FD 0000082 - 2018 |
| 14 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CARSONVILLE FD 0000021 - 2018 |
| 26 October 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SANILAC 02 - BANNER RD DRY MUCK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Sandusky: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory). Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandusky Tile and Brick Co.Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Sanilac County Road Commission Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sanilac County Road Commission Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sandusky in 18 storm reports between 1998 and 2021: 12 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2002 | Lightning | Sandusky | $30,000 | Lightning struck a barn in Watertown Township and set it on fire. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandusky | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandusky | $15,000 | A local newspaper article included a picture of a large tree blown down on top of a vehicle parked next to a home. A camper and pickup truck were also damaged by the fallen tree. Property damage is roughly estimated at $15K. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2000 | Lightning | Sandusky | $15,000 | A lightning strike ignited a fire that partially destroyed a barn. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandusky | $5,000 | Wires reported down. |
| June 2002 | Lightning | Sandusky | $5,000 | Lightning struck a barn and caused minor damage. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandusky | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandusky | $2,000 | One tree and powerlines reported down. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandusky | - | Trees and wires reported down. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandusky | - | Trees reported blown down. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandusky | - | A large tree was reported down. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandusky | - | Multiple trees reported down. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandusky | - | A large tree was reported blown down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandusky | - | A large tree was blown down, causing minor damage to a home on 195 South Jackson Street. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Sandusky | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Sandusky | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Sandusky | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandusky | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Sandusky | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1966413 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 637223. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.



