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Florence Township, Erie County, Ohio
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A town of 2,793. Healthier than 60% of U.S. towns.

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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
2,793
+0.9% since 2010
Median home value
$277K
Census ACS
Household income
$111K
median
Median age
52.8
years
Jobs based here
400
A commuter town

What makes Florence stand out

The 2 things Florence does most differently from other towns.

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A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Florence for work

Where Florence’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

9% → Norwalk Norwalk 9% 7% → Sandusky Sandusky 7% 4% → Perkins Perkins 4% 4% → Huron Huron 4% 4% → Milan Milan 4% 4% → Huron Huron 4% Florence · 2% stay
400jobs based in Florence
2%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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The data

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Health

Healthier than 40% of U.S. towns

Florence beats the Ohio average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.

C+Health Grade
32 measures vs. Ohio
6 better23 too close to call3 worse
What stands outFlorenceOH
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth12.4%15.3%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6.8%8.3%
More adults who have had cancer10.1%8.7%
Mercy Allen Hospital
9.3 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
59th
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Florence

Most working residents leave Florence for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Norwalk (9%), Sandusky (7%) and Perkins (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Florence2%
Norwalk9%
Sandusky7%
Perkins4%
Huron4%
17 mi
median commute distance
400
jobs based in Florence
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Florence has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 33 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

33″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–36°
Spring39–58°
Summer61–81°
Fall44–62°
Oct 25
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 40% of U.S. communities.

40risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
40Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0.1% of Florence is conserved land

1.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 11 of 16,660 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Schoepfle Gardens1 mi26
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Florence Erie
2006 · Florence Erie · Wikimedia Commons
Florence’s story

Florence in pictures

11 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.

OHMap-doton-BirminghamFlorence Township, Erie County, OhioBettcher Headquarters
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Landmarks

3 places in Florence on the National Register of Historic Places.

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About Florence

Township in Ohio, US

Florence Township is one of the nine townships of Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,470.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
2,470
Area
26 sq mi
Elevation
787 ft

Florence’s neighbors

3 towns share a border with Florence.

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