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Sandusky is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Erie County.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 Situated in northern Ohio on the shores of Lake Erie, Sandusky is midway between Toledo to the west and Cleveland to the east. According to 2010 census, the city had a population of 25,793, and the Sandusky, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area had 77,079 residents.〔(American FactFinder ). U.S. Census Bureau. February 4, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2011.〕 In 2011, Sandusky was ranked No. 1 by Forbes.com as the "Best Place to Live Cheaply" in the United States. The city has a median family income of $64,000.〔 Sandusky is home to the Cedar Fair Entertainment Company and its flagship amusement park, Cedar Point. Cedar Point has one of the largest collections of roller coasters in the world. The National Arbor Day Foundation has designated Sandusky a Tree City USA. ==Etymology== The accepted etymology is that the name ''Sandusky'' is derived from the Wyandot word ''saandusti'', 'water in water-pools' or ''andusti'', 'cold water',〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://cs.sou.edu/~harveyd/acorns/wyandotte/docs/B.WYANDOT.DIC.pdf )〕 but in his 1734 history of New France, Charlevoix interpreted the phrase as "Chinouski". The name "L.(Lac) Sandoski" appears on a 1733 map, while Sandusky Bay is identified as Lac (Lake) Sandouské on a 1718 map by Guillaume DeLisle. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sandusky, Ohio」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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