General Info

Danbury Township encompasses an area of 17.76 square miles which includes 32.75 miles of Lake Erie, Sandusky Bay and Harbor shoreline. The historic Village of Marblehead, located at the east end of the Township, is home to Biro Manufacturing Corporation, the Marblehead Lighthouse, the gallery of world-renown artist Ben Richmond and the Kelleys Island Ferry Boat Line. The permanent population of Danbury is 3, 869 with an additional 762 residing in the Village. Seasonal homes, condominiums, marinas, campgrounds, cottages and recreational vehicle parks are home to a population of several thousand summer-only residents. Danbury was named for the original settlers who arrived from Danbury, Connecticut and became a township on March 6, 1840. The Village of Marblehead was incorporated in 1891.