Lorain County, Ohio
































































Lorain County, Ohio



Elyria-ohio-old-county-building.jpg
Old county building in Elyria






Flag of Lorain County, Ohio
Flag
Seal of Lorain County, Ohio
Seal


Map of Ohio highlighting Lorain County
Location in the U.S. state of Ohio

Map of the United States highlighting Ohio
Ohio's location in the U.S.
Founded
April 1, 1824
Named for
Lorraine in France[1]
Seat
Elyria
Largest city
Lorain
Area
 • Total
923 sq mi (2,391 km2)
 • Land
491 sq mi (1,272 km2)
 • Water
432 sq mi (1,119 km2), 47%
Population
 • (2010)
301,356
 • Density
614/sq mi (237/km2)
Congressional districts
4th, 7th, 9th
Website
www.loraincounty.us

Lorain County is a county in northeastern Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 301,356.[2] Its county seat is Elyria.[3] The county was created in 1822 and later organized in 1824.[4]


Lorain County is part of the Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.


The county is also home to Amherst, with its sandstone quarries, and Oberlin College, in Oberlin.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Geography


    • 2.1 Adjacent counties


    • 2.2 Major highways




  • 3 Demographics


  • 4 Politics


  • 5 Education


    • 5.1 Higher education


    • 5.2 Public school districts


    • 5.3 Private high schools




  • 6 Communities


    • 6.1 Cities


    • 6.2 Villages


    • 6.3 Townships


    • 6.4 Census-designated places


    • 6.5 Other communities




  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links





History


Lorain County was established in 1822, from portions of several of its adjacent counties. This county became judicially-independent in 1824. The original proposed name for the county was "Colerain".[5] (and therefore, the final name "Lorain" seems to have no true intended connection to the Alsace-Lorraine area of France, as theorized by later historians).



Geography


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 923 square miles (2,390 km2), of which 491 square miles (1,270 km2) is land and 432 square miles (1,120 km2) (47%) is water.[6] It is the fourth-largest county in Ohio by total area.



Adjacent counties




  • Cuyahoga County (east)


  • Medina County (southeast)


  • Ashland County (south)


  • Huron County (southwest)


  • Erie County (northwest)



Major highways





  • I-80.svg Interstate 80 (Ohio Turnpike)


  • I-90.svg Interstate 90 (Ohio Turnpike)


  • I-480.svg Interstate 480


  • US 6.svg U.S. Route 6


  • US 20.svg U.S. Route 20


  • OH-2.svg State Route 2


  • OH-10.svg State Route 10


  • OH-18.svg State Route 18


  • OH-57.svg State Route 57


  • OH-58.svg State Route 58


  • OH-82.svg Ohio Route 82


  • OH-83.svg Ohio Route 83


  • OH-113.svg State Route 113


  • OH-162.svg Ohio Route 162


  • OH-254.svg Ohio Route 254


  • OH-301.svg Ohio Route 301


  • OH-303.svg Ohio Route 303


  • OH-511.svg Ohio Route 511


  • OH-611.svg Ohio Route 611




Demographics



































































































































Historical population
Census Pop.
%±
1830 5,696 —
1840 18,467 224.2%
1850 26,086 41.3%
1860 29,744 14.0%
1870 30,308 1.9%
1880 35,526 17.2%
1890 40,295 13.4%
1900 54,857 36.1%
1910 76,037 38.6%
1920 90,612 19.2%
1930 109,206 20.5%
1940 112,390 2.9%
1950 148,162 31.8%
1960 217,500 46.8%
1970 256,843 18.1%
1980 274,909 7.0%
1990 271,126 −1.4%
2000 284,664 5.0%
2010 301,356 5.9%
Est. 2017 307,324 [7] 2.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10]
1990-2000[11] 2010-2017[2]

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 301,356 people, 116,274 households, and 80,077 families residing in the county.[12] The population density was 613.6 inhabitants per square mile (236.9/km2). There were 127,036 housing units at an average density of 258.7 per square mile (99.9/km2).[13] The racial makeup of the county was 84.8% white, 8.6% black or African American, 0.9% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 2.5% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 8.4% of the population.[12] In terms of ancestry, 26.5% were German, 16.7% were Irish, 10.9% were English, 8.4% were Polish, 8.2% were Italian, 6.2% were American, and 5.2% were Hungarian.[14]


Of the 116,274 households, 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.1% were non-families, and 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.02. The median age was 40.0 years.[12]


The median income for a household in the county was $52,066 and the median income for a family was $62,082. Males had a median income of $49,146 versus $35,334 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,002. About 10.3% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.5% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.[15]



Politics


Like most of northeastern Ohio, Lorain County leans Democratic. It has voted for the Democratic candidate for president in 12 of the last 15 elections. In 2016, however, the county was almost swept up in the unexpected Republican surge in the Rust Belt; Donald Trump came within 131 votes of being the first Republican to capture the county since Ronald Reagan in 1984.



Presidential elections results











































































































































































































































Presidential elections results[16]
Year
Republican
Democratic
Third parties

2016
 47.5% 66,818
47.6% 66,949
 4.8% 6,795

2012
 41.5% 59,405
56.9% 81,464
 1.7% 2,384

2008
 40.2% 59,068
58.1% 85,276
 1.7% 2,515

2004
 43.5% 61,203
56.1% 78,970
 0.4% 569

2000
 42.8% 47,957
53.3% 59,809
 3.9% 4,414

1996
 32.8% 34,937
52.4% 55,744
 14.8% 15,764

1992
 31.0% 36,803
43.0% 50,962
 26.0% 30,840

1988
 47.1% 50,410
52.0% 55,600
 0.9% 916

1984
50.8% 57,379
 46.9% 52,970
 2.4% 2,672

1980
49.5% 51,034
 39.7% 40,919
 10.8% 11,131

1976
 41.7% 39,459
55.3% 52,387
 3.0% 2,865

1972
56.2% 51,102
 40.3% 36,634
 3.6% 3,280

1968
 40.0% 34,252
49.7% 42,642
 10.3% 8,833

1964
 32.4% 26,683
67.6% 55,755

1960
 47.5% 39,361
52.5% 43,487

1956
60.1% 40,340
 39.9% 26,774

1952
56.4% 33,825
 43.6% 26,194

1948
49.5% 21,616
 49.0% 21,397
 1.4% 625

1944
 48.6% 23,866
51.4% 25,254

1940
 47.6% 23,422
52.5% 25,831

1936
 37.3% 15,906
57.2% 24,393
 5.5% 2,357

1932
51.0% 20,897
 45.8% 18,753
 3.2% 1,321

1928
63.8% 24,386
 35.6% 13,607
 0.6% 212

1924
61.4% 17,062
 14.3% 3,965
 24.3% 6,747

1920
65.8% 18,125
 31.4% 8,640
 2.8% 764

1916
 45.7% 6,868
50.9% 7,658
 3.4% 516

1912
 16.3% 2,226
 33.7% 4,591
50.0% 6,804

1908
57.1% 8,699
 35.8% 5,460
 7.1% 1,076

1904
70.2% 9,001
 21.0% 2,700
 8.8% 1,129

1900
61.9% 8,497
 36.4% 4,989
 1.7% 235

1896
63.3% 7,801
 35.4% 4,367
 1.3% 159

1892
56.6% 5,434
 38.3% 3,674
 5.1% 492

1888
57.3% 5,235
 36.3% 3,311
 6.4% 587

1884
60.3% 5,478
 35.2% 3,199
 4.5% 408

1880
66.3% 5,609
 32.5% 2,752
 1.2% 105

1876
65.3% 5,187
 34.2% 2,720
 0.5% 39

1872
67.7% 4,432
 32.0% 2,097
 0.3% 17




Education



Higher education




  • Lorain County Community College, Elyria


  • Oberlin College, Oberlin



Public school districts


There are 20 public school districts in Lorain County. Those primarily in Lorain County are listed in bold. Each district's high school(s) and location is also listed.




  • Amherst Exempted Village School District

    • Amherst Marion L. Steele High School, Amherst



  • Avon Local School District

    • Avon High School, Avon



  • Avon Lake City School District

    • Avon Lake High School, Avon Lake



  • Black River Local School District (also in Medina Co and Ashland Co.)
    • Black River High School, Sullivan



  • Clearview Local School District
    • Clearview High School, Lorain



  • Columbia Local School District
    • Columbia High School, Columbia Station



  • Elyria City School District

    • Elyria High School, Elyria



  • Firelands Local School District (also in Erie Co.)
    • Firelands High School, Henrietta Twp (Oberlin)



  • Keystone Local School District
    • Keystone High School, LaGrange



  • Lorain City School District

    • Lorain High School, Lorain



  • Mapleton Local School District (Primarily in Ashland Co.)
    • Mapleton High School, Ashland



  • Midview Local School District
    • Midview High School, Eaton Twp (Grafton)



  • New London Local School District (primarily in Huron Co.)
    • New London High School, New London



  • North Ridgeville City School District

    • North Ridgeville High School, North Ridgeville



  • Oberlin City School District
    • Oberlin High School, Oberlin



  • Olmsted Falls City Schools (primarily in Cuyahoga Co.)
    • Olmsted Falls High School, Olmsted Falls



  • Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City School District
    • Brookside High School, Sheffield



  • Strongsville City School District (primarily in Cuyahoga Co.)
    • Strongsville High School, Strongsville



  • Vermilion Local Schools (primarily in Erie Co.)
    • Vermilion High School, Vermilion



  • Wellington Exempted Village School District (also in Huron Co.)
    • Wellington High School, Wellington



The county also includes the Lorain County Joint Vocational School District, which encompasses the entire county and serves students from the Amherst, Avon, Avon Lake, Clearview, Columbia, Elyria, Firelands, Keystone, Midview, North Ridgeville, Oberlin, Sheffield-Sheffield Lake and Wellington school districts from a 10-acre campus on a 100-acre site near the intersection of State Route 58 and U.S. Route 20 in Oberlin.[17]



Private high schools




  • Elyria Catholic High School, Elyria


  • Lake Ridge Academy, North Ridgeville


  • Open Door Christian School, Elyria


  • Christian Community School, North Eaton


  • First Baptist Christian School, Elyria



Communities




Map of Lorain County, Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels



Cities




  • Amherst

  • Avon

  • Avon Lake


  • Elyria (county seat)

  • Lorain

  • North Ridgeville

  • Oberlin

  • Sheffield Lake

  • Vermilion




Villages




  • Grafton

  • Kipton

  • LaGrange

  • Rochester

  • Sheffield

  • South Amherst

  • Wellington




Townships




  • Amherst

  • Brighton

  • Brownhelm

  • Camden

  • Carlisle

  • Columbia

  • Eaton

  • Elyria

  • Grafton

  • Henrietta

  • Huntington

  • LaGrange

  • New Russia

  • Penfield

  • Pittsfield

  • Rochester

  • Sheffield

  • Wellington



https://web.archive.org/web/20160715023447/http://www.ohiotownships.org/township-websites



Census-designated places



  • Eaton Estates

  • Pheasant Run



Other communities




  • Belden

  • Brentwood Lake

  • Brighton

  • Brownhelm

  • Brownhelm Station

  • Columbia Hills Corners

  • Columbia Station

  • Henrietta

  • Huntington

  • North Eaton

  • Penfield

  • Pittsfield

  • Whiskyville




See also



  • Black River Colony

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Lorain County, Ohio

  • USS Lorain County (LST-1177)



References





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  2. ^ ab "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2015.


  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.


  4. ^ "Ohio: Individual County Chronologies". Ohio Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2015.


  5. ^ Sandusky Register (newspaper); Sandusky, Ohio, 1822


  6. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2015.


  7. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.


  8. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 8, 2015.


  9. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved February 8, 2015.


  10. ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 8, 2015.


  11. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved February 8, 2015.


  12. ^ abc "DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-12-27.


  13. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-12-27.


  14. ^ "DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-12-27.


  15. ^ "DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-12-27.


  16. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 7 April 2018.


  17. ^ JVS. "Lorain County JVS - About the Lorain County JVS". www.lcjvs.com. Retrieved 7 April 2018.




External links







  • Lorain County Government's website

  • Lorain County Sheriff's Office

  • Lorain County Historical Society's website

  • Lorain County History Project

  • LorainCounty.com





Coordinates: 41°28′N 82°09′W / 41.47°N 82.15°W / 41.47; -82.15







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