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Lorain, Ohio

Lorain, Ohio
City
City of Lorain
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Official seal of Lorain, Ohio
Seal
Nickname(s): International City, Steel City
Location within the state of Ohio
Location within the state of Ohio
Location of Lorain in Lorain County
Location of Lorain in Lorain County
Coordinates: 41°26′54″N 82°10′8″W / 41.44833°N 82.16889°W / 41.44833; -82.16889Coordinates: 41°26′54″N 82°10′8″W / 41.44833°N 82.16889°W / 41.44833; -82.16889
Country United States of America
State Ohio
County Lorain
Founded 1807
Incorporated February, 1817
Incorporated July 16, 1834 (township)
Government
 • Type Mayor–council
 • Mayor Chase M. Ritenauer (D)
 • City Council
Area
 • Total 24.14 sq mi (62.52 km2)
 • Land 23.67 sq mi (61.31 km2)
 • Water 0.47 sq mi (1.22 km2)
Elevation 610 ft (186 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 64,097
 • Estimate (2015) 63,647
 • Density 2,707.9/sq mi (1,045.5/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Zip code(s) 44052-44053-44054-44055
Area code(s) 440
FIPS code 39-44856
GNIS feature ID 1077529
Website http://www.cityoflorain.org

Lorain (pronounced /ləˈreɪn/) is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Black River, approximately 30 miles west of Cleveland. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 64,097, making it Ohio's tenth largest city and the largest in Lorain County by population. Lorain is part of the Cleveland-Elyria Metropolitan Statistical Area, more commonly known as Greater Cleveland.

The city is notable for its deindustrialized economy, formerly being home to the American Ship Building Company Lorain Yard, Ford Motor Company Lorain Assembly Plant, and United States Steel Corporation's sprawling steel mill on the city's south side. The city faces many similar issues to other Rust Belt cities, including population decline and urban decay. Poverty in the city is above the national average at 27%, lower than Cleveland's 36.2% but higher than neighboring Elyria's 22.2%

Lorain is located in the former Western Reserve and was occupied by Native Americans until the consummation of the Treaty of Fort Industry in 1805. The treaty, between the U.S. government and the Wyandot, Ottawa, Chippewa, Munsee, Delaware, Shawnee, and, Pottawattamie, seceded the land west of the Cuyahoga River to the Connecticut Western Reserve. In notes from surveyor Abraham Tappan, land west of the Cuyahoga River was entirely void of permanent settlement from any people, meaning that all aboriginal people evacuated all 3,336,000 acres of land by the time Tappan arrived near the Black River in 1807. The first permanent settlement in present-day Lorain was founded in 1807 by Azariah Beebe and established as a trading post for trading goods with Native Americans. James Reid, one of the original settlers of Black River township, built a large house near the bluffs overlooking the Black River in 1812 to be used as a dwelling and tavern. In the following years, a post office for "Mouth of Black River," which also held the office for the Justice of the Peace.


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