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Lorain, Pennsylvania

Lorain, Pennsylvania
Borough
Houses on Blue Diamond Street
Houses on Blue Diamond Street
Lorain is located in Pennsylvania
Lorain
Lorain
Coordinates: 40°17′48″N 78°53′45″W / 40.29667°N 78.89583°W / 40.29667; -78.89583Coordinates: 40°17′48″N 78°53′45″W / 40.29667°N 78.89583°W / 40.29667; -78.89583
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Cambria
Incorporated 1915
Government
 • Type Borough council
 • Mayor Florence Berkebile
 • President Harold Berkebile jr
 • Vice President John Custer
 • Secretary & Treasurer Tamre J. Ramos CCA, CMC
Area
 • Total 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2)
 • Land 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 1,526 ft (465 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 759
 • Density 2,240/sq mi (864.9/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 15902
Area code(s) 814
Website www.lorainborough.org

Lorain is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 759 at the 2010 census.

Lorain is located in southwestern Cambria County at 40°17′48″N 78°53′45″W / 40.29667°N 78.89583°W / 40.29667; -78.89583 (40.296574, -78.895756). It is bordered on the west by the city of Johnstown.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Lorain has a total area of 0.35 square miles (0.9 km2), all of it land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 747 people, 336 households, and 217 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,244.7 people per square mile (874.0/km²). There were 365 housing units at an average density of 1,096.8 per square mile (427.1/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.32% White, 1.61% African American, 0.80% Asian, and 0.27% from two or more races.

There were 336 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.77.


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