Lorain County
| Lorain County, Ohio | |||
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Old county building in Elyria
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 Location in the U.S. state of Ohio |
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 Ohio's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | April 1, 1824 | ||
| Named for | Lorraine in France | ||
| Seat | Elyria | ||
| Largest city | Lorain | ||
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| • 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 |
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Lorain County is a county in northeastern Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 301,356. Its county seat is Elyria. The county was created in 1822 and later organized in 1824.
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.
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". ( 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).
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. It is the fourth-largest county in Ohio by total area.
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 301,356 people, 116,274 households, and 80,077 families residing in the county. 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). 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. 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.
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