Lorain County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, and is considered to be a part of what is locally referred to as Greater Cleveland. As of the 2000 census, its population was 284,664. Named by early settler Heman Ely for the French province of Lorraine, its county seat is Elyria and its largest community is the Lake Erie port city of Lorain.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 923 square miles (2,391 km...
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Lorain County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, and is considered to be a part of what is locally referred to as Greater Cleveland. As of the 2000 census, its population was 284,664. Named by early settler Heman Ely for the French province of Lorraine, its county seat is Elyria and its largest community is the Lake Erie port city of Lorain.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 923 square miles (2,391 km²).492 square miles (1,276 km²) of it is land and 431 square miles (1,115 km²) of it (46.64%) is water.
In Lorain County, the most important highways are Interstates 80 and 90 (the Ohio Turnpike) and 480. Other highways include U.S. Routes 6 and 20 and State Routes 2, 10, 18, 57, 58, 83, 82, 113, 162, 254, 301, 303, 511, and 611.
As of the census of 2000, there were 284,664 people, 105,836 households, and 76,201 families residing in the county. The population density was 578 people per square mile (223/km²). There were 111,368 housing units at...
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