Lorain County, Ohio Totally Explained

Everything about Lorain County Ohio totally explained

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 is 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.

Geography

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's land and 431 square miles (1,115 km²) of it (46.64%) is water.

Major highways

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.

Adjacent counties

Across Lake Erie lies Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada (north)
Cuyahoga County (east)
Medina County (southeast)
Ashland County (south)
Huron County (southwest)
Erie County (west)

Demographics

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 an average density of 226 per square mile (87/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 85.54% White, 16.2% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.87% from other races, and 2.17% from two or more races. 6.91% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 21.1% were of German, 10.5% Irish, 7.8% English, 7.0% Polish, 6.8% Italian and 6.3% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 92.2% spoke English and 4.9% Spanish as their first language.
   There were 105,836 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were married couples living together, 12.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.08.
   In the county, the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.60 males.
   The median income for a household in the county was $45,042, and the median income for a family was $52,856. Males had a median income of $39,902 versus $26,116 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,054. About 6.70% of families and 9.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.90% of those under age 18 and 6.60% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Localities

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 Admiral King High School, Lorain
Lorain Southview High School, Lorain

Mapleton Local School District (Primarily in Ashland Co.)

Mapleton High School, Ashland

Midview Local School District

Midview High School, 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

Private High Schools

Elyria Catholic High School, Elyria

Lake Ridge Academy, North Ridgeville

Open Door Christian School, Elyria

Christian Community School, North Eaton

References

Lorain County Engineer's Office

Lorain County Government's website

Lorain County Sheriff's Office

Lorain County Historical Society's website

Lorain County History Project

Further Information

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