Lorain County, Ohio

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Lorain County (Template:IPAc-en) is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio As of the 2020 census, the population was 312,964.[1] Its county seat is Elyria, and its largest city is Lorain.[2] The county was physically established in 1822, becoming judicially independent in 1824.[3] Lorain County is part of the Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is home to Oberlin College.

History

Lorain County was established in 1822 from portions of several of its adjacent counties.[4] This county became judicially-independent in 1824. The original proposed name for the county was "Colerain".[5] The final name "Lorain" was chosen by Heman Ely, who had founded and named the city of Elyria. The county's name is based on the former German and now French province of Lorraine.[6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (47%) is water.[7] It is Ohio's fourth-largest county by area.

Adjacent counties

Major highways

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Demographics

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Historical population
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2020 census

Lorain County, Ohio – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980[13] Pop 1990[14] Pop 2000[15] Pop 2010[16] Pop 2020[17] % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 240,221 232,874 234,597 241,543 237,520 87.38% 85.89% 82.41% 80.15% 75.89%
Black or African American alone (NH) 19,549 20,696 23,365 24,289 22,980 7.11% 7.63% 8.21% 8.06% 7.34%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 451 680 699 635 502 0.16% 0.25% 0.25% 0.21% 0.16%
Asian alone (NH) 972 1,435 1,665 2,758 3,569 0.35% 0.53% 0.58% 0.92% 1.14%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x [18] x [19] 47 35 50 x x 0.02% 0.01% 0.02%
Other race alone (NH) 592 180 267 302 1,020 0.22% 0.07% 0.09% 0.10% 0.33%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x [20] x [21] 4,348 6,504 14,406 x x 1.53% 2.16% 4.60%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 13,124 15,261 19,676 25,290 32,917 4.77% 5.63% 6.91% 8.39% 10.52%
Total 274,909 271,126 284,664 301,356 312,964 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 301,356 people, 116,274 households, and 80,077 families residing in the county.[22] The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 127,036 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert"..[23] 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.[22] 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.[24]

Of the 116,274 households, 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.1% were non-families, and 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.02. The median age was 40.0 years.[22]

The median income for a household in the county was $52,066 and the median income for a family was $62,082. Males had a median income of $49,146 versus $35,334 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,002. About 10.3% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.5% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.[25]

Education

Higher education

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
  • Avon Local School District
  • Avon Lake City School District
  • 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
  • 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
  • Mapleton Local School District (Primarily in Ashland Co.)
    • Mapleton High School, Ashland
  • Midview Local School District
    • Midview High School, Eaton Twp (Grafton)
  • New London Local School District (primarily in Huron Co.)
    • New London High School, New London
  • North Ridgeville City School District
  • 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

The county also includes the Lorain County Joint Vocational School District, which encompasses the entire county and serves students from the Amherst, Avon, Avon Lake, Clearview, Columbia, Elyria, Firelands, Keystone, Midview, North Ridgeville, Oberlin, Sheffield-Sheffield Lake and Wellington school districts from a 10-acre campus on a 100-acre site near the intersection of State Route 58 and U.S. Route 20 in Oberlin.[26]

Private high schools

Government

As of 2025, the following county-wide elected officials are in office:[27]

Lorain County Elected Officials
Position Name Party
Commissioner David J. Moore Republican
Commissioner Marty Gallagher Republican
Commissioner Jeff Riddell Republican
Prosecuting Attorney Anthony Cillo Republican
Sheriff Jack M. Hall Republican
Clerk of Courts Tom Orlando Democrat
Coroner Dr. Frank P. Miller III Republican
Auditor J. Craig Snodgrass Democrat
Recorder Mike Doran Republican
Treasurer Daniel J. Talarek Democrat
Engineer Kenneth Carney Democrat
Lorain County Judges
Position Name Party
Common Pleas - General Giovanna V. Bremke Republican
Common Pleas - General Christopher R. Rothgery Democrat
Common Pleas - General D. Christopher Cook Democrat
Common Pleas - General Raymond J. Ewers Democrat
Common Pleas - General Melissa C. Kobasher Democrat
Common Pleas - General Donna C. Freeman Democrat
Domestic Relations Division Frank J. Janik Democrat
Domestic Relations Division Sherry Glass Strohsack Democrat
Domestic Relations Division Lisa I. Swenski Democrat
Probate Division James T. Walther Democrat

Politics

Lorain County used to lean Democratic in more recent presidential elections, voting for the Democratic candidate for president from 1988 to 2012. In 2016, however, the county was almost swept up as part of the unexpected Republican surge in the Rust Belt; Donald Trump came within 131 votes of winning the county. In 2020, Trump flipped the county Republican by a narrow majority, becoming the first Republican to capture the county since Ronald Reagan in 1984. In 2024, Trump won the county with 52.12% of the vote, the highest percentage for a Republican since 1972. Despite this, the county also voted for Democrat Sherrod Brown in the 2024 Senate election, making it the only county in the state to vote for both Trump and Brown in 2024. Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresFoot Template:U.S. SenHead Template:U.S. SenRow Template:U.S. SenFoot

Communities

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Map of Lorain County, Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels

Cities

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Townships

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Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

See also

References

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