Elyria (Ohio)
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Location in Ohio
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1817 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Ohio | ||
| County : | Lorain County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 22 ′ N , 82 ° 6 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 54,533 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 1,058.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 51.6 km 2 (approx. 20 mi 2 ) of which 51.5 km 2 (approx. 20 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 218 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 44035, 44036, 44039, 44074 | ||
| Area code : | +1 440 | ||
| FIPS : | 39-25256 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1040177 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofelyria.org | ||
| Mayor : | Holly Brinda | ||
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1850 | 1482 | - | |
| 1860 | 1613 | 8.8% | |
| 1870 | 3038 | 88.3% | |
| 1880 | 4777 | 57.2% | |
| 1890 | 5611 | 17.5% | |
| 1900 | 8791 | 56.7% | |
| 1910 | 14,825 | 68.6% | |
| 1920 | 20,474 | 38.1% | |
| 1930 | 25,633 | 25.2% | |
| 1940 | 25,120 | -2% | |
| 1950 | 30,307 | 20.6% | |
| 1960 | 43,782 | 44.5% | |
| 1970 | 53,427 | 22% | |
| 1980 | 57,538 | 7.7% | |
| 1990 | 56,746 | -1.4% | |
| 2000 | 55,953 | -1.4% | |
| 2010 | 54,533 | -2.5% | |
Elyria is a city in the north of the US state Ohio , not far from the south bank of Lake Erie on the Black River and 38 km west-southwest of Cleveland . It is the administrative seat ( county seat ) of Lorain County and belongs to the metropolitan area Cleveland- Lorain -Elyria. At the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 54,533.
history
Elyria was founded in 1817 by Herman Ely in northeast Ohio at the fork of the Black River . The current Mayor of Elyria is Holly Brinda.
education
The city is the seat of the Lorain County Community College . In addition to Elyria High School and Westwood and Northwood Junior High School , there are nine elementary schools and the Eastern Heights Middle School in the city. There are also denominational private schools such as Elyria Catholic High School , Open Door Christian Schools High, and First Baptist Christian High School .
Personalities
- Sherwood Anderson (1876–1941), writer, lived temporarily with his family in Elyria
- Keefe Brasselle (1923-1981), actor, took on the title role in 1953 in the film The Eddie Cantor Story about Eddie Cantor
- James Kirkwood junior (1924-1989), playwright ( A Chorus Line ), graduated from Elyria High School
- Jackson C. Frank (1943–1999), folk singer and songwriter
- Doug Gillard (* 1965 in Sandusky ), songwriter and lead guitarist of the band Guided by Voices
- Mark Povinelli (born 1971), actor
- Chad Szeliga (* 1976), drummer for the band Breaking Benjamin ; Son of a music teacher in Elyria, graduated from Elyria High School
- Tianna Madison (* 1985 in Elyria), track and field athlete and world champion in 2005 in the long jump
- Danny Noble (born 1989), American football player
Web links
- Site of the city of Elyra, Ohio
- This Land - a series of 4 short documentaries / video essays about Elyria on the New York Times website .