Lorain County

Old Lorain County Courthouse in Elyria, listed on the NRHP with number 75001463
administration
US state :	Ohio
Administrative headquarters :	Elyria
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 226 Middle Avenue Elyria, OH 44035-5628
Foundation :	December 26, 1822
Made up from:	Cuyahoga County Huron County Medina County
Area code :	001 440
Demographics
Residents :	301,356  (2010)
Population density :	236.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2391 km²
Water surface :	1115 km²
map
Website : www.loraincounty.us

Lorain County is a county in the state of Ohio in the United States . The county seat is Elyria .

geography

The county is located in northern Ohio, bordering Lake Erie , the southernmost of the 5 Great Lakes, and has an area of ​​2391 square kilometers, of which 1115 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Cuyahoga County , Medina County , Ashland County , Huron County, and Erie Counties .

history

Lorain County was formed on December 26, 1822 from parts of Cuyahoga, Huron and Medina Counties. It was named after the French region of Lorraine ( French : Lorraine ). The name was suggested by Judge Herman Ely, who had previously visited Lorraine.

Historical objects

• In Oberlin at number 207 on East College Street is the historic John Mercer Langston House , which has the status of a National Historic Landmark .

Other National Historic Landmarks in the county include Oberlin College and the Wilson Bruce Evans House . 124 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of May 10, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1830	5696		-
1840	18,467		224.2%
1850	26,086		41.3%
1860	29,744		14%
1870	30,308		1.9%
1880	35,526		17.2%
1890	40,295		13.4%
1900	54,857		36.1%
1910	76.037		38.6%
1920	90,612		19.2%
1930	109.206		20.5%
1940	112,390		2.9%
1950	148.162		31.8%
1960	217,500		46.8%
1970	256.843		18.1%
1980	274.909		7%
1990	271.126		-1.4%
2000	284,664		5%
2010	301,356		5.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 Age pyramid of Lorain County (as of 2000)

Mouth of the Black River into Lake Erie

According to the 2000 census , Lorain County had 284,664 people in 105,836 households and 76,201 families. The population density was 223 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 85.54 percent white, 8.50 percent African American, 0.30 percent Native American, 0.60 percent Asian, 0.03 percent from the Pacific island area and 2.87 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.17 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 6.91 percent of the population.

Of the 105,836 households, 33.6 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 55.2 percent were married couples living together, 12.6 percent were single mothers, 28.0 percent were non-families, 23.6 percent were single households and 9.2 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.08.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.2 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 8.7 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.3 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 23.3 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 12.5 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 93.6 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 45,042 , and the median income for a family is $ 52,856. Males had a median income of $ 39,902 versus $ 26,116 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,054. 6.7 percent of families and 9.0 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 12.9 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 6.6 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Web links

Commons : Lorain County  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
2. ^ Lorain County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
3. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , pp. 184 f.
4. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Ohio . National Park Service , accessed May 10, 2018.
5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 10, 2018.
6. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011
7. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011
8. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011
9. ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved June 6, 2016
10. ↑ Lorain County, Ohio , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 41 ° 28 ′  N , 82 ° 9 ′  W