Oberlin (Ohio)
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 Oberlin (2009) |
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| Location in Ohio | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1833 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Ohio |
| County : | Lorain County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 17 ′ N , 82 ° 13 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 8,286 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 733.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 11.4 km 2 (about 4 mi 2 ) of which 11.3 km 2 (about 4 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 248 m |
| Postal code : | 44074 |
| Area code : | +1 440 |
| FIPS : | 39-57834 |
| GNIS ID : | 1049034 |
| Website : | www.cityofoberlin.com |
| Mayor : | Robert DiSpirito |
Oberlin is a small town in Lorain County in the US state of Ohio , about 40 miles southwest of Cleveland . It had 8,286 inhabitants in a 2010 census. The settlement was how the local eponymous Oberlin College , 1833 of two Presbyterian established clergy and after in Alsace social reform working Pastor John Frederick Oberlin named.
In addition to the college, there is another important employer, the Federal Aviation Administration , which operates an important air traffic control center here, whose air surveillance extends as far as Canada .
The head of the city is a city manager who is supported by a seven-member municipal council elected every two years.
Historic John Mercer Langston House is at number 207 on East College Street .
sons and daughters of the town
- Smith Newell Penfield (1837-1920), composer
- Frederic De Forest Allen (1844-1897), classical philologist
- Otis Bardwell Boise (1844-1912), composer
- Claude Bragdon (1866–1946), architect, author and theosophist
- David Kellogg Lewis (1941–2001), great philosopher of the twentieth century
- Lynn Shelton (1965–2020), actress and filmmaker
Personalities
- Charles Martin Hall (1863–1914), engineer, inventor, entrepreneur
- Eduardo Mondlane (1920–1969), ethnologist, sociologist, politician, President of FRELIMO