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Welcome to Lake County ...

Time Zone: Lake County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Painesville is the Seat for Lake County.

Lake County was founded March 6, 1840. Lake was created by taking area from Geauga and Cuyahoga Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lake had a population of 230,149 people.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lake represented 1.99% of the total population of Ohio.

Below are some of the communities located in Lake County:

  • Eastlake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fairport Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Grand River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kirtland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kirtland Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
  • Lakeline
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lakeline is located in Lake County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Madison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Mentor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mentor is located in Lake County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mentor <2>
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    • Mentor-on-the-Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • North Perry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Perry is located in Lake County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
    • Painesville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Perry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Perry is located in Lake County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <2>
    • Timberlake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Timberlake is located in Lake County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
    • Waite Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Waite Hill is located in Lake County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
    • Wickliffe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Willoughby
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Willoughby Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Willowick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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