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Welcome to Lorain County ...

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

The community of Elyria is the Seat for Lorain County.

Lorain County was founded December 26, 1822. Lorain was created by taking area from Huron, Cuyahoga and Medina Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lorain had a population of 309,833 people. This is an increase of 2.77% since the last Census (which gave a population of 301,478 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lorain represented 2.61% of the total population of Ohio.

Below are some of the communities located in Lorain County:

  • Amherst
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Amherst is located in Lorain County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,387 people
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  • Avon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Avon is located in Lorain County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,745 people
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  • Avon Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Elyria
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Elyria is located in Lorain County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,873 people
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  • Grafton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Grafton is located in Lorain County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,974 people
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  • Kipton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kipton is located in Lorain County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Lagrange
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lorain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lorain is located in Lorain County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,872 people
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    • North Ridgeville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Oberlin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oberlin is located in Lorain County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,132 people
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    • Rochester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Rochester is located in Lorain County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Sheffield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sheffield Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • South Amherst
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • South Amherst is located in Lorain County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
    • Vermilion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Wellington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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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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