Lorain, Ohio

Lorain, Ohio
City
Downtown Lorain Broadway Palace Theatre Lorain Lighthouse Charles Berry Bridge
Nickname(s):  International City,[1] Steel City[2]
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Coordinates: 41°26′24″N 82°10′08″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Lorain
Founded	1807[3]
Incorporated	February, 1817
Incorporated	July 16, 1834 (township)[4]
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
Area [5]
• City	24.08 sq mi (62.37 km^2)
• Land	23.61 sq mi (61.14 km^2)
• Water	0.47 sq mi (1.23 km^2)
Elevation	617 ft ([6] m)
Population  (2020)
• City	65,211
• Density	2,762.36/sq mi (1,066.57/km^2)
• Urban  (Lorain–Elyria, OH)[7]	199,067 (US: 194th)
• Urban density	2,196.9/sq mi (848.2/km^2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (EDT)
Zip code(s)	44052–44055
Area code	440
FIPS code	39-44856
GNIS feature ID	1086514[6]
Website	www.cityoflorain.org

Lorain /ləˈreɪn/ is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie. It is about 30 miles west of Cleveland. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 65,211,^[8] making it Ohio's ninth largest city, the third largest in Greater Cleveland, and the largest in Lorain County by population.

References

1. "Lorain's International Legacy". Lorain Historical Society. c. 2016. Archived from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
2. Lee, Trymaine (May 7, 2016). "The Heartland: Life and Loss in Steel City". msnbc.com. MSNBC. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
3. "History of Lorain - Chronology". Lorain Public Library System. Lorain Public Library. Archived from the original on October 24, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
4. "4-47 Founding of Lorain | Remarkable Ohio". Remarkable Ohio. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
5. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lorain, Ohio
7. "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
8. "QuickFacts: Lorain city, Ohio". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2024.