Elyria, Ohio

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The 2000 Census showed that Elyria had a population of 55,953 people^<1>. This represents 0.49% of the total population of Ohio, making it the state's 15th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
12	Hamilton	SW	188 mi [302.6 km]	62,477	2.94% increase
13	Kettering	SW	158 mi [254.3 km]	53,708	6.6% decrease
14	Lakewood	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	50,704	10.49% decrease
-15-	Elyria			54,979	1.74% decrease
16	Euclid	NE	33 mi [53.1 km]	47,415	10.06% decrease
17	Middletown	SW	175 mi [281.6 km]	51,422	0.35% decrease
18	Mentor	NE	44 mi [70.8 km]	51,825	3.08% increase

Elyria had 23,841 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Elyria has an area^<4> of 19.89 square miles [51.5 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Elyria had a 2000 population density of 2,813 people per square mile [1,086 people/km²], making it the state's 100th most densely populated area.

Lorain County

The city of Elyria is located in Lorain County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 285,132 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 55,953 people, Elyria contained 19.62% of the Lorain County total.

In addition, where the community of Elyria has a population density of 2,813 people per square mile [1,086 people/km²], Lorain County averages 578 people per square mile [223.5 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Lorain County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Elyria and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Elyria. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Elyria. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Elyria, it also contains a comparison between Elyria and the state of Ohio.

Click here for the Elyria QuickFact (QF-3925256).

The following communities are nearby Elyria and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Lorain	QF-3944856	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	70,239	2.31% increase
	North Olmsted	QF-3956882	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	31,319	8.19% decrease
	Westlake	QF-3983622	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	30,546	3.7% decrease
	Strongsville	QF-3975098	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	42,617	2.83% decrease
	Brunswick	QF-3909680	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	34,711	3.96% increase
	Lakewood	QF-3941664	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	50,704	10.49% decrease
	North Royalton	QF-3957008	E	18 mi [28.97 km]	29,331	2.38% increase
	Parma	QF-3961000	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	77,947	9% decrease

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Elyria.

A Census Quickfact is available for Lorain County (QF-39093).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Lorain County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Ashland	QF-39005	S	55,125	4.83% increase
	Cuyahoga	QF-39035	E	1,283,925	7.77% decrease
	Erie	QF-39043	W	77,062	3.19% decrease
	Huron	QF-39077	SW	59,659	0.14% increase
	Medina	QF-39103	SE	171,210	12.76% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Elyria:

Elyria is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Elyria.

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Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Elyria. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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