Lorain, Ohio

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The 2000 Census showed that Lorain had a population of 68,652 people^<1>. This represents 0.6% of the total population of Ohio, making it the state's 10th 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
7	Parma	E	23 mi [37.01 km]	77,947	9% decrease
8	Youngstown	E	82 mi [132 km]	72,925	11.1% decrease
9	Canton	SE	60 mi [96.6 km]	78,362	3.02% decrease
-10-	Lorain			70,239	2.31% increase
11	Springfield	SW	135 mi [217.3 km]	62,269	4.73% decrease
12	Hamilton	SW	189 mi [304.2 km]	62,477	2.94% increase
13	Kettering	SW	159 mi [255.9 km]	53,708	6.6% decrease

Lorain had 28,231 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Lorain has an area^<4> of 24.02 square miles [62.2 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Lorain had a 2000 population density of 2,858 people per square mile [1,103 people/km²], making it the state's 97th most densely populated area.

Lorain County

The city of Lorain is located in Lorain County.

The county had a population of 285,132 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 68,652 people, Lorain contained 24.08% of the Lorain County total.

In addition, where the community of Lorain has a population density of 2,858 people per square mile [1,103 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 Lorain and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Lorain. 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 Lorain. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Lorain, it also contains a comparison between Lorain and the state of Ohio.

Click here for the Lorain QuickFact (QF-3944856).

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

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Elyria	QF-3925256	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	54,979	1.74% decrease
	Westlake	QF-3983622	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	30,546	3.7% decrease
	North Olmsted	QF-3956882	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	31,319	8.19% decrease
	Lakewood	QF-3941664	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	50,704	10.49% decrease
	Strongsville	QF-3975098	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	42,617	2.83% decrease
	Brunswick	QF-3909680	SE	22 mi [35.41 km]	34,711	3.96% increase
	North Royalton	QF-3957008	E	23 mi [37.01 km]	29,331	2.38% increase
	Parma	QF-3961000	E	23 mi [37.01 km]	77,947	9% decrease

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

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 Lorain:

Lorain 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 Lorain.

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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) Lorain. 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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