Lorain, Ohio

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Cleveland. It is located about 26 miles [41 km] to the east of Lorain and has a population of 478,403 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Akron. It is located about 42 miles [67 km] to the southeast of Lorain and has a population of 217,074 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Brunswick	SE	22 mi [35.41 km]	34,711	3.96% increase
	Cleveland Heights	E	31 mi [49.89 km]	45,827	8.27% decrease
	Cuyahoga Falls	SE	41 mi [66 km]	51,090	3.48% increase
	Elyria	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	54,979	1.74% decrease
	Euclid	E	35 mi [56.3 km]	47,415	10.06% decrease
	Garfield Heights	E	29 mi [46.67 km]	27,734	9.76% decrease
	Lakewood	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	50,704	10.49% decrease
	Mentor	E	45 mi [72.4 km]	51,825	3.08% increase
	North Olmsted	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	31,319	8.19% decrease
	North Royalton	E	23 mi [37.01 km]	29,331	2.38% increase
	Parma	E	23 mi [37.01 km]	77,947	9% decrease
	Shaker Heights	E	31 mi [49.89 km]	26,460	10.02% decrease
	Stow	SE	42 mi [67.6 km]	33,899	5.48% increase
	Strongsville	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	42,617	2.83% decrease
	Westlake	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	30,546	3.7% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Amherst	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	11,724	0.62% decrease
	Avon Lake	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	23,996	32.25% increase
	Avon	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	17,086	49.27% increase
	Bay Village	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	14,606	9.21% decrease
	Bay	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Eaton Estates	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Grafton	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	6,716	191.75% increase
	Kipton	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	245	7.55% decrease
	Lagrange	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	2,012	10.85% increase
	North Ridgeville	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	28,153	26.03% increase
	Oberlin	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	8,381	2.27% increase
	Sheffield Lake	NE	4 mi [6.44 km]	8,905	4.97% decrease
	Sheffield	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	3,515	19.19% increase
	South Amherst	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,743	6.44% decrease
	Vermilion	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	10,754	1.58% decrease

Lorain County

Lorain is located in Lorain County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lorain: Ashland, Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron and Medina.

While not sharing a border with Lorain, the following counties are close to Lorain: Champaign, Ottawa and Summit.

Below are counties that are near Lorain (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Lorain:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Lorain
	Ashland County	SW	Herefork	29 miles [46 km]
	Champaign County	S	Rochester	23 miles [37 km]
	Cuyahoga County	E	Bement	10 miles [16 km]
	Erie County	W	Vermilion	8 miles [12 km]
	Huron County	SW	Wakeman	18 miles [28 km]
	Lake County	E	Brookwood Beach	37 miles [59 km]
	Medina County	SE	Hardscrabble	17 miles [27 km]
	Ottawa County	W	Marblehead	29 miles [46 km]
	Richland County	S	Adario	38 miles [61 km]
	Sandusky County	W	Bellevue	37 miles [59 km]

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