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Lorain County is a county
County

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 located in the U.S. state
U.S. state

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 of Ohio
Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
, and is considered to be a part of what is locally referred to as Greater Cleveland
Greater Cleveland

Greater Cleveland is a nickname for the metropolitan area surrounding Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio.Northeast Ohio refers to a similar but substantially larger area as described below....
. As of the 2000 census, its population was 284,664. Named
List of Ohio county name etymologies

This list of Ohio county name etymologies lists the 88 county of the U.S. state of Ohio, with the date of their creation. There is significant disagreement among the etymologists who have addressed the origins of many of these names....
 by early settler Heman Ely for the French
France

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 province of Lorraine
Lorraine (province)

Lorraine is a historical area in present-day northeast France. Some of the main cities are Metz, France, Nancy and Verdun....
, its county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 is Elyria
Elyria, Ohio

Elyria is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Lorain County, Ohio. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio at the forks of the Black River founded in 1817....
 and its largest community is the Lake Erie port city of Lorain
Lorain, Ohio

Lorain is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in Northeast Ohio Ohio on Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Black River , west of Cleveland, Ohio....
.

rding to the U.S. Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

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, the county has a total area of 923 square mile
Square mile

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s (2,391 kmē).492 square miles (1,276 kmē) of it is land and 431 square miles (1,115 kmē) of it (46.64%) is water.

orain County, the most important highways are Interstates 80
Interstate 80

Interstate 80 is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States . It connects downtown San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, a suburb of New York City....
 and 90
Interstate 90

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 (the Ohio Turnpike
Ohio Turnpike

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) and 480
Interstate 480 (Ohio)

Interstate 480 is a loop highway that connects the Ohio Turnpike with suburban Cleveland, Ohio. The highway is officially designated the Outerbelt South Freeway, but rarely referred to by that name....
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Lorain County is a county
County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
 located in the U.S. state
U.S. state

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 of Ohio
Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
, and is considered to be a part of what is locally referred to as Greater Cleveland
Greater Cleveland

Greater Cleveland is a nickname for the metropolitan area surrounding Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio.Northeast Ohio refers to a similar but substantially larger area as described below....
. As of the 2000 census, its population was 284,664. Named
List of Ohio county name etymologies

This list of Ohio county name etymologies lists the 88 county of the U.S. state of Ohio, with the date of their creation. There is significant disagreement among the etymologists who have addressed the origins of many of these names....
 by early settler Heman Ely for the French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 province of Lorraine
Lorraine (province)

Lorraine is a historical area in present-day northeast France. Some of the main cities are Metz, France, Nancy and Verdun....
, its county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 is Elyria
Elyria, Ohio

Elyria is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Lorain County, Ohio. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio at the forks of the Black River founded in 1817....
 and its largest community is the Lake Erie port city of Lorain
Lorain, Ohio

Lorain is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in Northeast Ohio Ohio on Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Black River , west of Cleveland, Ohio....
.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

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, the county has a total area of 923 square mile
Square mile

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s (2,391 kmē).492 square miles (1,276 kmē) of it is land and 431 square miles (1,115 kmē) of it (46.64%) is water.

Major highways

In Lorain County, the most important highways are Interstates 80
Interstate 80

Interstate 80 is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States . It connects downtown San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, a suburb of New York City....
 and 90
Interstate 90

Interstate 90 is the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It is the northernmost coast-to-coast interstate. Its western terminus is in Seattle, Washington, at 4th Avenue S....
 (the Ohio Turnpike
Ohio Turnpike

File:JBHuntOnOhioTurnpike.JPGFile:2003 OhioTurnpike.jpgFile:Ohio Turnpike Service Plaza.JPGThe Ohio Turnpike is a -long, limited-access toll road in the U.S....
) and 480
Interstate 480 (Ohio)

Interstate 480 is a loop highway that connects the Ohio Turnpike with suburban Cleveland, Ohio. The highway is officially designated the Outerbelt South Freeway, but rarely referred to by that name....
. Other highways include U.S. Routes 6
U.S. Route 6

U.S. Route 6, also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system, running east-northeast from Bishop, California to Provincetown, Massachusetts....
 and 20
U.S. Route 20

U.S. Route 20 is an east-west United States highway. As the "0" in its route number implies, U.S. 20 is a coast-to-coast route; however, because national park roads do not have signage for U.S....
 and State Routes 2, 10, 18, 57
Ohio State Route 57

State Route 57 is a north-south state highway in northeast Ohio. Route 57 runs south from U.S. Route 6 in Ohio in Lorain, Ohio to U.S. Route 30 in Ohio at Riceland, a distance of ....
, 58
Ohio State Route 58

State Route 58 is a north-south state highway in northern Ohio. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 250 in Ashland, Ohio, and its northern terminus is at U.S....
, 83, 82, 113, 162
Ohio State Route 162

State Route 162 is an east-west state highway in the state of Ohio. Its western terminus is in Republic, Ohio at State Route 18 and State Route 67 and its eastern terminus is in Akron, Ohio at State Route 18 and State Route 261 ....
, 254
Ohio State Route 254

State Route 254 is an east-west state route in northern Ohio. The route begins at Ohio State Route 57 in Lorain, Ohio and ends at U.S. Route 20 in Lakewood, Ohio....
, 301, 303, 511
Ohio State Route 511

KiptonThe village of Kipton is notorious for being a speed trap on SR-511. Upon entering the village there is a drop in speed limit from to . The village is unique in the fact that it pays its police officers a salary of one dollar per year....
, and 611.

Adjacent counties

  • Across Lake Erie
    Lake Erie

    Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time....
     lies Chatham-Kent, Ontario
    Ontario

    Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
    , Canada
    Canada

    Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
     (north)
  • Cuyahoga County
    Cuyahoga County, Ohio

    Cuyahoga County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. It is the most populous county in Ohio; as of the United States Census 2000, the population was 1,393,978....
     (east)
  • Medina County
    Medina County, Ohio

    Medina County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 151,095. The 2004 projected population was estimated at 165,370....
     (southeast)
  • Ashland County
    Ashland County, Ohio

    Ashland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States, and was formed in 1846 from parts of Huron County, Ohio, Lorain County, Ohio, Richland County, Ohio and Wayne County, Ohio Counties....
     (south)
  • Huron County
    Huron County, Ohio

    Huron County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 59,487. Its county seat is Norwalk, Ohio....
     (southwest)
  • Erie County
    Erie County, Ohio

    Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 79,551. Its county seat is Sandusky, Ohio and is List of Ohio county name etymologies for the Erie , whose name was their word for "wildcat"....
     (west)


Demographics

Elyria Ohio Old County Building
As of the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 284,664 people, 105,836 households, and 76,201 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density

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 was 578 people per square mile (223/kmē). There were 111,368 housing units at an average density of 226 per square mile (87/kmē). The racial makeup of the county was 85.54% White
Race (United States Census)

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, 16.2% Black
Race (United States Census)

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 or African American
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.30% Native American
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.60% Asian
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.03% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)

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, 2.87% from other races
Race (United States Census)

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, and 2.17% from two or more races. 6.91% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)

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 or Latino
Race (United States Census)

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 of any race. 21.1% were of German
Germans

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, 10.5% Irish
Irish people

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, 7.8% English
English people

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, 7.0% Polish, 6.8% Italian
Italian people

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 and 6.3% American
United States

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 ancestry according to Census 2000. 92.2% spoke English
English language

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 and 4.9% Spanish
Spanish language

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 as their first language.

There were 105,836 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were married couples
Marriage

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 living together, 12.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,042, and the median income for a family was $52,856. Males had a median income of $39,902 versus $26,116 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

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 for the county was $21,054. About 6.70% of families and 9.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.90% of those under age 18 and 6.60% of those age 65 or over.

Government


Communities


Cities

  • Amherst
    Amherst, Ohio

    Amherst is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is located in Lorain County, Ohio. The population was 11,797 at the United States Census 2000....
  • Avon
    Avon, Ohio

    Avon is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,446 at the United States Census 2000....
  • Avon Lake
    Avon Lake, Ohio

    Avon Lake is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 18,145 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Elyria
    Elyria, Ohio

    Elyria is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Lorain County, Ohio. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio at the forks of the Black River founded in 1817....
  • Lorain
    Lorain, Ohio

    Lorain is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in Northeast Ohio Ohio on Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Black River , west of Cleveland, Ohio....
  • North Ridgeville
    North Ridgeville, Ohio

    North Ridgeville is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 22,338 at the United States Census 2000....
  • Oberlin
    Oberlin, Ohio

    Oberlin is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, to the south and west of Cleveland, Ohio. Oberlin is perhaps best known for being the home of Oberlin College, a liberal arts college and music College or university school of music with approximately 3,000 students....
  • Sheffield Lake
    Sheffield Lake, Ohio

    Sheffield Lake is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 9,371 at the United States Census 2000.Geography...
  • Vermilion
    Vermilion, Ohio

    Vermilion is a city in Erie County, Ohio and Lorain County, Ohio counties in Ohio, U.S. The population was 10,927 at the United States Census 2000....


    • Villages

    • Grafton
      Grafton, Ohio

      Grafton is a village #Ohio in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, along the East Branch of the Black River . The population was 2,302 at the United States Census, 2000....
    • Kipton
      Kipton, Ohio

      Kipton is a village #Ohio in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 265 at the United States Census 2000.Kipton was the site of a famous train wreck on April 19, 1891, which was caused by railroad engineers' pocket watch not being in sync and led to the adoption of stringent quality-control standards for railroad chron...
    • LaGrange
      LaGrange, Ohio

      LaGrange is a village #Ohio in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,815 at the United States Census 2000....
    • Rochester
      Rochester, Ohio

      Rochester is a village #Ohio in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, along the West Branch of the Black River . The population was 190 at the United States Census 2000....
  • Sheffield
    Sheffield, Ohio

    Sheffield is a village #Ohio in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, along the Black River . The population was 2,949 at the United States Census 2000....
  • South Amherst
    South Amherst, Ohio

    South Amherst is a village #Ohio in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,863 at the United States Census 2000....
  • Wellington
    Wellington, Ohio

    Wellington is a village #Ohio in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,511 at the United States Census 2000....


    • Townships

    • Amherst
      Amherst Township, Lorain County, Ohio

      Amherst Township is one of the eighteen civil township of Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,598 people in the township, 6,174 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township....
    • Brighton
      Brighton Township, Lorain County, Ohio

      Brighton Township is one of the eighteen civil township of Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 942 people in the township....
    • Brownhelm
      Brownhelm Township, Lorain County, Ohio

      Brownhelm Township is one of the eighteen civil township of Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,782 people in the township, 1,792 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township....
    • Camden
      Camden Township, Lorain County, Ohio

      Camden Township is one of the eighteen civil township of Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,530 people in the township, 1,265 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township....
    • Carlisle
      Carlisle Township, Lorain County, Ohio

      Carlisle Township is one of the eighteen civil township of Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,339 people in the unincorporated parts of the township....
  • Columbia
  • Eaton
    Eaton Township, Lorain County, Ohio

    Eaton Township is one of the eighteen civil township of Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,675 people in the unincorporated portions of the township....
  • Elyria
    Elyria Township, Lorain County, Ohio

    Elyria Township is one of the eighteen civil township of Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,520 people in the unincorporated portions of the township....
  • Grafton
    Grafton Township, Lorain County, Ohio

    Grafton Township is one of the eighteen civil township of Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,722 people in the unincorporated portions of the township....
  • Henrietta
    Henrietta Township, Lorain County, Ohio

    Henrietta Township is one of the eighteen civil township of Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,873 people in the township....
  • Huntington
    Huntington Township, Lorain County, Ohio

    Huntington Township is one of the eighteen civil township of Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,282 people in the township....
  • LaGrange
    LaGrange Township, Lorain County, Ohio

    LaGrange Township is one of the eighteen civil township of Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,972 people in the township, 4,157 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township....
  • New Russia
    New Russia Township, Lorain County, Ohio

    New Russia Township is one of the eighteen civil township of Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,357 people in the township, 1,918 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township....
  • Penfield
    Penfield Township, Lorain County, Ohio

    Penfield Township is one of the eighteen civil township of Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,690 people in the township....
  • Pittsfield
    Pittsfield Township, Lorain County, Ohio

    Pittsfield Township is one of the eighteen civil township of Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,549 people in the unincorporated portions of the township....
  • Rochester
    Rochester Township, Lorain County, Ohio

    Rochester Township is one of the eighteen civil township of Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 752 people in the township, 562 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township....
  • Sheffield
    Sheffield Township, Lorain County, Ohio

    Sheffield Township is one of the eighteen civil township of Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,117 people in the unincorporated portions of the township....
  • Wellington
    Wellington Township, Lorain County, Ohio

    Wellington Township is one of the eighteen civil township of Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,904 people in the township, 1,393 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township....


    • Census-designated place

    • Eaton Estates
      Eaton Estates, Ohio

      Eaton Estates is a census-designated place in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,409 at the United States Census, 2000....


    Other communities

    • Belden
    • Brentwood Lake
      Brentwood Lake, Ohio

      Brentwood Lake is an unincorporated area in far eastern Carlisle Township, Lorain County, Ohio, Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. It lies at the intersection of State Routes Ohio State Route 57 and Ohio State Route 82 midway between Elyria, Ohio and Grafton, Ohio....
    • Brighton
    • Brownhelm
    • Columbia Hills Corners
  • Henrietta
  • Huntington
  • North Eaton
  • Penfield
  • Pittsfield


    • Education


    Higher Education

    • Lorain County Community College
      Lorain County Community College

      Lorain County Community College is a community college located in the city of Elyria, Ohio in Lorain County, Ohio, Ohio, which is part of the Northeast Ohio region....
      , Elyria
    • Oberlin College
      Oberlin College

      Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio. It was founded in 1833 by Presbyterian ministers, and is home to the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, making it the only top-ranked Liberal arts colleges in the United States with a top-ranked conservatory....
      , Oberlin


    Public School Districts

    There are 20 public school districts in Lorain County. Those primarily in Lorain County are listed in bold. Each district's high school(s) and location is also listed.

    • Amherst Exempted Village School District
      • Amherst Marion L. Steele High School, Amherst
    • Avon Local School District
      • Avon High School, Avon
    • Avon Lake City School District
      • Avon Lake High School, Avon Lake
    • Black River Local School District (also in Medina Co
      Medina County, Ohio

      Medina County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 151,095. The 2004 projected population was estimated at 165,370....
       and Ashland Co
      Ashland County, Ohio

      Ashland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States, and was formed in 1846 from parts of Huron County, Ohio, Lorain County, Ohio, Richland County, Ohio and Wayne County, Ohio Counties....
      .)
      • Black River High School, Sullivan
    • Clearview Local School District
      • Clearview High School, Lorain
    • Columbia Local School District
      • Columbia High School, Columbia Station
    • Elyria City School District
      • Elyria High School
        Elyria High School

        Elyria High School is a High School in Elyria, Ohio. Founded in 1830, it is notable for being the first chartered high school west of the Allegheny Mountains....
        , Elyria
    • Firelands Local School District (also in Erie Co
      Erie County, Ohio

      Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 79,551. Its county seat is Sandusky, Ohio and is List of Ohio county name etymologies for the Erie , whose name was their word for "wildcat"....
      .)
      • Firelands High School, Henrietta Twp / Oberlin
    • Keystone Local School District
      • Keystone High School, LaGrange
    • Lorain City School District
      • Lorain Admiral King High School, Lorain
      • Lorain Southview High School, Lorain
    • Mapleton Local School District (Primarily in Ashland Co
      Ashland County, Ohio

      Ashland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States, and was formed in 1846 from parts of Huron County, Ohio, Lorain County, Ohio, Richland County, Ohio and Wayne County, Ohio Counties....
      .)
      • Mapleton High School, Ashland
    • Midview Local School District
      • Midview High School, Grafton
    • New London Local School District (primarily in Huron Co
      Huron County, Ohio

      Huron County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 59,487. Its county seat is Norwalk, Ohio....
      .)
      • New London High School, New London
    • North Ridgeville City School District
      • North Ridgeville High School, North Ridgeville
    • Oberlin City School District
      • Oberlin High School, Oberlin
    • Olmsted Falls City Schools (primarily in Cuyahoga Co
      Cuyahoga County, Ohio

      Cuyahoga County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. It is the most populous county in Ohio; as of the United States Census 2000, the population was 1,393,978....
      .)
      • Olmsted Falls High School, Olmsted Falls
    • Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City School District
      • Brookside High School, Sheffield
    • Strongsville City School District (primarily in Cuyahoga Co
      Cuyahoga County, Ohio

      Cuyahoga County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. It is the most populous county in Ohio; as of the United States Census 2000, the population was 1,393,978....
      .)
      • Strongsville High School, Strongsville
    • Vermilion Local Schools (primarily in Erie Co
      Erie County, Ohio

      Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 79,551. Its county seat is Sandusky, Ohio and is List of Ohio county name etymologies for the Erie , whose name was their word for "wildcat"....
      .)
      • Vermilion High School, Vermilion
    • Wellington Exempted Village School District (also in Huron Co
      Huron County, Ohio

      Huron County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 59,487. Its county seat is Norwalk, Ohio....
      .)
      • Wellington High School, Wellington


    Private High Schools

    • Elyria Catholic High School, Elyria
    • Lake Ridge Academy
      Lake Ridge Academy

      Lake Ridge Academy is an independent K-12 school in North Ridgeville, Ohio, Ohio, United States, founded in 1963. The only independent school on the west side of Cleveland, Lake Ridge is one of the smallest private schools in the Cleveland area, with 366 students enrolled in the past year....
      , North Ridgeville
    • Open Door Christian School, Elyria
    • Christian Community School, North Eaton


    See also

    • USS Lorain County (LST-1177)
      USS Lorain County (LST-1177)

      The USS Lorain County was a built for the United States Navy during the late 1950s. Named after Lorain County, Ohio, she was the only U.S....


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