Lorain County, Ohio

Founding: 1824 (declared in 1822)

Parent counties: Cuyahoga, Huron, and Medina

Namesake: The French province of Lorraine
Seat: Elyria (1824–)

Land area: 491 square miles

Population (2020): 312,964

Population (historic): 5,696 (1830); 29,744 (1860); 35,526 (1880); 54,857 (1900); 109,206 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1980; 1990–2020

Subdivisions: Eight cities; seven villages; two CDPs; 18 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 20,073 (15.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 63.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 26.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,271
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,686

Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,425
Average farm Size (1920): 61.1 acres
Sources of settlement: New York, England, Germany, Connecticut, and Ireland
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Elyria

Namesake: Heman Ely, the city's founder (and perhaps a reference to classical Illyria)

Founding: 1817 (platting); 1824 (post office); 1833 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 52,656

Population (historic): 168 (1830); 1,613 (1860); 4,777 (1880); 8,791 (1900); 25,633 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1980
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,223 (20.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. James Nichols House (c. 1865). 45345 North Ridge Road. Amherst. Italianate.
2. William Hurst House (1843). 33065 Detroit Road. Avon. Greek Revival.
3. Holy Trinity Catholic Church (1900). 33601 Detroit Road. Avon. Gothic Revival.
4. Peter Miller House (c. 1830). 33740 Lake Road. Avon. Greek Revival.
5. John Nagel House (c. 1845). 3285 Nagel Road. Avon. Greek Revival.
6. Jonathan Stocking Farm (c. 1855). 24096 Gore Orphanage Road. Brighton. Gothic Revival.
7. Benjamin Bacon House (c. 1845). 51211 North Ridge Road. Brownhelm. Greek Revival.
8. Adelbert Keyse House (1930). 10400 East River Road. Columbia. Tudor Revival.
9. Darlon Allen House (c. 1840). 26140 State Route 58. Huntington. Greek Revival.
10. Hiram Whitbeck Farm (c. 1875). 42423 State Route 18. Penfield. Italianate.
11. Carlos Avery House (1855). 18797 State Route 58. Pittsfield. Greek Revival.
12. Samuel Cahoon House (c. 1860). 38251 Center Ridge Road. Ridgeville. Italianate.
13. Stowell Dudley Farm (c. 1870). 680 West Lorain Street. Russia. Italianate.
14. St. Teresa Catholic Church (1907). 1878 Abbe Road. Sheffield. Gothic Revival.
15. Halsey Garfield House (c. 1850). 4789 Detroit Road. Sheffield. Greek Revival.
16. Milton Garfield House (1839). 4921 Detroit Road. Sheffield. Greek Revival.
17. Luther Winchell House (c. 1870). 44530 State Route 18. Wellington. Italianate.

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