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, ...