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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Lorain County is a county in northeastern Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 301,356. Its county seat is Elyria. The county was created in 1822 and later organized in 1824.
Lorain County is part of the Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The county is also home to Amherst, with its sandstone quarries, and Oberlin College, in Oberlin.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1822 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1824 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1824 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1840 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1867 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1830 | 5,696
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| 1840 | 18,467
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| 1850 | 26,086
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| 1860 | 29,744
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| 1870 | 30,308
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| 1880 | 35,526
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| 1890 | 40,295
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| 1900 | 54,857
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| 1910 | 76,037
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| 1920 | 90,612
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| 1930 | 109,206
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| 1940 | 112,390
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| 1950 | 148,162
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| 1960 | 217,500
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| 1970 | 256,843
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| 1980 | 274,909
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| 1990 | 271,126
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Lorain County, Ohio, United States
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