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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 located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 312,964. Its county seat is Elyria. The county was physically established in 1822, becoming judicially independent in 1824. Lorain County is part of the Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is home to Oberlin College.
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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