Lorain is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. It is located in Northeast Ohio on Lake Erie at the mouth of the Black River, about 25 miles (40 km) west of Cleveland. With a population of 65,211 at the 2020 census, Lorain is the ninth-most populous city in Ohio, the most populous in Lorain County and the third-most populous in Greater Cleveland.
Midwest
Lorain
Lorain County, OH
Population
65,138
Walk Score
64 · Somewhat Walkable
Median rent
$832
Median home value
$115,200
Founded
1807
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Broadway Historic District · listed 2022
- Eiden Prehistoric District · listed 1978
Notable landmarks
- American Felsol Company Building · listed 2011
- Antlers Hotel · listed 1982
- Broadway Building · listed 1985
- Duane Block · listed 1987
- Eagles Building · listed 1986
- Erie Avenue Bridge
- Gould Block · listed 2005
- Johnson Steel Street Railway Company General Offices Building · listed 1992
- Lorain Carnegie Public Library · listed 2023
- Lorain Fire Station No. 1 · listed 1987
- Lorain Lighthouse · listed 1978
- Lorain YMCA Building · listed 1992
- Moore, Leonard M., House · listed 1993
- Palace Theatre Building · listed 1978
- Root, William H., House · listed 1978
- Seher, William, House · listed 1976
- St. Ladislaus Roman Catholic Church · listed 1982
- U.S. Post Office · listed 1982
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