Lorain County, Ohio

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.HistoryLorain County was established in 1822, from portions of several of its adjacent counties. This county became judicially-independent in 1824. The original proposed name for the county was "Colerain". ( and therefore, the final name "Lorain" seems to have no true intended connection to the Alsace-Lorraine area of France, as theorized by later historians).GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (47%) is water. It is the fourth-largest county in Ohio by total area.Adjacent countiesCuyahoga County (east)Medina County (southeast)Ashland County (south)Huron County (southwest)Erie County (northwest)