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		Location Map: Select for larger static map Select for interactive map viewer of Ohio's Lake Erie Public Access sites Established: December 26, 1822 2010 Population: 301,356 Land Area and Ohio County Rank: 492.6 square miles 29 of 88 Acres of Designated Coastal Management Area Total: 289,072 acres Land: 4,377 acres Island: 0 Water: 284,695 acres Miles of Coast: 23 miles Miles of Publicly Accessible Coast: 2.1 miles Number of Access Sites: 15 County Seat: City of Elyria Named for: French Province of Lorraine Grants: OCMP A brief history: Lorain County was formed December 26, 1822, from portions of Huron, Medina and Cuyahoga counties which were originally part of the Connecticut Western Reserve. The county’s 493 square miles were settled by people attracted to jobs in industries such as shipbuilding, steelmaking and fishing. In the later part of the 20th century, the county’s population grew dramatically. Residents of nearby Cleveland in Cuyahoga County moved west to Lorain and surrounding counties. However, today Lorain County is still overwhelmingly rural, with only seven percent of the county deemed to be urban. Most residents earn their living by working in manufacturing, sales or service positions. Farming ranks eighth. Some county residents also earn their living on Lake Erie. Elyria is the county seat and the second largest community in the county. The coastal city of Lorain is the largest. The county is named for the Lorraine region of France. Many of the county’s earliest European settlers were abolitionists. Oberlin College, in the city so named, was the first institution of higher education in the United States to admit women and African Americans into the same classes as white men. Learn more: Lorain County www.loraincounty.us City of Avon Lake www.avonlake.org City of Lorain www.cityoflorain.org City of Sheffield Lake www.sheffieldlake.net City of Vermilion www.vermilion.net Lorain County Chamber of Commerce www.loraincountychamber.com Lorain County Metro Parks www.metroparks.cc Lorain County Visitors Bureau www.visitloraincounty.com North Coast Regional Chamber of Commerce www.northcoastchamber.com Vermilion Chamber of Commerce vermilionohio.com Vermilion Township www.vermiliontownship.com Print this PAGE: Print the Lorain County introduction page. (512 KB). Maps listed below are not included. Print this CHAPTER: Download and print the Lorain County chapter of the Lake Erie Public Access Guidebook as a PDF (11,133 KB). More Lake Erie Maps: More maps of Lake Erie and Ohio's coast are found in our online Coastal Map Library. More Lorain County Maps: Lorain County maps linked below have been developed by the Office of Coastal Management. LO_Access – Lake Erie Public Access Sites in Lorain County County map showing numbered list of sites in Lorain County where the public can go to access Ohio’s portion of the Lake Erie shore. Lo1 – Lorain County Profile Map Base map showing political boundaries and transportation network with county and coastal facts. LO2 - Lorain County Watersheds This map illustrates 14-digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) watershed boundaries, general hydrography and transportation in Lorain County. Map size: ANSI C (17" x 22"). Lorainlocator - Lorain County Designated Coastal Management Area Lorain County map with location grids to show Ohio's designated Coastal Management Area overlayed on USGS 7-minute quadrangle maps