Lorain County

Year Organized: 1824

Square Miles: 923 (491 land, 432 water)

Townships: Amherst, Brighton, Brownhelm, Camden, Carlisle, Columbia, Eaton, Elyria, Grafton, Henrietta, Huntington, LaGrange, New Russia, Penfield, Pittsfield, Rochester, Sheffield, Wellington

Cites: Amherst, Avon, Avon Lake, Elyria, Lorain, North Ridgeville, Oberlin, Sheffield Lake, Vermilion

School Districts: Amherst Exempted Village, Avon Local, Avon Lake City, Clearview Local, Columbia Local, Elyria City, Firelands Local, Keystone Local, Lorain City, Midview Local, North Ridgeville City, Oberlin City, Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City, Wellington Exempted

Libraries: Lorain Public Library System (6 locations), Elyria Public Library System (5 locations)

Museums: 103rd OVI Memorial Foundation/Civil War Museum, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Amherst Historical Society Sandstone Village, Benjamin Bacon House Museum, The Burrell Homestead, Elyria Art Works, Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Ginko Gallery, Heritage Avon Lake Folger Home, Kanisa House & Dred Sctot Garden, Lorain County Historical Society & Museum, Oberlin Heritage Center, Peter Miller House Museum, Riverdog Gallery, Spirit of '76 Museum, Stocker Arts Center, Vermilion News Print Shop Museum, Weltzheimer/Johnson House

Parks: Black River Reservation, Carlisle Reservation, Cascade Park, Findley State Park, Lakeview Park, akewood Beach Park, Linwood Park, Lorain County Metro Parks, Miller Nature Preserve and Conservatory, Miller Road Park, Sandy Ridge Reservation, Schoepfle Garde, Sheffield Lake Community Park, Showse Park, Vermilion River Reservation, Veterans Memorial Park, Wellington Reservation

Population: 301,356