Lorain County, Ohio
Lorain County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, and is considered to be a part of what is locally referred to as Greater Cleveland. As of the 2000 census, its population was 284,664. Named by early settler Heman Ely for the French province of Lorraine, its county seat is Elyria and its largest community is the Lake Erie port city of Lorain.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 923
square miles (2,391 km²).492 square miles (1,276 km²) of it is land and 431
square miles (1,115 km²) of it (46.64%) is water.