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Elyria
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seat of Lorain County, Ohio, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Ohio
- County
- Lorain
- Founded
- March 1817
- Type
- Mayor–council
- Total
- 20.81 sq mi (53.89 km )
- Land
- 20.55 sq mi (53.22 km )
- Water
- 0.26 sq mi (0.67 km )
- Elevation
- 709 ft (216 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 53,117
- Density
- 2,562.6/sq mi (989.42/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Zip codes
- 44035, 44036, 44039, 44074
- Fips code
- 39-25256
- Website
- www .cityofelyria .org
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Encyclopedic overview
Elyria (/əˈlɪəriə/ ə-LEER-ee-ə) is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The city is at the forks of the Black River in Northeast Ohio. The population was 52,656 at the 2020 census. Located 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Cleveland, it is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area and home to Lorain County Community College.
Etymology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Elyria” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.