Lake County

Also known as Lake County, Ohio, Lake County, OH

county in Ohio, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Ohio
Founded: March 6, 1840
Named after: Lake Erie
Seat: Painesville
Largest city: Mentor
Total: 979 sq mi (2,540 km )
Land: 227 sq mi (590 km )
Water: 752 sq mi (1,950 km ) 77%
Estimate 2025: 232,217
Density: 1,020/sq mi (396/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district: 14th
Website: www .lakecountyohio .gov

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Wikidata facts

Population: 232603
Area: 2535
Official website: www.lakecountyohio.gov
Image: Lake County Courthouse, Painesville OH, USA.jpg
Households: 96534
Licence plate code: 43

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Commons category: Lake County, Ohio
inception: 1840-03-06
water as percent of area: 77
native label: Lake County
per capita income: 35007

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Lake County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 232,603. Its county seat is Painesville, and its largest city is Mentor.

The county was established on March 6, 1840, from land given by Cuyahoga and Geauga counties. Its name is derived from its location on the southern shore of Lake Erie and the fact that the majority of the county’s land lies beneath Lake Erie. Lake County is part of the Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.