Lorain
Lorain may refer to: Places * Lorain, Ohio * Lorain, Pennsylvania * Lorain, Wisconsin * Lorain County, Ohio ** Lorain County Community College * Lorain Township, Minnesota People * René Lorain (born 1900), French athlete * Sophie Lorain, Canadian actress Organizations * Lorain City School District * Lorain Correctional Institution * Lorain County Transit * Lorain, Ashland & Southern Railroad Other uses * ''Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co.'' * USS ''Lorain'' (PF-93) See also * Loraine (other) * Lorrain (other) * Lorraine (other) Lorraine is a cultural and historical region in northeastern France. Lorraine may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Lorraine (given name) * Lorraine (surname) * Anna of Lorraine (1522–1568) * Cardinal of Lorraine (other) ...

Lorain, Ohio
Lorain () is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Black River, about 30 miles west of Cleveland. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 65,211, making it Ohio's ninth-largest city, the third-largest in Greater Cleveland, and the largest in Lorain County by population. History According to local government records, the city began as an unincorporated village established before 1834 as “Black River Village”, and was renamed in 1837 as "Charleston." According to 19th-century historians, the new name was rejected by its own citizens, who continued to use Black River Village. The village was incorporated as Lorain in 1874 and became a city in 1896. The first mayor was Conrad Reid, who took office on April 6, 1874. The municipal boundaries incorporated most of the former Black River Township judicial boundaries, and portions of the Sheffield Township, Amherst Township, ...
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