Elyria, Ohio | |
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Downtown Elyria Broad Street Old County Courthouse Ely Park Administration Building | |
Coordinates: 41°22′24″N 82°06′46″W / 41.37333°N 82.11278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Lorain |
Founded | March 1817 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor – Council |
Area | |
• Total | 20.81 sq mi (53.89 km2) |
• Land | 20.55 sq mi (53.22 km2) |
• Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2) |
Elevation | 709 ft (216 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 52,656 |
• Estimate (2023)[4] | 53,117 |
• Density | 2,562.59/sq mi (989.42/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 44035, 44036, 44039, 44074 |
Area code | 440 |
FIPS code | 39-25256[5] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086508[2] |
Website | https://www.cityofelyria.org/ |
Elyria (/əˈlɪəriə/ ə-LEER-ee-ə[6]) is a city in, and the county seat of, Lorain County, Ohio, United States, located at the forks of the Black River in Northeast Ohio 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Cleveland.[7] As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 52,656.[8] It is a principal city in the Cleveland metropolitan area. The city is home to Lorain County Community College.
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