Elyria, Ohio
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Elyria is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, at the forks of the Black River. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 55,953. It is the county seat of Lorain County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Named by early settler, Heman Ely, according to local legend by combining his name with the locale of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Home to Lorain County Community College.
Geography
Elyria is located at (41.373396, -82.101692)[Geographic references#1GR1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 51.6 km² (19.9 mi²). 51.5 km² (19.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.15%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 55,953 people, 22,409 households, and 14,834 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,086.2/km² (2,813.7/mi²). There were 23,841 housing units at an average density of 462.8/km² (1,198.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 81.35% White, 14.17% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.95% from other races, and 2.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.78% of the population.There were 22,409 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,156, and the median income for a family was $45,846. Males had a median income of $34,898 versus $24,027 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,344. About 9.5% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.
Famous Past and Present Residents
- Sherwood Anderson, writer
- Thelma Drake, politician
- Vic Janowicz, former baseball and football player, 1950 Heisman Trophy winner
- Arthur Garford, inventor, industrialist and pioneer automaker
- Glenn Hamilton, author, scientist, educator
- Robert Edwin Lee, playwright and lyricist
- Les Miles, college football coach
- Tim Rattay, professional football player
- Clayton Rawson, mystery writer, editor, and amateur magician
- Victoria Wells Wulsin, medical doctor and politician
External links
- [link] - City of Elyria website
- [The Chronicle Telegram] - Local Newspaper
- [link] - Elyria City Schools website
- [St Jude School] - Local Catholic school
- [link] - Lorain County Community College website
- [LorainCounty.com] - Locally run community website
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