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Notable locations in Lorain: Beaver Creek Boat Club (A), Beaver Park Marina (B), Lorain Industrial Park (C), Lorain Country Club (D), Copper Kettle Marina (E), Pearl Avenue Industrial Park (F), Coppers Kettle Marina (G), Hot Waters Marina (H), Spitzers Marina (I), Emerald Valley Golf Course (J), West Park Industrial Park (K), Lorain Yacht Club (L), Lorain City Hall (M), Fire Station Number 1 (N), Lorain Public Library (O), Palace Civic Center (P). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Oakwood Shopping Center (1), Westgate Shopping Center (2), Lorain Plaza Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Lorain include: Agudath B'nai Israel Church (A), Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church (B), Hungarian Reformed Church (C), Delaware Avenue United Methodist Church (D), Apostles Doctrine Church (E), La Inglesia De Dios (F), Lorain Baptist Church (G), Lorain Seventh Day Adventist Church (H), Lord of Life Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Elmwood Cemetery (1), Claus Family Cemetery (2), Calvary Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Martin Run (A), Black River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Lorain include: Laurel Park (1), Lincoln Park (2), Longfellow Park (3), Hoy-Lo-Mae Park (4), Streator Park (5), Sunny Acres Park (6), Lakeview Park (7), Bartish Park (8), Homewood Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post offices: Amherst Post Office (A), Lorain Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Black River Historical Society (Museums; 309 West 5th Street) (1), Futuretronics Pinball (Amusement & Theme Parks; 20555 North Ridge Road) (2), Dreams Bingo (4519 Ashland Avenue SuiteB) (3), Footprint Tours Inc (Tours & Charters; 209 West 6th Street Suite 12) (4). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Erieview Motel (2800 West Erie Avenue) (1), Holiday Inn Elyria-Lorain (1825 Lorain Boulevard) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Court: Federal Bureau Of Investigation (2173 North Ridge Road East) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
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Air pollution trends in Lorain
Pollutant: Carbon Monoxide 2nd Max at 3 sites: 2.4 ppm in 2005 (it was 4.5 ppm in 2000, 5.3 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone 4th Max at 5 sites: 0.086 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.078 ppm in 2000, 0.085 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone 2nd Max at 5 sites: 0.106 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.101 ppm in 2000, 0.108 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM10) Weighted Annual Mean at 7 sites: 29.7 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 30.9 µ/m3 in 2000, 33.4 µ/m3 in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Weighted Annual Mean at 7 sites: 18.0 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 17.6 µ/m3 in 2000).
Pollutant: Lead: 0.03 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 0.03 µ/m3 in 2000, 0.10 µ/m3 in 1990).
Pollutant: Sulfur Oxides Annual Mean at 5 sites: 0.0061 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.0057 ppm in 2000, 0.0112 ppm in 1990).
Drinking water stations with addresses in Lorain and their reported violations in the past:
ELYRIA WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 68000, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- WQP Entry Point Non-Compliance - Between JAN-2003 and JUN-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-22-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-22-2003)
- OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JUL-1997 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUL-01-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-10-1998), St Public Notif requested (JUL-10-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 1 NTU - In MAR-2003, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-04-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-04-2003), St Public Notif received (JUN-23-2003)
- Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JUL-1997 and DEC-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUL-01-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-10-1998), St Public Notif requested (JUL-10-1998)
- 10 regular monitoring violations
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lorain, OH
People in group quarters in Lorain
- 499 people in nursing homes
- 139 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 23 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 17 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 11 people in religious group quarters
- 10 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 6 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 6 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 5 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 5 people in other group homes
Lorain compared to Ohio state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Lorain (2007 data):
- The Lorain National Bank: West Park Drive Branch, Oberlin Avenue Branch, East Side Branch, Pearl Avenue Branch, at 457 Broadway, Drive-In Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $851.3 mil, Deposits: $717.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 21 total offices, Holding Company: Lnb Bancorp Inc.
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Broadway Branch, Southview Branch, Midcities Branch. Info updated 2006-12-27: Bank assets: $1,179,390.0 mil, Deposits: $650,614.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 3113 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
- First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lorain: 1946 Broadway Branch, First Federal Savings And Loan Assoc, 2233 East 42nd Street Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $396.7 mil, Deposits: $337.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 6 total offices
- Fifth Third Bank: 5320 Oberlin Avenue Branch at 5320 Oberlin Avenue, branch established on 1889-01-01; Lorain-Downtown at 559 Broadway, branch established on 1889-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $52,672.0 mil, Deposits: $31,725.7 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 413 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
- Firstmerit Bank, National Association: Tower Boulevard Branch at 4200 Oberlin Ave, branch established on 1968-08-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $10,244.6 mil, Deposits: $7,517.7 mil, headquarters in Akron, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 162 total offices, Holding Company: Firstmerit Corporation
- Buckeye Community Bank: at 105 Sheffield Center, branch established on 1999-10-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $134.5 mil, Deposits: $119.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Buckeye Bancshares, Inc.
- U.S. Bank National Association: Lorain-Amherst K-Mart Branch at 5350 Leavitt Road, branch established on 1993-10-25. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
- Charter One Bank, National Association: Sheffield Centre/Tops Branch at 400 Sheffield Centre, branch established on 2003-08-25. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $45,991.8 mil, Deposits: $21,276.3 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, 503 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
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2004 Presidential Election results in Lorain County Ohio:
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- Utility gas (83%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Health |
22 | $81,639 | $44,530 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
28 | $103,219 | $44,237 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
52 | $209,119 | $48,258 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
20 | $83,295 | $49,977 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
17 | $62,357 | $44,017 | 2 | $2,480 |
| Other Government Administration |
12 | $50,422 | $50,422 | 16 | $12,204 |
| Judicial and Legal |
38 | $123,180 | $38,899 | 7 | $13,342 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
102 | $453,341 | $53,334 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
20 | $57,172 | $34,303 | 4 | $5,269 |
| Firefighters |
79 | $365,914 | $55,582 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $3,102 | $37,224 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
30 | $136,575 | $54,630 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
64 | $268,350 | $50,316 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
5 | $19,326 | $46,382 | 1 | $399 |
| Totals for Government |
490 | $2,017,012 | $49,396 | 30 | $33,693 |
Lorain government finances in 2006:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,128,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $9,649,000
All Other: $1,040,000
- Construction - General - Other: $5,226,000
Sewerage: $1,349,000
Regular Highways: $1,275,000
Water Utilities: $784,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $70,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $10,351,000
Local Fire Protection: $7,486,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,870,000
Sewerage: $5,753,000
Water Utilities: $5,590,000
General - Other: $3,369,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,567,000
Regular Highways: $2,539,000
Health - Other: $1,725,000
Financial Administration: $1,305,000
Parks and Recreation: $962,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $620,000
Central Staff Services: $563,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $252,000
Solid Waste Management: $46,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,090,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $1,698,000
General - Other: $849,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $8,645,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $8,645,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,665,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,366,000
General Revenue, NEC: $382,000
Interest Earnings: $322,000
Special Assessments: $73,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,654,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,508,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,811,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,151,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,243,000
Local Fire Protection: $709,000
Police Protection: $574,000
Solid Waste Management: $162,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $114,000
Parks and Recreation: $65,000
Financial Administration: $64,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $43,000
Health - Other: $36,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $26,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $19,771,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $8,556,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $5,495,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,707,000
- State Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $6,129,000
General Local Government Support: $5,170,000
Highways: $2,121,000
All Other: $1,465,000
Sewerage: $503,000
Health and Hospitals: $503,000
Water Utilities: $23,000
- Tax - Individual Income: $18,968,000
Property: $4,441,000
Other License: $1,176,000
Death and Gift: $471,000
Motor Vehicle License: $257,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $35,207,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $437,000
4.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,222 average adjusted gross income) | Here: |  4.83% | | Ohio average: |  5.31% |
0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($405 average AGI)| Lorain County: | 0.10% | | Ohio average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,302 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.89% | | Ohio average: | 5.79% |
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($232 average AGI)| Lorain County: | 0.03% | | Ohio average: | 0.04% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Lorain:
- WDLW (1380 AM; 1 kW; LORAIN, OH)
- WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHK (1220 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJTB (1040 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NORTH RIDGEVILLE, OH; Owner: TAYLOR BROADCASTING CO)
- WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WWMK (1260 AM; 10 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WOBL (1320 AM; 1 kW; OBERLIN, OH; Owner: WOBL RADIO, INC.)
- WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
- WERE (1300 AM; 5 kW; CLEVELAND, OH)
Strongest FM radio stations in Lorain:
- WCLV (104.9 FM; LORAIN, OH; Owner: RADIO SEAWAY, INC.)
- WNWV (107.3 FM; ELYRIA, OH; Owner: ELYRIA-LORAIN BROADCASTING CO.)
- WQAL (104.1 FM; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WMJI (105.7 FM; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WMVX (106.5 FM; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCX (98.5 FM; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OF CLEVELAND INC.)
- WDOK (102.1 FM; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WKFM (96.1 FM; HURON, OH; Owner: ELYRIA-LORAIN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WNZN (89.1 FM; LORAIN, OH; Owner: THE SPANISH CULTURAL NETWORK)
- WOBC-FM (91.5 FM; OBERLIN, OH; Owner: OBERLIN COLLEGE STUDENT NETWORK, INC.)
- WBWC (88.3 FM; BEREA, OH; Owner: BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around Lorain:
- WKYC-TV (Channel 3; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: WKYC-TV, INC.)
- WEWS-TV (Channel 5; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WOIO (Channel 19; SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
- WBNX-TV (Channel 55; AKRON, OH; Owner: WINSTON BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WQHS-TV (Channel 61; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: UNIVISION CLEVELAND LLC)
- W35AX (Channel 35; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: MEDIA-COM TELEVISION, INC.)
- WUAB (Channel 43; LORAIN, OH; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
- WVIZ (Channel 25; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: IDEASTREAM)
- WJW (Channel 8; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: WJW LICENSE, INC.)
- WRAP-CA (Channel 32; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
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