Lorain,+Ohio

Geography: Lorain, obviously, is a location in Ohio. The city is on the northeastern side of Ohio and just south of Lake Erie. In fact, it is located near the shores of the Great Lake. It was first settled in 1807 with the name Charleston.

Politics: Lorain is one of the largest cities in Ohio(10th to be exact with at least 68, 652) to not have a charter. The city of Lorain functions under a Statutory government. Politics have traditionally been closely tied to that of the local Democratic Party.

Culture Recent News: Previous Stories/History: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorain,_Ohio Lorain, Ohio is a city located in the Lorain county. Lorain county was founded in 1822. It is named after the Lorraine region of France. It is also known as one of the first places to go against slavery. Oberlin college, which is in the region, was the first institution to allow women and African Americans to be in the classes with White men. Today, many people from Cleaveland live in Lorain to have a rural lifestyle, rather than the noisy city life. Lorain, Ohio is a very white race dominated region. But, because of the city's steel mills coporations and the cities industries there about 70 different nationalities residing there. There is also a festival called the Lorain International festival. In this festival people celebrate and show pride of their diverse ethnicity, as well as their religious and cultural backgrounds. There is also a parade that consists of more than 20 boats with decorations.

A severe tornado struck Loraine, Ohio in 1924. This tornado was not the most powerful tornado to ever hit Ohio but it hit an overly populated area which caused many fatalities. This tornado killed 85 people in Ohio. 72 of these people were in Loraine, Ohio.

__2000-2005:__ Males: 32,549 = 47.4% Females: 36,103 = 52.6%

Current races in Lorain, Ohio: - White Non-Hispanic = 61.1% - Hispanic = 21.0% - Black = 15.9% - Other race 9.6% - Two or more races = 4.0% - American Indian = 1.2%

Ancestries: German = 16.0% Irish = 11.0% Polish = 7.8% Italian = 6.7% English = 6.1% Hungarian = 4.5% http://www.city-data.com/city/Lorain-Ohio.html