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Elyria is a city in Lorain County, in the Cleveland-Elyria metro area.
It is the county seat.
The community was named after settler Heman Ely
[NOTE: This is not the only community in Ohio named Elyria. For links to other places called Elyria, OH, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]
The latitude of Elyria is 41.368N. The longitude is -82.107W.
It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 715 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 56,096.
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Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Elyria demographic reports
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21% of Elyria residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Elyria ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Elyria was $19,344, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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13% of Elyria residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Elyria, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $430. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $901.
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Lorain County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Elyria political report.
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The average commute time for Elyria workers is 20 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
A total of 9 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Elyria between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
This is a rate of 1.6 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.
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