Profile for Vermilion, Ohio, OH

Vermilion is on Lake Erie.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 7. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 0.6 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Festival of Fish - June 15-17, 2007
• Great Lakes Earth and Animal Fest - April 22, 2007
• Pioneer Days Fall Festival - Sept. 8-9, 2007
• Woollybear Festival - Sept. 23, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Inland Seas Maritime Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Vermilion

Cemeteries (20)

Communities (7)

Hotels (1)

Libraries (2)

Museums (1)

Parks (1)

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28% of Vermilion residents report German ancestry, and 14% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Vermilion ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Vermilion
• Cemeteries in Lorain County
• Genealogy page (OH GenWeb) for Lorain County
• Libraries in or near Vermilion

Post a query on a message board:

• Lorain County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - OH data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Ohio cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Vermilion
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• Vermilion business guide
• Vermilion Chamber of Commerce
• Lorain County Chamber of Commerce
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• Courts in Ohio
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• Crime in Lorain County
• Arrests in Lorain County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Ohio
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Vermilion was $23,635, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Wage estimates
• Lorain County economic census
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• Ohio economic data

18% of Vermilion residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Air pollution in Lorain County
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• Land contamination in Lorain County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Ohio
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Ohio

Vermilion festival dates:

• Festival of Fish - June 15-17, 2007
• Great Lakes Earth and Animal Fest - April 22, 2007
• Pioneer Days Fall Festival - Sept. 8-9, 2007
• Woollybear Festival - Sept. 23, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Vermilion festival web sites:

• Festival of Fish

• ePodunk festival listings
• Ohio county fairs
• Ohio festivals (Ohio tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Vermilion

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Vermilion
• Geocaches in Ohio

• Vermilion items now on sale

• Vermilion local government Web site
• Lorain County government
• Ohio state government
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• State historical society

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• Historic sites in Ohio
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• Museums in Ohio
• Ohio state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Lorain County genealogy forum

Median rent in Vermilion, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $501.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $999.

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Libraries in Vermilion include Ritter Public Library ... View libraries

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Lorain County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Vermilion political report.

• Lorain County Republican party
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• Ohio elections board

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The average commute time for Vermilion workers is 23 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 2 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Vermilion between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.8 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Vermilion include Holiday Inn Express Vermilion.

• Vermilion travel guide
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• Ohio tourism bureau

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