Lake County, Ohio

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Lake County
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Location within the U.S. state of Ohio
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Coordinates: 41°49′N81°14′W / 41.82°N 81.24°W / 41.82; -81.24
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Ohio.svg  Ohio
FoundedMarch 6, 1840 [1]
Named for Lake Erie
Seat Painesville
Largest city Mentor
Area
  Total979 sq mi (2,540 km2)
  Land227 sq mi (590 km2)
  Water752 sq mi (1,950 km2)  77%
Population
 (2020)
  Total232,603
  Estimate 
(2023)
231,640 Decrease2.svg
  Density240/sq mi (92/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 14th
Website www.lakecountyohio.gov

Lake County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 232,603. [2] Its county seat is Painesville, and its largest city is Mentor.

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The county was established on March 6, 1840, from land given by Cuyahoga and Geauga counties. Its name is derived from its location on the southern shore of Lake Erie and the fact that the majority of the county’s land lies beneath Lake Erie. [3] [4] Lake County is part of the Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The land that became Lake County was home to the indigenous Erie people prior to the arrival of the French in the region during the early 1600s and was considered by the French to be part of their Colony of New France. After France's defeat in the Seven Years' War in 1763, France ceded the area to Great Britain, and the area became part of the Province of Quebec through the Quebec Act of 1774. Following the American Revolutionary War, it became part of the Connecticut Western Reserve in the Northwest Territory, then was purchased by the Connecticut Land Company in 1795. It was separated out of Geauga County in March 1840.

Although today the county is mostly suburban, Lake County was once known as a rural country retreat for wealthy Cleveland residents. During the early 1900s, many wealthy families in Cleveland maintained large estates in the county for use as their summer homes. [5] [6] [7]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has an area of 979 square miles (2,540 km2), of which 227 square miles (590 km2) is land and 752 square miles (1,950 km2) (77%) is water. [8] It is Ohio's smallest county by land area but the third-largest by total area, with said area owing to land beneath the lake (which is owned by the county).

The county’s coast line along Lake Erie spans 31 miles. Additionally, Lake County has an international border with Ontario (across Lake Erie).

Adjacent counties

Physical geography

Ridges on the Lake Plain physiographic region, and on which some roads are laid, are beaches formed by the various glacial lakes which occurred as the glaciers receded. [9] Lake Maumee was the highest glacial lake at about 760 feet, and left Maumee II beach. Whittlesey beach, formed by Lake Whittlesey at 740 feet, is known as South Ridge. Arkona beach (Lake Arkona) is Middle Ridge, and occurs at about 690 feet. North Ridge is the remnant of Warren beach (Lake Warren), at an elevation of 685 feet. Elkton beach is the northernmost ridge, at 625 feet, an occurred at the time of Lake Elkton. Lake Shore Boulevard follows Elkton beach in Mentor Township.

Mentor Marsh, an abandoned channel of the Grand River, is an Ohio State Nature Preserve. [10]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1840 13,719
1850 14,6546.8%
1860 15,5766.3%
1870 15,9352.3%
1880 16,3262.5%
1890 18,23511.7%
1900 21,68018.9%
1910 22,9275.8%
1920 28,66725.0%
1930 41,67445.4%
1940 50,02020.0%
1950 75,97951.9%
1960 148,70095.7%
1970 197,20032.6%
1980 212,8017.9%
1990 215,4991.3%
2000 227,5115.6%
2010 230,0411.1%
2020 232,6031.1%
2023 (est.)231,640 [11] −0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [12]
1790-1960 [13] 1900-1990 [14]
1990-2000 [15] 2010-2020 [2]

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Lake County had 232,603 people living in 105,315 households. The racial makeup of the county was 84.7% white (not Hispanic or Latino), 4.7% black or African American, 1.4% Asian, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.4% from other races, and 5.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 5.0% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 23.0% were German, 18.0% were Irish, 15.3% were Italian, 9.8% were English, and 6.8% were Polish.

33.0% of the adult population has a Bachelor's Degree or higher, slightly above the 32.0% rate for Ohio as a whole. [16]

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 230,041 people, 94,156 households, and 62,384 families residing in the county. [17] The population density was 1,011.2 inhabitants per square mile (390.4/km2). There were 101,202 housing units at an average density of 444.9 units per square mile (171.8 units/km2). [18] The racial makeup of the county was 92.5% white, 3.2% black or African American, 1.1% Asian, 0.1% American Indian, 1.6% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.4% of the population. [17] In terms of ancestry, 26.4% were German, 18.9% were Irish, 16.4% were Italian, 11.5% were English, 7.6% were Polish, 5.4% were Hungarian, and 3.9% were American. [19]

Of the 94,156 households, 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.7% were non-families, and 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.97. The median age was 42.3 years. [17]

The median income for a household in the county was $54,896 and the median income for a family was $67,206. Males had a median income of $49,240 versus $36,906 for females. The per capita income for the county was $28,221. About 6.0% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over. [20]

In 2010, 92.4% spoke English, 2.7% Spanish, and 1.4% Croatian. [21]

Environment

Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light, Fairport Harbor viewed from the Headlands Dunes State Nature Preserve Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light.jpg
Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light, Fairport Harbor viewed from the Headlands Dunes State Nature Preserve

Scorecard’s 2002 [22] report ranks Lake County among the worst 10% of counties in the U.S. in terms of cancer risk, developmental and reproductive toxicants, and other categories as well. This rating is comparable with most major cities and densely populated areas. In 2004, Scorecard [22] ranked the county among the cleanest or best 10% of all counties in the U.S. in terms of the number of designated Superfund sites.

Lake County has a large public park system, including Lake Metroparks Farmpark. Kirtland is home to the Holden Arboretum and Gildersleeve Mountain. Headlands Beach State Park is in Mentor. The Grand River is a state wild and scenic river, and the Chagrin River is a state scenic river.

Transportation

Laketran is the transit agency that serves Lake County, providing bus service throughout the county and to downtown Cleveland. It is the third-largest transit system in Northeast Ohio. [23] In 2023, the system had a ridership of 629,500, or about 2,300 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024.

Lake County Executive Airport, formerly known as Lost Nation Airport, is a public use airport located in Willoughby.

Interstate 90 runs northeast–southwest through Lake County, roughly parallel to State Route 2; along with the north–south State Route 44 connects the two together. These freeways make up the major traffic arteries in the county.

Lake County does not have passenger rail service, though Amtrak's New York City-Chicago Lake Shore Limited service schedules an eastbound and westbound train through Lake County nightly with stops at Cleveland and Erie. CSX and Norfolk Southern provide railroad main line through-freight service. The recently formed Grand River Railroad, operating on former Baltimore & Ohio track, serves the Fairport Harbor area linking the Morton Salt plant with CSX at Painesville.

Major highways

Education

Post-secondary institutions

Public schools

The following public school districts are located in Lake County: [24]

Private schools

Libraries

The following libraries serve Lake County:

Additionally, as of 2019, all Lake County libraries are all CLEVNET members.

Media

Lake County is part of the Cleveland-area media and television market.

The News-Herald , a Lake County newspaper, has been headquartered in Willoughby since its inception.

Government

Lake County leans strongly Republican in local elections. As of 2024, all but one county-wide elected officials are Republicans. [25]

Lake County Elected Officials
PositionNameParty
CommissionerJohn Plecnik Republican
CommissionerRichard Regovich Republican
CommissionerJohn Hamercheck Republican
AuditorChristopher Galloway Republican
Prosecuting AttorneyCharles Coulson Republican
Clerk of CourtsFaith Andrews Republican
SheriffFrank Leonbruno Republican
RecorderBecky Lynch Republican
TreasurerMichael Zuren Republican
EngineerJames Gills Republican
CoronerDavid Keep Republican
Lake County Judges
PositionNameParty
Common Pleas - GeneralPatrick Condon Republican
Common Pleas - GeneralVincent Culotta Republican
Common Pleas - GeneralJeffrey Ruple Republican
Common Pleas - GeneralJohn O'Donnell Republican
Domestic Relations DivisionColleen Falkowski Democrat
Juvenile DivisionMichael DeLeone Republican
Probate DivisionMark Bartolotta Republican

Politics

Lake County has traditionally been known as a "purple" or "swing" county within the state. A 2008 analysis of Ohio presidential election results from 1960 to 2004 found no other county more closely followed Ohio's statewide voting pattern. [26] Although it did not always vote with the winner, it had consistently been closer to the winner's Ohio vote percentage than any other Ohio county. More recently, however, the county has trended more strongly Republican than the state as a whole. For example, in 2020 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump won the county by nearly a fourteen point margin while winning the state as a whole by only eight points.

United States presidential election results for Lake County, Ohio [27]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.%No.%No.%
2024 71,62256.43%53,58642.22%1,7241.36%
2020 73,27856.03%55,51442.45%1,9901.52%
2016 64,25554.83%46,39739.59%6,5385.58%
2012 58,74449.50%57,68048.61%2,2411.89%
2008 59,14248.62%60,15549.45%2,3451.93%
2004 62,19351.05%59,04948.47%5810.48%
2000 51,74750.45%46,49745.33%4,3204.21%
1996 40,97441.92%43,18644.19%13,57613.89%
1992 40,76638.46%37,68235.55%27,54225.99%
1988 52,96356.63%39,66742.41%8940.96%
1984 54,58759.12%36,71139.76%1,0271.11%
1980 43,48550.31%35,24640.78%7,6978.91%
1976 36,39045.83%40,73451.30%2,2842.88%
1972 42,48858.90%27,52338.15%2,1302.95%
1968 28,45043.40%27,93242.61%9,17714.00%
1964 23,28237.65%38,55262.35%00.00%
1960 32,03848.94%33,42551.06%00.00%
1956 31,01761.14%19,71838.86%00.00%
1952 23,48360.48%15,34639.52%00.00%
1948 12,97353.81%10,84444.98%2911.21%
1944 13,69751.86%12,71348.14%00.00%
1940 13,46452.04%12,40847.96%00.00%
1936 9,38643.24%11,21351.66%1,1085.10%
1932 11,79261.43%6,80135.43%6033.14%
1928 11,82374.24%4,02425.27%790.50%
1924 7,72770.71%9748.91%2,22620.37%
1920 7,46572.31%2,71126.26%1471.42%
1916 2,88751.39%2,59646.21%1352.40%
1912 1,15522.91%1,42928.34%2,45848.75%
1908 3,63566.97%1,60529.57%1883.46%
1904 3,82476.42%87117.41%3096.18%
1900 3,92968.41%1,73330.18%811.41%
1896 3,74568.40%1,68230.72%480.88%
1892 2,84667.46%1,15827.45%2155.10%
1888 2,98768.37%1,15726.48%2255.15%
1884 2,92569.64%1,12026.67%1553.69%
1880 2,97871.06%1,10426.34%1092.60%
1876 2,94171.28%1,14127.65%441.07%
1872 2,75173.56%97926.18%100.27%
1868 2,90976.59%88923.41%00.00%
1864 2,78782.63%58617.37%00.00%
1860 2,52177.74%62219.18%1003.08%
1856 2,37178.04%62820.67%391.28%

Communities

Map of Lake County, Ohio with Municipal and Township Labels Map of Lake County Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels.PNG
Map of Lake County, Ohio with Municipal and Township Labels

Cities

Villages

Townships

Census-designated place

Unincorporated communities

Points of Interest

Holden Arboretum, one of the largest arboreta and botanical gardens in the United States, is located in Kirtland.

The James A. Garfield National Historic Site is located in Mentor. The site preserves the Lawnfield estate and surrounding property of James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, and includes the first presidential library established in the United States.

Kirtland Temple, the first temple built by adherents of the Latter Day Saint movement, is located in Kirtland. Kirtland, which served as the headquarters for the Latter Day Saint movement during most of the 1830s, [28] also hosts the nearby Historic Kirtland Village, which is owned and operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is made up of historic buildings and sites important to the early Latter Day Saint movement.

Several other historic churches are located in the county, including the Methodist Episcopal Church of Painesville, Old South Church in Kirtland, St. James Episcopal Church in Painesville, and the South LeRoy Meetinghouse in Leroy Township.

A portion of the Grand River Valley American Viticultural Area is located in the eastern half of the county.

Squire's Castle is located within the North Chagrin Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks in Willoughby Hills.

Classic Park, the home field of the Lake County Captains, a Class A minor league baseball team affiliated with the Cleveland Guardians, is located in Eastlake.

See also

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