Lorain, Pennsylvania

Lorain, Pennsylvania
Borough
Houses on Blue Diamond Street
Location of Lorain in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
Lorain
Coordinates: 40°17′48″N78°53′45″W / 40.29667°N 78.89583°W / 40.29667; -78.89583
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Cambria
Incorporated	1915
Government
• Type	Borough council
• Mayor	Michael Hammers
• President	Harold Berkebile JR
• Vice President	GAry Hoffman
• Secretary & Treasurer	Tamre J. Ramos CCA, CMC
Area [1]
• Total	0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2)
• Land	0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,457 ft (444 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	589
• Density	1,722.22/sq mi (664.45/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	15902
Area code	814
FIPS code	42-44664
GNIS feature ID	1215027 [2]
Website	www.lorainborough.org

Lorain is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 759 at the 2010 census. ^[4]

Geography

Lorain is located in southwestern Cambria County at 40°17′48″N78°53′45″W / 40.29667°N 78.89583°W / 40.29667; -78.89583 (40.296574, -78.895756). ^[5] It is bordered on the west by the city of Johnstown.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Lorain has a total area of 0.35 square miles (0.9 km²), all land. ^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1920	812		—
1930	1,360		67.5%
1940	1,373		1.0%
1950	1,406		2.4%
1960	1,324		−5.8%
1970	972		−26.6%
1980	989		1.7%
1990	824		−16.7%
2000	747		−9.3%
2010	759		1.6%
2020	589		−22.4%
Sources: [6] [7] [8] [3]

As of the census ^[7] of 2000, there were 747 people, 336 households, and 217 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,244.7 inhabitants per square mile (866.7/km²). There were 365 housing units at an average density of 1,096.8 per square mile (423.5/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.32% White, 1.61% African American, 0.80% Asian, and 0.27% from two or more races.

There were 336 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 18.3% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $28,150, and the median income for a family was $30,441. Males had a median income of $25,500 versus $17,986 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $17,243. About 13.6% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.4% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The current mayor and council were elected to office in November 2020. The results of the election placed Michael Hammers into a four-year term as mayor.

Emergency services

Police services are provided by Stonycreek Township Police Department under contract to Lorain Borough.

Ambulance BLS/ALS are provided through East Hills Ambulance, as designated by the Southern Alleghenies EMS Council. ^[9]

Lorain Volunteer Fire Company has operated from 2002 through October 2010 from the Oakland Volunteer Fire Company's facilities. The two companies assist one another in providing coverage. The Lorain Borough Volunteer Fire Company's firehall had been sold to John Clawson in November 2007 for $25,000. ^[10]

On October 13, 2010, at the monthly council meeting it was announced that the Lorain Borough Fire Department and the Oakland Fire Department would merge. ^[11]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lorain, Pennsylvania
3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lorain borough, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
5. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
7. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
8. "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
9. "Southern Alleghenies EMS Council - SAEMS.COM". Archived from the original on 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
10. Staff. "Real Estate Transactions 06/04/2007" Archived 2012-07-18 at archive.today , The Tribune-Democrat , Johnstown, PA, 2 June 2007. Retrieved on 2010-10-13.
11. Sojak, Frank. "Boro Council: Fire merger will aid Lorain", The Tribune-Democrat , Johnstown, PA, 13 October 2010. Retrieved on 2010-10-13.