Editing Elyria, Ohio

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'''Elyria''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|l|ɪər|i|ə}} {{respell|ə|LEER|ee|ə}}<ref>{{cite web |title=E.W. Scripps School of Journalism Ohio Pronunciation Guide {{!}} Ohio University |url=https://www.ohio.edu/scripps-college/journalism/e-w-scripps-school-journalism-ohio-pronunciation-guide-1 |website=www.ohio.edu |publisher=[[Ohio University]] |access-date=2024-01-02 |date=2016}}</ref>) is a city in [[Lorain County, Ohio]], United States, and its [[county seat]]. It is located at the forks of the [[Black River (Ohio)|Black River]] in [[Northeast Ohio]], {{convert|23|mi}} southwest of [[Cleveland]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> As of the [[United States Census 2020|2020 census]], the city had a population of 52,656.<ref name="census.gov">2020 United States Census, Elyria Total population https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Elyria%20city,%20Ohio</ref> It is a principal city in the [[Cleveland metropolitan area]]. The city is home to [[Lorain County Community College]].

==Etymology==
The city's name is derived from the surname of its founder, Heman Ely, and [[Illyria]], the historical name used by ancient [[Ancient Greece|Greeks]] and [[Roman Empire|Romans]] to refer to the western [[Balkans]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lewis|first1=Charlton T.|last2=Short|first2=Charles|title=A Latin Dictionary|url=https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0059%3Aentry%3D%2321597|chapter=Illyria}}</ref><ref>Polybius. ''Histories'', [https://archive.today/20120716034333/http://old.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0233:book=1:chapter=13 1.13.1].</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n117 118]}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:ElyriaOH BroadSt 1915.jpg|thumb|left|Broad Street in Elyria, ''c.'' 1915]]
The village of Elyria was founded in 1817 by Heman Ely, who built a log house, dam, gristmill, and sawmill on the village's site along the [[Black River (Ohio)|Black River]]. Ely began to build more houses to accommodate European-American settlers migrating to what was, at that time, within [[Huron County, Ohio]].{{Cn|date=April 2024}}

By the turn of the 20th century, Elyria was a town of about 8,000. In 1908, [[Elyria Memorial Hospital]] was built. In the first half of the 20th century, the town developed some manufacturing, as well as a range of retail businesses.

In August 1967, [[Midway Mall]] was opened. It changed the local economy by attracting local businesses from the town center or causing so much competition they went out of business.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://elyriapride.elyria.com/ehistory.htm |title=Greetings from ELYRIA, OHIO: History |publisher=Elyriapride.elyria.com |access-date=October 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105042415/http://elyriapride.elyria.com/ehistory.htm |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Industrial restructuring meant that good jobs left the area, and poverty increased. Three major car plant closings in the area led to economic stagnation and joblessness in the 1970s and 1980s that affected numerous communities. The region was nicknamed "the Rustbelt", suggesting the decline of its former industries.

In the 1990s, Elyria experienced a minor revival with construction of some new roads and housing. It serves as a residential, suburban "[[bedroom community]]" for Cleveland, where new businesses and industries are developing with an increase in new jobs.{{Cn|date=April 2024}}

In the 2000s and 2010s, companies like [[Bendix Corporation|Bendix]] and [[3M]] moved their operations elsewhere.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} To prepare for this, voters passed Issue 6 in March 2016. Issue 6 increased the city's income tax by 0.5%. It was used to pay for police, parks, and [[fiber-optic Internet]] in the city. With the reconstruction of [[Ohio State Route 57|State Route 57]] on the city's northwest side by [[Midway Mall]], traffic flow was improved.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}

==Geography==
Elyria is part of the [[Greater Cleveland|Cleveland metropolitan area]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|20.84|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|20.57|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.27|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

The [[Black River (Ohio)|Black River]] flows through Elyria.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 168
|1840= 936
|1850= 1482
|1860= 1613
|1870= 3038
|1880= 4777
|1890= 5611
|1900= 8791
|1910= 14825
|1920= 20474
|1930= 25633
|1940= 25120
|1950= 30307
|1960= 43782
|1970= 53427
|1980= 57538
|1990= 56746
|2000= 55953
|2010= 54533
|2020= 52656
|estyear=2023
|estimate=53117
|estref=<ref name="2023 est"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR2" /><ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Ohio|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/37749282v1p37_ch02.pdf|year=1960|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=April 26, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-37.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name="2020 census"/>
}}

===2020 census===
As of the census of 2020, there were 52,656 people living in the city, for a population density of 2,562.59 people per square mile (989.42/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 24,904 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 72.2% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 14.7% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 2.4% from [[Race (United States Census)|some other race]], and 9.6% from two or more races. 8.4% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Elyria city, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Elyria_city,_Ohio?g=160XX00US3925256 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the census<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 54,533 people, 22,400 households, and 14,093 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2651.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 25,085 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1219.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 78.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 15.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 4.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.9% of the population.

There were 22,400 households, of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.5% were married couples living together, 17.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.1% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.97.

The median age in the city was 38.1 years. 24.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.8% were from 45 to 64; and 14.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.8% male and 52.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 55,953 people, 22,409 households, and 14,834 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,813.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 23,841 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,198.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 81.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 14.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.27% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.61% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.95% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.64% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.78% of the population.

There were 22,409 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,156, and the median income for a family was $45,846. Males had a median income of $34,898 versus $24,027 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,344. About 9.5% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
===Top employers===
According to the city's 2021 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cityofelyria.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2021_ACFR__City_of_Elyria.pdf|title=City of Elyria CAFR|work=cityofelyria.org|access-date=April 4, 2023}}</ref> the top employers in the city were:

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|-
! #
! Employer
! Employees
|-
|1
|[[University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center|UH Elyria Medical Center]]
|1,934
|-
|2
|[[Lorain County, Ohio|Lorain County]]
|1,718
|-
|3
|[[Lorain County Community College]]
|1,609
|-
|4
|[[Elyria City School District]]
|971
|-
|5
|[[Knorr-Bremse|Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC]]
|747
|-
|6
|[[Walmart]]
|711
|-
|7
|[[Ridgid|Ridge Tool]]
|630
|-
|8
|City of Elyria
|461
|-
|9
|[[Invacare|Invacare Corporation]]
|397
|-
|10
|[[Parker Hannifin|Parker Hannifin Corporation]]
|349
|}

==Parks and recreation==
[[Image:Elyriablackriver.jpg|thumb|East Falls on the [[Black River (Ohio)|Black River]] in Cascade Park]]
Elyria has a large number of parks and recreational centers that include a variety of activities such as baseball and playground equipment. The four recreational centers are named after their locations: North, East, South, and West. They each include one or more [[baseball field]]s and at least two [[tennis courts]].{{cn|date=June 2024}}

There are two main parks, Cascade and Elywood, which are connected by an elevated pedestrian bridge in the center.{{cn|date=June 2024}}

===Cascade Park===
Cascade Park is the largest and most popular park in Elyria.{{cn|date=June 2024}} The park is located in a ravine carved by the same [[glacier]]s that created the [[Great Lakes]]. Cascade park has a large playground and a large hill that was previously used for seating at the 4th of July fireworks show, and was a popular spot for [[sledding]] during winter months.{{cn|date=June 2024}} The park is centered along the [[Black River (Ohio)|Black River]].

The park used to have three captive black bears, held in cages attached to a rock. Bears were featured in the park from 1920 to 1980.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mancine|first=Benjamin|title=Elyria in Vintage Postcards|year=2004|pages=104|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|location=Chicago, Illinois|isbn=9780738532707|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qFJ_OOdofMsC&q=elyria+in+vintage+postcards&pg=PA104}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[Lorain County Transit]] is based in Elyria. Elyria is served by many highways, including [[U.S. Route 20]], the [[Ohio Turnpike]], [[I-90]], and State Routes [[Ohio State Route 2|2]], [[Ohio State Route 113|113]], [[Ohio State Route 301|301]] and [[Ohio State Route 57|57]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lorain County Transit (LCT) |url=https://www.loraincounty.us/commissioners-departments/transit |website=loraincounty.us |publisher=Lorain County Commissioners (ARR) |access-date=September 22, 2018 |location=Elyria, OH |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lorain County Transit – Home |via=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/lctransit/ |access-date=September 22, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=September 2022}}

The general airport for Elyria and [[Lorain, Ohio|Lorain]] is the [[Lorain County Regional Airport]] (located in New Russia Township), and [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport]] is the nearest major airport.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lorain County Regional Airport |url=http://www.loraincounty.us/commissioners-departments/regional-airport |website=loraincounty.us |access-date=September 22, 2018 |location=Elyria, OH |language=en |quote=The airport facility is managed by MRK Aviation, Inc. (2018)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CLE Going Places {{!}} Cleveland Hopkins Airport |url=http://www.clevelandairport.com/about-us/facts-figures |publisher=Cleveland Airport System |access-date=September 22, 2018 |location=Cleveland, OH |language=en}}</ref> The [[Elyria station|Elyria Amtrak Station]] provides train transportation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amtrak – Elyria, OH (ELY) |url=http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/elyria.htm |website=trainweb.org |access-date=September 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Elyria, OH (ELY) |publisher=Amtrak |url=https://www.amtrak.com/stations/ely |access-date=September 22, 2018 |language=en |quote=Train Station – Platform only (no shelter), Elyria is famous for its charming central square and popular Apple Festival.}}</ref> Greyhound bus service is also available in the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Elyria OH Bus Station |publisher=Greyhound |url=https://locations.greyhound.com/bus-stations/us/oh/elyria/bus-station-250459 |access-date=September 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Greyhound Bus Lines in Elyria, OH |url=https://www.yellowpages.com/elyria-oh/mip/greyhound-bus-lines-525664481?lid=525664481 |website=yellowpages.com |publisher=DexYP |access-date=September 22, 2018 |language=en |quote=40 East Ave, Elyria, OH 44035 (800) 231-2222}}</ref>

===Healthcare===
Elyria is served by [[University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center]].

==Education==
{{Further|Elyria City School District}}
[[File:Elyria HS Washington Bldg 2012.jpg|thumb|[[Elyria High School]]]]
Elyria's schools including [[Elyria High School]]. The [[Elyria City School District]] consisted at one time two high schools, five junior high schools, nine elementary schools, and one kindergarten school.{{cn|date=June 2024}} Elyria is also home to [[Elyria Catholic High School, Lorain County, Ohio|Elyria Catholic High School]]. In 2010, Elyria High School was torn down for plans to build a new one.<ref>{{cite news|last=Roberson|first=Lisa|title=Demolition to begin Monday at Elyria High School|newspaper=The Chronicle Telegram|date=July 8, 2012}}</ref> The building was fully completed during the 2012–2013 school year.{{cn|date=June 2024}} Elyria is also home to the [[Open Door Christian School (Elyria, Ohio)|Open Door Christian School]].

==Notable people==
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* [[Sherwood Anderson]], writer, lived here as business owner in early 1900s
* [[Wayne Barlow]], composer (1912–1996)
* [[Alonzo Barnard]] (1817–1905), Presbyterian missionary and abolitionist<ref>{{Cite web |title=What's New Archive – Nov 28 – Alonzo Barnard, Missionaries in Minnesota |url=http://www.oberlinheritagecenter.org/whatsnewarchive?action=show&id=227 |access-date=March 27, 2022 |website=Oberlin Heritage Center}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Snodgrass |first=Mary Ellen |url=https://archive.org/details/undergroundrailr0000snod/page/38/mode/1up |title=The Underground Railroad : an encyclopedia of people, places, and operations |date=2008 |publisher=M.E. Sharpe |isbn=978-0-7656-8093-8 |location=Armonk, New York |page=38}}</ref> 
* [[T. D. Bancroft]], temperance movement activist and academic
* [[Tianna Bartoletta]], track and field athlete
* [[Dwight Boyer]], maritime reporter and historical journalist
* [[Keefe Brasselle]], actor, title role of 1953 movie ''The Eddie Cantor Story''
* [[Joseph M. Bryan]], insurance executive and philanthropist
* [[Tony Curcillo]], First Ohio State University quarterback under Woody Hayes
* [[Susan Topliff Davis]], non-profit executive
* [[Thelma Drake]], politician
* [[Arthur Lovett Garford]], padded bicycle seat inventor and automobile manufacturer
* [[Nahum Ball Gates]], Colonel and city mayor
* [[Doug Gillard]], musician and songwriter, lead guitarist for [[Guided by Voices]]   
* [[Vic Janowicz]], former baseball and football player, 1950 [[Heisman Trophy]] winner
* [[Herbert Fisk Johnson Sr.]], CEO of S. C. Johnson & Son
* [[Samuel Curtis Johnson Sr.]], founder of [[S. C. Johnson & Son]]
* [[Anodea Judith]], author, therapist, public speaker and expert on [[Chakra]] system
* [[James Kirkwood Jr.]], playwright, author and actor, lived here during childhood
* [[Eric Lauer]], baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.morningjournal.com/article/MJ/20150804/NEWS/150809821|title=Midview graduate Eric Lauer stars in Cape Cod|work=Morning Journal|date=November 20, 2009|access-date=May 19, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Lila Lee]] (1905–1973), actress from silent era; buried in Brookdale Cemetery in Elyria
* [[Robert E. Lee (playwright)|Robert Edwin Lee]], playwright and lyricist
* [[Brianne McLaughlin]], attended Elyria Catholic High School, ice hockey goaltender
* [[Maynard Mayo Metcalf]], biologist (1868-1940)
* [[Les Miles]], former [[LSU Tigers]] head football coach
* [[Haruki Nakamura]], professional football player
* [[Danny Noble]], professional football player for [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
* [[Dav Pilkey]], author of children's books
* [[Tim Rattay]], professional football player
* [[Clayton Rawson]], mystery writer, editor, and amateur magician
* [[Charles Roser]], real estate developer, businessman and philanthropist
* [[Gary R. Stevenson]], sports media executive 
* [[Chad Szeliga]], drummer for [[Breaking Benjamin]]
* [[Textbeak]], DJ and record producer
* [[Steve Tovar]], professional football player
* [[Charles Vinci|Charles Vinci Jr.]], weightlifter, Olympic champion in 1956
* [[Mark Winger]], convicted murderer
* [[Norma Jean Wright]], former lead singer for band [[Chic (band)|Chic]]   
* [[Victoria Wells Wulsin]], doctor and international epidemiologist 
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==References==
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==External links==

{{Commons category|Elyria, Ohio}}
{{NSRW Poster|Elyria, Ohio}}
* {{Official website|https://www.cityofelyria.org/}}
* [http://www.elyriamunicourt.org Elyria Municipal Court website]

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