Editing Lorain, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
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|official_name = Lorain, Pennsylvania
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|settlement_type = Borough
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Cambria]]
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|government_type = Borough council
|leader_title = Mayor 
|leader_name = Michael Hammers
|leader_title1 = President
|leader_name1 = Harold Berkebile JR
|leader_title2 = Vice President
|leader_name2 = Gary Hoffman
|leader_title3 =  Secretary & Treasurer
|leader_name3 = Tamre J. Ramos  CCA, CMC
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|established_title = Settled
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|established_title1 = Incorporated
|established_date1 = 1915
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|population_total = 589
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|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|postal_code = 15902
|area_code = [[Area code 814|814]]
|website = {{URL|www.lorainborough.org}}
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'''Lorain''' is a borough in [[Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Cambria County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. It is part of the [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 759 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4244664| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lorain borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=March 17, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20150317123115/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4244664| archive-date=March 17, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
Lorain is located in southwestern Cambria County at {{coord|40|17|48|N|78|53|45|W|type:city}} (40.296574, -78.895756).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered on the west by the city of Johnstown.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Lorain has a total area of {{convert|0.9|km2|disp=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1920= 812
|1930= 1360
|1940= 1373
|1950= 1406
|1960= 1324
|1970= 972
|1980= 989
|1990= 824
|2000= 747
|2010= 759
|2020= 589
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archivedate=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 747 people, 336 households, and 217 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,244.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 365 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,096.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.32% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.61% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.80% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.saems.com/index.html |title=Southern Alleghenies EMS Council - SAEMS.COM |access-date=2010-10-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510211200/http://www.saems.com/index.html |archive-date=2009-05-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Lorain Volunteer Fire Company has operated from 2002 through October 2010 from the [[Oakland, Cambria County, Pennsylvania|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.<ref>Staff. [http://tribune-democrat.com/realestate/x519141470/Real-estate-transactions-06-04-2007  "Real Estate Transactions 06/04/2007"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120718090643/http://tribune-democrat.com/realestate/x519141470/Real-estate-transactions-06-04-2007 |date=2012-07-18 }}, ''[[The Tribune-Democrat]]'', Johnstown, PA, 2 June 2007. Retrieved on 2010-10-13.</ref>

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.<ref>Sojak, Frank. [http://tribune-democrat.com/local/x1637968837/Boro-Council-Fire-merger-will-aid-Lorain  "Boro Council: Fire merger will aid Lorain"], ''[[The Tribune-Democrat]]'', Johnstown, PA, 13 October 2010. Retrieved on 2010-10-13.</ref>

==References==
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{{Cambria County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1915]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Cambria County, Pennsylvania]]