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is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Black River, west of Cleveland.
As of the 2000 Census, the city had a total population of 68,652 making it Ohio's 10th largest city. It was first settled in 1807 and was originally named Charleston.
Ford Motor Company had Lorain Assembly Plant in the city, mostly known for assembling the Ford Econoline (E-series) van and Mercury Cougar; the plant ceased production on December 14, 2005. The sprawling United States Steel Mills, portions recently acquired by Republic Steel, stretch for nearly 3 miles on the city's south side. These mills have operated in the city since 1895 and continue to employ thousands of local residents. The Lorain Works is one of the few integrated steel mills left in the United States.
Lorain, part of the Cleveland–Elyria–Mentor metropolitan area, is located at (41.448241, -82.168862).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 24.2 square miles (62.8 km²), of which, 24.0 square miles (62.2 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (0.95%) is water.
The Charles Berry Bridge is located in Lorain, which is the 2nd largest bascule bridge in the world.