Oberlin

Oberlin

Oberlin is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States, to the south and west of Cleveland. Oberlin is perhaps best known for being the home of Oberlin College, a liberal arts college and music conservatory with approximately 3,000 students. The town is also the birthplace of the Anti-Saloon League. The second largest employer in Oberlin is the Federal Aviation Administration, which houses an Air Route Traffic Control Center in the town. Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center is one of the most transitioned air traffic control centers in the country, and oversees the airspace over six...
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County:Lorain County
State:Ohio
Country:United States of America
Population:8,381
Area:4.4 sq. mi.
Time zone:North American Eastern Time Zone
Also known as:Oberlin, Ohio, Lorain County / Oberlin city

Famous landmarks in Oberlin

John Mercer Langston House
John Mercer Langston House

The John Mercer Langston House is a National Historic Landmark in Oberlin, Ohio. It was home to John Mercer Langston, abolitionist and US...
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Wilson Bruce Evans House
Wilson Bruce Evans House

Wilson Bruce Evans House, also known as LOR-239-21, is a house in Oberlin, Ohio. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1997.

Savage Stadium
Savage Stadium

The Oberlin College football complex, including Savage Stadium and Dill Field is a 3,000-seat outdoor, grass field football stadium which hosts...
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Population history for Oberlin

YearEstimated Population
2008 8,381
2007 8,392
2006 8,428
2005 8,418
2004 8,239
2003 8,194
2002 8,100
2001 8,030
2000 8,177
1999 7,900
1998 7,953
1997 8,053
1996 8,041
1995 8,072
1994 7,955
1993 7,918
1992 8,098
1991 8,269
1990 8,291
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Colleges and universities in Oberlin

Oberlin College
Oberlin College
Founded:September 2, 1833
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Enrollment:615 (2010)
Lorain County Joint Vocational School District
Lorain County Joint Vocational School District

Airports in or near Oberlin

Akron Fulton International Airport
Akron Fulton International Airport
Airport code:AKC
Akron-Canton Regional Airport
Akron-Canton Regional Airport
Airport code:CAK
Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport
Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport
Airport code:BKL
Cuyahoga County Airport
Cuyahoga County Airport
Airport code:CGF

U.S. state

Ohio
Ohio
Population:45,365 (1800)

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. Ohio is the 34th most extensive, the 7th most populous, and the 10th most densely populated of the 50 United States. The state's capital is Columbus. The Anglicized name "Ohio" comes from the Iroquois word ohi-yo’, meaning "great river". The state, originally partitioned from the Northwest Territory, was admitted to the Union as the 17th state on March 1, 1803. Although there are...
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