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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Ohio: Ohio – seventh most populous of the

50 states The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands. Both the states and the United S ...

of the United States of America. Ohio lies between the

Ohio River The Ohio River is a long river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing southwesterly from western Pennsylvania to its mouth on the Mississippi River at the southern tip of Illino ...

and Lake Erie in the Midwestern United States. The United States created the

Territory Northwest of the River Ohio The Northwest Territory, also known as the Old Northwest and formally known as the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, was formed from unorganized western territory of the United States after the American Revolutionary War. Established in 1 ...

on July 13, 1787. Ohio joined the Union as the 17th state effective as of March 1, 1803.

General reference

* Names ** Common name: Ohio *** Pronunciation: **

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: State of Ohio ** Abbreviations and name codes *** Postal symbol: OH *** ISO 3166-2 code: US-OH *** Internet second-level domain: .oh.us ** Nicknames *** Buckeye StateBarry Popik
Smoky City
barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005 *** Birthplace of Aviation (currently used on license plates) *** Mother of Modern Presidents * Adjectival: Ohio *

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s: Ohioan, Buckeye

Geography of Ohio

Geography of Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

* Ohio is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America * Location **

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** Western hemisphere ***

Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. Along with th ...

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North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...

***** Anglo America ***** Northern America ****** United States of America *******

Contiguous United States The contiguous United States (officially the conterminous United States) consists of the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the Federal District of the United States of America. The term excludes the only two non-contiguous states, Alaska and Hawaii ...

******** Central United States ********* East North Central States ******** Midwestern United States ****** Great Lakes Region * Population of Ohio: 11,536,504 (2010 U.S. Census) * Area of Ohio: * Atlas of Ohio

Places in Ohio

* Historic places in Ohio ** National Historic Landmarks in Ohio **

National Register of Historic Places listings in Ohio __NOTOC__ This is a list of properties and districts in Ohio that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are over 4.000 in total. Of these, 73 are National Historic Landmarks. There are listings in each of Ohio's 88 count ...

*** Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio *

National Natural Landmarks in Ohio National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

National parks in Ohio National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

* State parks in Ohio

Environment of Ohio

* Climate of Ohio * Protected areas in Ohio ** State forests of Ohio * Superfund sites in Ohio * Wildlife of Ohio **

Flora of Ohio This list includes plants native and introduced to the state of Ohio, designated (N) and (I), respectively. Varieties and subspecies link to their parent species. A * ''Abies balsamea'' var. ''balsamea'' (I) *''Abutilon theophrasti'' (I) *' ...

** Fauna of Ohio *** Birds of Ohio *** Mammals of Ohio

Natural geographic features of Ohio

* Lakes of Ohio * Rivers of Ohio

Regions of Ohio

Northwestern Ohio Northwest Ohio, or Northwestern Ohio, consists of multiple counties in the northwestern corner of the US state of Ohio. This area borders Lake Erie, Southeast Michigan, and northeastern Indiana. Some areas are also considered the Black Swamp are ...

* Southern Ohio **

Southeastern Ohio Appalachian Ohio is a bioregion and political unit in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio, characterized by the western foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and the Appalachian Plateau. The Appalachian Regional Commission defines th ...

Administrative divisions of Ohio

* The 88 counties of the state of Ohio ** Municipalities in Ohio ***

Cities in Ohio Ohio is a state located in the Midwestern United States. Cities in Ohio are incorporated municipalities whose population is greater than 5,000; smaller municipalities are called villages. Nonresident college students and incarcerated inmates do n ...

**** State capital of Ohio:

Columbus Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "''Colombo''". It most commonly refers to: * Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer * Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio Columbus may also refer to: Places ...

**** City nicknames in Ohio **** Sister cities in Ohio *** Villages in Ohio ** Unincorporated communities in Ohio *** Townships in Ohio

Demography of Ohio

Demographics of Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

Government and politics of Ohio

Politics of Ohio *

Form of government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

U.S. state government State governments of the United States are institutional units exercising functions of government at a level below that of the federal government. Each U.S. state's government holds legislative, executive, and judicial authority over a defined ...

United States congressional delegations from Ohio These are tables of congressional delegations from Ohio to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. The current dean of the Ohio delegation is Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), having served in the House since ...

Ohio State Capitol The Ohio Statehouse is the state capitol building and seat of government for the U.S. state of Ohio. The Greek Revival building is located on Capitol Square in Downtown Columbus. The capitol houses the Ohio General Assembly, consisting of the H ...

Elections in Ohio Elections in Ohio are held on a county, state, and federal level. The Republicans are strongest in the rural Northwest, the affluent Cincinnati and Columbus suburbs, and have made gains in Appalachi ...

** Electoral reform in Ohio *

Political party strength in Ohio The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Ohio: *Governor * Lieutenant Governor * Attorney General * Secretary of State * State Treasurer * State Auditor The table also indicates the historical party composi ...

Branches of the government of Ohio

Government of Ohio

Executive branch of the government of Ohio

Governor of Ohio A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

** Lieutenant Governor of Ohio **

Secretary of State of Ohio The Secretary of State of Ohio is an elected statewide official in the State of Ohio. The Secretary of state is responsible for overseeing elections in the state; registering business entities (corporations, etc.) and granting them the author ...

State Treasurer of Ohio The treasurer of the U.S. state of Ohio is responsible for collecting and safeguarding taxes and fees, as well as managing state investments. The Treasury was located in the Ohio Statehouse from 1861 to 1974, when it was moved to the Rhodes State ...

* State departments ** Ohio Department of Transportation

Legislative branch of the government of Ohio

Ohio General Assembly The Ohio General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio. It consists of the 99-member Ohio House of Representatives and the 33-member Ohio Senate. Both houses of the General Assembly meet at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus ...

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) ** Upper house:

Ohio Senate The Ohio Senate is the upper house of the Ohio General Assembly. The State Senate, which meets in the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, first convened in 1803. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such that half of the se ...

Lower house A lower house is one of two Debate chamber, chambers of a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has co ...

: Ohio House of Representatives

Judicial branch of the government of Ohio

Courts of Ohio *

Supreme Court of Ohio The Ohio Supreme Court, Officially known as The Supreme Court of the State of Ohio is the highest court in the U.S. state of Ohio, with final authority over interpretations of Ohio law and the Ohio Constitution. The court has seven members, a ...

Law and order in Ohio

Law of Ohio *

Cannabis in Ohio Cannabis in Ohio is legal for recreational use. Issue 2, a ballot measure to legalize recreational use, passed by a 57–43 margin on November 7, 2023. Possession and personal cultivation of cannabis became legal on December 7, 2023, with the f ...

Capital punishment in Ohio Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Ohio, although all executions have been suspended indefinitely by Governor Mike DeWine until a replacement for lethal injection is chosen by the Ohio General Assembly. The last execution ...

** Individuals executed in Ohio *

Constitution of Ohio The Constitution of the State of Ohio is the basic governing document of the State of Ohio, which in 1803 became the 17th state to join the United States of America. Ohio has had three constitutions since statehood was granted. Ohio was created ...

* Crime in Ohio * Gun laws in Ohio * Law enforcement in Ohio ** Law enforcement agencies in Ohio *

Same-sex marriage in Ohio Same-sex marriage in Ohio has been legal since the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in ''Obergefell v. Hodges'', a landmark decision in which the court struck down Ohio's statutory and constitutional bans on same-sex marriage on June 26, 2015. The ca ...

Military in Ohio

Ohio Air National Guard The Ohio Air National Guard (OH ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Ohio, United States of America. It is, along with the Ohio Army National Guard, an element of the Ohio National Guard. As state militia units, the units in the Ohio Air ...

* Ohio Army National Guard

History of Ohio

History of Ohio, by period

Prehistory of Ohio Prehistory of Ohio provides an overview of the activities that occurred prior to Ohio's recorded history. The ancient hunters, Paleo-Indians (13000 B.C. to 7000 B.C.), descended from humans that crossed the Bering Strait. There is evidence of Pa ...

* Indigenous peoples *

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colony of la Louisiane, 1699–1763 ** French and Indian War, 1754–1763 *** Treaty of Paris of 1763 * British (though predominantly

Francophone French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the l ...

) Province of Quebec, (1763–1783)-1791 * American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783 ** United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 ** Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783 **Unorganized territory of the United States, 1783–1787 **

Northwest Indian War The Northwest Indian War (1786–1795), also known by other names, was an armed conflict for control of the Northwest Territory fought between the United States and a united group of Native American nations known today as the Northwestern ...

, 1785–1795 *** Battle of Fallen Timbers, 1794 *** Treaty of Greenville, 1795 *

, 1787–1803 **The " first forty-eight" found

Marietta Marietta may refer to: Places in the United States *Marietta, Jacksonville, Florida *Marietta, Georgia, the largest US city named Marietta *Marietta, Illinois *Marietta, Indiana *Marietta, Kansas *Marietta, Minnesota *Marietta, Mississippi *Mar ...

as the first permanent settlement of the new United States in the

Northwest Territory The Northwest Territory, also known as the Old Northwest and formally known as the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, was formed from unorganized western territory of the United States after the American Revolutionary War. Established in 1 ...

, April 7, 1788 ** Connecticut Western Reserve, 1776–1800 * State of Ohio becomes 17th state admitted to the United States of America on March 1, 1803 ** War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815 *** Battle of Lake Erie, 1813 *** Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814 ** William Henry Harrison becomes ninth President of the United States on March 4, 1841 ** American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865 ***

Ohio in the American Civil War During the American Civil War, the State of Ohio played a key role in providing troops, military officers, and supplies to the Union army. Due to its central location in the Northern United States and burgeoning population, Ohio was both political ...

**** Morgan's Raid, June 11 – July 26, 1863 **

Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant ; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As Commanding General, he led the Union Ar ...

becomes 18th President of the United States on March 4, 1869 ** Rutherford B. Hayes becomes 19th President of the United States on March 4, 1877 ** James A. Garfield becomes 20th President of the United States on March 4, 1881 ** Benjamin Harrison becomes 23rd President of the United States on March 4, 1889 ** William McKinley becomes 25th President of the United States on March 4, 1897 ** William Howard Taft becomes 27th President of the United States on March 4, 1909 ** Warren G. Harding becomes 29th President of the United States on March 4, 1921 ** Cuyahoga Valley National Park established on October 11, 2000

History of Ohio, by region

By municipality

History of Cincinnati Cincinnati began with the settlement of Columbia, Losantiville, and North Bend in the Northwest Territory of the United States beginning in late December 1788. The following year Fort Washington, named for George Washington, was established to ...

* History of Cleveland * History of Columbus, Ohio *

History of Kent, Ohio The area now occupied by the city of Kent, Ohio, was previously inhabited by various Native American tribes until the 19th century. Though no record of any settlement exists, the area was located along several known trails. In 1798 it was sold to ...

By county

* History of Allen County * History of Belmont County * History of Butler County * History of Carroll County * History of Clermont County * History of Clinton County * History of Columbiana County * History of Cuyahoga County

History of Ohio, by subject

* History of the Jews in Ohio * History of the Ohio State University **

History of Ohio State Buckeyes football The history of Ohio State Buckeyes football covers 125 years through the 2014 season. The team has represented the Ohio State University in the Western Conference, its successor the Big Ten, and in the NCAA Division I. Its history parallels the d ...

History of Ohio Wesleyan University The history of Ohio Wesleyan University began with discussions of a college in Ohio in 1821 when the Ohio Methodist Conference in connection with the Kentucky Conference had established Augusta College (Kentucky), Augusta, the first Methodist instit ...

Ohio Academy of History The Ohio Academy of History is the professional society for historians who work or reside in the state of Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and w ...

Culture of Ohio

* Cuisine of Ohio * Museums in Ohio *

Religion in Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The st ...

** Episcopal Diocese of Ohio *

Scouting in Ohio Scouting in Ohio has a long history, from the 1908 to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live. Early history (1910–1950) Recent history (1950–1990) In 1952 and again in 1975 th ...

* State symbols of Ohio ** Flag of the state of Ohio ** Great Seal of the State of Ohio

Arts in Ohio

Music of Ohio Notable institutions The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is located in Cleveland, Ohio. Ohio musicians inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame include The Isley Brothers (from Cincinnati) in '92, Bootsy Collins (from Cincinnati) in '97, The M ...

Theater in Ohio Theaters in Ohio * Playhouse Square Center **Allen Theatre **Hanna Theater ** Ohio Theater ** Palace Theater ** State Theater *Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center * Victoria Theatre *Cleveland Play House *Cleveland Public Theatre ...

Sports in Ohio

Sports in Ohio Ohio is home to many professional and college sports teams. The metropolitan areas of Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Columbus are home to major league professional sports teams in baseball, basketball, football, hockey, and soccer. Major league sport ...

Economy and infrastructure of Ohio

Economy of Ohio The economy of Ohio nominally would be the 21st largest global economy behind Saudi Arabia and ahead of Argentina according to the 2017 International Monetary Fund GDP estimates. The state had a GDP of $656.19 billion in 3rd quarter of 2017, up ...

* Communications in Ohio ** Newspapers in Ohio ** Radio stations in Ohio **

Television stations in Ohio Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, e ...

* Energy in Ohio **

Wind power in Ohio Wind power in Ohio has a long history, and as of 2016, Ohio had 545 megawatts (MW) of utility-scale wind power installations installed, responsible for 1.1% of in-state electricity generated. Over 1000 MW more were under construction or pending ap ...

* Health care in Ohio **

Hospitals in Ohio List of hospitals in Ohio (U.S. state), sorted by county and name of hospital or medical center. Adams County *Adams County Regional Medical Center - Seaman Allen County *Bluffton Hospital - Bluffton * Institute for Orthopaedic Surger ...

Transportation in Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

Airports in Ohio This is a list of airports in Ohio (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were ...

** Roads in Ohio ***

U.S. Highways in Ohio The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

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Interstate Highways in Ohio There are a total of 21 Interstate Highways in Ohio, including both primary and auxiliary routes. With the exception of the Ohio Turnpike (which carries portions of Interstate 76 (I-76), I-80, and I-90), all of the Interstate Highways are owned ...

*** State highways in Ohio ** Rail Stations in Ohio *** Cleveland's Rail Transit System

Education in Ohio

Education in Ohio * Schools in Ohio ** School districts in Ohio *** High schools in Ohio ** Colleges and universities in Ohio ***

Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio. Case Western Reserve was established in 1967, when Western Reserve University, founded in 1826 and named for its location in the Connecticut Western Reser ...

*** Kent State University *** Miami University *** Ohio University *** Ohio State University *** Bowling Green State University ***

The University of Toledo The University of Toledo (UToledo or UT) is a public research university in Toledo, Ohio. It is the northernmost campus of the University System of Ohio. The university also operates a Health Science campus, which includes the University of T ...

*** University of Cincinnati

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