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Ohio

Buckeye State · Capital: Columbus

Buckeye State. Capital: Columbus. Taken from the Iroquis Indian word for “big/beautiful river”

Entered the Union · Mar. 1, 1803
Population
11,799,44817th
Capital
Columbus
Entered Union
180317th state
Nickname
Buckeye State
Median Income
$54,533
Median Age
37.4years

Basic Information

Buckeye State
11,799,448
Population · 2020
Natives are known as Ohioan.
OH
Postal Abbreviation
Natives: Ohioan
37.4yrs
Median Age
Driving age 18 · majority 18
$54,533
Median Household Income

State Symbols

Nickname
Buckeye State
Motto
“With God, all things are possible”
State Song
“Beautiful Ohio” — Mary Earl

Origins

Capital
Columbus
Entered the Union
Mar. 1, 1803 (17th)
Origin of the Name
Taken from the Iroquis Indian word for “big/beautiful river”

Economy

Industry & enterprise
Agriculture
applecattlecorneggshaymilkpoultrysheepsoybeansvegetableswheatwool
Mining
claycoallimestonenatural gaspetroleumsaltsand and gravelstone
Manufacturing
electronicfood processingmachinerymetalspaper productsrubber productssteel. Ohio Geography

Geography

The lay of the land
44,828sq mi
Total Area
Land 40,953 · water 3,875 sq mi.
Ohio River
Lowest Point
113°F
Highest Temp
113˚ F (7/21/1934)
The Landscape
The state of Ohio is mostly flat land, made of plains and gentle hills. Lake Erie forms most of the Northern boundary of the state. The Ohio River forms half the eastern and the entire southern border of the state.

Cities

Largest cities by population

Largest Cities

History

1748 — today

Famous People

Born or made in Ohio
Neil ArmstrongGeorge Armstrong CusterClark GableJames A. GarfieldJohn GlennUlysses S. GrantWarren G. HardingBenjamin HarrisonRutherford HayesWilliam McKinleyPaul Newman;William Tecumseh ShermanGloria SteinemWilliam H. TaftTecumsehOrville WrightCy YoungOhio National Sites

National Sites

Parks & landmarks
01

James A. Garfield National Historic Site

Located in Mentor Ohio a Cleveland suburb this home was James A Garfield’s the 20th President of the United States. The site contains the first Presidential library.

02

Mound City Group National Monument

Mound City is the burial ground of the Hopewell Indians. Nearly two thousand years ago the Hopewells buried their dead here in elaborate earthwork mounds

03

Perry Victory and International Peace Memorial

This 25 acres park on Lake Erie’s South Bass Island. Commemorates the victory of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry over the English on September 10, 1813 during the War of 1812.

04

William Howard Taft National Historic Site

This is the boyhood home of William Howard Taft, the 27th President of the United States and later the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

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