Ohio

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Ohio
State
State of Ohio
Flag Seal
Nickname(s):  The Buckeye State; Birthplace of Aviation; The Heart of It All
Motto:  With God, all things are possible (1959)[1]
Anthem: Beautiful Ohio (1969)[2] Hang On Sloopy (1985)[3]
Map of the United States with Ohio highlighted
Country	United States
Admitted to the Union	March 1, 1803 (17th, declared retroactively on August 7, 1953[4])
Capital (and largest city)	Columbus[5]
Largest metro and urban areas	Cleveland Greater Columbus (see footnotes)[6]
Government
• Governor	Mike DeWine (R)
• Lieutenant Governor	Jon A. Husted (R)
Legislature	General Assembly
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
U.S. senators	Sherrod Brown (D) J. D. Vance (R)
U.S. House delegation	12 Republicans 4 Democrats (list)
Area
• Total	44,825 sq mi (116,096 km2)
• Land	40,948 sq mi (106,156 km2)
• Water	3,877 sq mi (10,040 km2)  8.7%
• Rank	34th
Dimensions
• Length	220 mi (355 km)
• Width	220 mi (355 km)
Elevation	850 ft (260 m)
Highest elevation (Campbell Hill[7][8])	1,549 ft (472 m)
Lowest elevation (Ohio River at Indiana border[7][8])	455 ft (139 m)
Population  (2022)
• Total	17,489,100
• Rank	9th
• Density	437/sq mi (165/km2)
• Rank	10th
• Median household income	$54,021[9]
• Income rank	36th
Demonym(s)	Ohioan; Buckeye (colloq.)
Language
• Official language	De jure: None De facto: English
• Spoken language	English 93.3% Spanish 2.2% Other 4.5%[10]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
USPS abbreviation	OH[11]
ISO 3166 code	US-OH
Traditional abbreviation	O., Oh.
Latitude	38°24′ N to 41°59′ N
Longitude	80°31′ W to 84°49′ W
Website	ohio.gov

Ohio state symbols
Flag of Ohio
Living insignia
Amphibian	Spotted salamander
Bird	Cardinal (1933)[2]
Flower	Red carnation (1904)[2]
Insect	Ladybug (1975)[2]
Mammal	White-tailed deer (1987)[2]
Reptile	Black racer snake (1995)[2]
Tree	Buckeye (1953)[2]
Inanimate insignia
Beverage	Tomato juice (1965)[2]
Fossil	Isotelus maximus, a trilobite (1985)[2]
Gemstone	Ohio flint (1965)[2]
Slogan	So Much to Discover
Other	Wild flower: Great white trillium (1986)[2] Fruit: Pawpaw
State route marker
State quarter
Released in 2002
Lists of United States state symbols

Ohio (nicknamed The Buckeye State)^[12] is one of the 50 states in the United States. Its capital is Columbus, which is also the largest city in Ohio.

Other large cities in Ohio are Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton, Akron, Toledo, and Youngstown.

Some famous people from Ohio include golfer Jack Nicklaus, Wilbur and Orville Wright, astronauts John Glenn and Neil Armstrong, authors Sherwood Anderson and Toni Morrison,^[13] and actors Clark Gable and Katie Holmes. There have also been seven American presidents from Ohio: Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford Hayes, James Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft, and Warren G. Harding.

Ohio is important in elections because it is a swing state. Candidates often campaign a lot there and prior to 2020, the last time they voted for the losing candidate was 1960. Also, no Republican has ever won the presidency without carrying this state. Ohio has both farmland and cities, and is part of the Midwest. Ohio is the 8th most populated state in the United States of America.

1. ↑ "Ohio's State Motto". Ohio Historical Society. July 1, 2005. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10} "Ohio's State Symbols". Ohio Governor's Residence and State Garden. Archived from the original on April 23, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
3. ↑ "Ohio's State Rock Song". Ohio Historical Society. July 1, 2005. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
4. ↑ "The Admission of Ohio as a State". United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on November 10, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
5. ↑ "Ohio Quick Facts". Ohio Historical Society. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
6. ↑ According to the U.S. Census July 2017 Annual Estimate , Greater Columbus is the largest Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) that is entirely within Ohio, with a population of 2,078,725; and Greater Cincinnati is the largest MSA that is at least partially within Ohio, with a population of 2,179,082, approximately 25% of which is in Indiana or Kentucky. Which MSA is the largest in Ohio depends on the context.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Elevation adjusted to North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
9. ↑ "Median Annual Household Income". The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
10. ↑ Bureau, U.S. Census. "American FactFinder—Results". factfinder2.census.gov. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
11. ↑ "Official USPS Abbreviations". United States Postal Service. 1998. Archived from the original on March 28, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
12. ↑ Edmisten, Mike (18 July 2023). "Discover Why Ohio Is Called the Buckeye State". Retrieved 30 October 2023.
13. ↑ Yost, Laina; Woytach, Carissa (2019-08-06). "'She treasured Lorain, we treasured her': Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dies at 88 (UPDATED/PHOTOS)". The Chronicle-Telegram. Archived from the original on 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2020-10-31.