Ohio
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Nicknames:
The Buckeye State;
Birthplace of Aviation; The Heart of It All |
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Motto: | |
Anthem: "Beautiful Ohio"[2] |
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Country | United States |
Admitted to the Union | March 1, 1803; 221 years ago (1803-03-01)[3] (17th, declared retroactively on August 7, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-08-07)[4]) |
Capital (and largest city) |
Columbus[5][6] |
Largest metro and urban areas | Greater Cleveland (combined and urban) Cincinnati (metro) Columbus (metro) (see footnotes)[a] |
Government | |
• Governor | Mike DeWine (R) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Jon Husted (R) |
Legislature | General Assembly |
• Upper house | Senate |
• Lower house | House of Representatives |
Judiciary | Supreme Court of Ohio |
U.S. senators | Sherrod Brown (D) JD Vance (R) |
U.S. House delegation | 10 Republicans 5 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 | 1,549 ft (472 m) |
Lowest elevation | 455 ft (139 m) |
Population
(2023)
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• Total | 11,785,935[9] |
• Rank | 7th |
• Density | 282/sq mi (109/km2) |
• Rank | 10th |
• Median household income | $54,021[10] |
• Income rank | 36th |
Demonym(s) | Ohioan; Buckeye[11] (colloq.) |
Language | |
• Official language | De jure: None De facto: English |
• Spoken language | English 93.3% Spanish 2.2% Other 4.5%[12] |
Time zone | UTC– 05:00 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC– 04:00 (EDT) |
USPS abbreviation |
OH
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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 |
Ohio
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Nicknames:
The Buckeye State;
Birthplace of Aviation; The Heart of It All |
|
Motto: | |
Anthem: "Beautiful Ohio"[2] |
|
Country | United States |
Admitted to the Union | March 1, 1803; 221 years ago (1803-03-01)[3] (17th, declared retroactively on August 7, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-08-07)[4]) |
Capital (and largest city) |
Columbus[5][6] |
Largest metro and urban areas | Greater Cleveland (combined and urban) Cincinnati (metro) Columbus (metro) (see footnotes)[a] |
Government | |
• Governor | Mike DeWine (R) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Jon Husted (R) |
Legislature | General Assembly |
• Upper house | Senate |
• Lower house | House of Representatives |
Judiciary | Supreme Court of Ohio |
U.S. senators | Sherrod Brown (D) JD Vance (R) |
U.S. House delegation | 10 Republicans 5 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 | 1,549 ft (472 m) |
Lowest elevation | 455 ft (139 m) |
Population
(2023)
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• Total | 11,785,935[9] |
• Rank | 7th |
• Density | 282/sq mi (109/km2) |
• Rank | 10th |
• Median household income | $54,021[10] |
• Income rank | 36th |
Demonym(s) | Ohioan; Buckeye[11] (colloq.) |
Language | |
• Official language | De jure: None De facto: English |
• Spoken language | English 93.3% Spanish 2.2% Other 4.5%[12] |
Time zone | UTC– 05:00 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC– 04:00 (EDT) |
USPS abbreviation |
OH
[13]
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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 |