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| State of Ohio | |
| Anthem: Beautiful Ohio (1969) Hang On Sloopy (1985) | |
 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) |
| Capital (and largest city) | Columbus |
| Largest metro | Greater Cincinnati Greater Columbus (see footnotes) |
| 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) Rob Portman (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 |
| Elevation | 850 ft (260 m) |
| Highest elevation | 1,549 ft (472 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 455 ft (139 m) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 11,689,100 |
| • Rank | 7th |
| • Density | 282/sq mi (109/km2) |
| • Rank | 10th |
| • Median household income | $54,021 |
| • Income rank | 36th |
| Language | |
| • Official language | De jure: None De facto: English |
| • Spoken language | English 93.3% Spanish 2.2% Other 4.5% |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| USPS abbreviation | |
| ISO 3166 code | US-OH |
| Trad. abbreviation | O., Oh. |
| Latitude | 38°24′ N to 41°59′ N |
| Longitude | 80°31′ W to 84°49′ W |
| Website | ohio |
| Ohio state symbols | |
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| Living insignia | |
| Amphibian | Spotted salamander |
| Bird | Cardinal (1933) |
| Flower | Red carnation (1904) |
| Insect | Ladybug (1975) |
| Mammal | White-tailed deer (1987) |
| Reptile | Black racer snake (1995) |
| Tree | Buckeye (1953) |
| Inanimate insignia | |
| Beverage | Tomato juice (1965) |
| Fossil | Isotelus maximus, a trilobite (1985) |
| Gemstone | Ohio flint (1965) |
| Slogan | So Much to Discover |
| Other | Wild flower: Great white trillium (1986) Fruit: Pawpaw |
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| State quarter | |
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| Lists of United States state symbols | |
Ohio is one of the 50 states in the United States. Its capital is Columbus. Columbus 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, 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, Warren G. Harding.
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