Ohio (U.S. state)
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Nickname(s): The Buckeye State; Birthplace of Aviation; The Heart of It All |
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| Motto(s): With God, all things are possible | |||||
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| Official language |
De jure: None De facto: English |
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| Spoken languages | English 93.3% Spanish 2.2% Other 4.5% |
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| Demonym | Ohioan; Buckeye (colloq.) | ||||
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Capital (and largest city) |
Columbus | ||||
| Largest metro |
Cleveland Cincinnati (see footnote) |
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| Area | Ranked 34th | ||||
| • Total | 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km2) |
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| • Width | 220 miles (355 km) | ||||
| • Length | 220 miles (355 km) | ||||
| • % water | 8.7 | ||||
| • Latitude | 38° 24′ N to 41° 59′ N | ||||
| • Longitude | 80° 31′ W to 84° 49′ W | ||||
| Population | Ranked 7th | ||||
| • Total | 11,613,423 (2015 est) | ||||
| • Density | 282/sq mi (109/km2) Ranked 10th |
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| • Median household income | $53,301 (32nd) | ||||
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| • Highest point |
Campbell Hill 1,549 ft (472 m) |
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| • Mean | 850 ft (260 m) | ||||
| • Lowest point |
Ohio River at Indiana border 455 ft (139 m) |
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| Admission to Union | March 1, 1803 (17th, declared retroactively on August 7, 1953) |
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| Governor | John Kasich (R) | ||||
| Lieutenant Governor | Mary Taylor (R) | ||||
| Legislature | General Assembly | ||||
| • Upper house | Senate | ||||
| • Lower house | House of Representatives | ||||
| U.S. Senators |
Sherrod Brown (D) Rob Portman (R) |
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| U.S. House delegation | 12 Republicans, 4 Democrats (list) | ||||
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC -5/-4 | ||||
| ISO 3166 | US-OH | ||||
| Abbreviations | OH[17] | ||||
| Website | www |
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The Flag of Ohio
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The Seal of Ohio
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| 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) |
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| Beverage | Tomato juice (1965) |
| Fossil | Isotelus maximus, a trilobite (1985) |
| Gemstone | Ohio flint (1965) |
| Motto | "With God all things are possible." (1959) |
| Slogan | So Much to Discover |
| Song | "Beautiful Ohio" (1969) "Hang On Sloopy" (1985) |
| Other | Wild flower: Great white trillium (1986) Fruit: Pawpaw |
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Ohio 
i/oʊˈhaɪ.oʊ/ is an Eastern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States. Ohio is the 34th largest by area, the 7th most populous, and the 10th most densely populated of the 50 United States. The state's capital and largest city is Columbus.
The state takes its name from the Ohio River. The name originated from the Iroquois word ohi-yo’, meaning "great river" or "large creek". Partitioned from the Northwest Territory, the state was admitted to the Union as the 17th state (and the first under the Northwest Ordinance) on March 1, 1803. Ohio is historically known as the "Buckeye State" after its Ohio buckeye trees, and Ohioans are also known as "Buckeyes".
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