State of Ohio | |||||
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Nickname(s): The Buckeye State; Birthplace of Aviation; The Heart of It All | |||||
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.) | ||||
Capital (and largest city) |
Columbus | ||||
Largest metro |
Greater Cincinnati Greater Columbus (see footnotes ) |
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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 | 11,658,609 (2017 est.) | ||||
• Density |
282/sq mi (109/km2) Ranked 10th |
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• Median household income | $53,301 (32nd) | ||||
Elevation | |||||
• 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 |
11 Republicans 4 Democrats 1 Vacant (list) |
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Time zone | Eastern: UTC -5/-4 | ||||
ISO 3166 | US-OH | ||||
Abbreviations | OH[12] | ||||
Website |
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