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The history of US State of Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) is also known as the Buckeye State. The name Ohio comes from an Iroquoian word meaning "great river". The date of admission to the Union was on March 1, 1803 out of Northwest Territory (part). It is the 17th state to joining the other constituent entities. The motto of the state is: With God all things are possible.

Geographic facts about Ohio (OH)

The total size of this US State is about 44,825 square miles. Therefore Ohio ranks in 34th place among all other US States in terms of land area. Actually 40,858 square miles are covered by land and 3,967 square miles are covered by water. The mean elevation is 850 feet. Ohio's highest point is Campbell Hill with a height of 1,549 feet. The lowest place is Ohio River, which is 455 feet. Its geographic center can be found in Delaware County, 25 miles north-northeast of Columbus. Ohio is bordered by the following states: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia.

Population and people of Ohio (OH)

In 2015, 11,613,423 people lived in Ohio. The most people live in the capital Columbus. The residents are called Ohioan. Ohio is the birthplace of these presidents: Ulysses S. Grant was born on April 27, 1822 in Point Pleasant (In office March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877), Rutherford B. Hayes was born on October 4, 1822 in Delaware (In office March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881), James A. Garfield was born on November 19, 1831 in Moreland Hills (In office March 4, 1881 – September 19, 1881), Benjamin Harrison was born on August 20, 1833 in North Bend (In office March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893), William McKinley was born on January 29, 1843 in Niles (In office March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901), William Howard Taft was born on September 15, 1857 in Cincinnati (In office March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913), Warren G. Harding was born on November 2, 1865 in Blooming Grove (In office March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923).

Industry and Agriculture of Ohio (OH)

Ohio is known for these industries: Transportation equipment, fabricated metal products, machinery, food processing, electric equipment. Ohio is significant producer of agricultural products, including Soybeans, dairy products, corn, tomatoes, hogs, cattle, poultry and eggs.

Ohio is part of the region of the the Midwestern United States.

This region is generally known as the American Midwest. The United States Census Bureau has the Midwest described as one of the four geographic regions. The area covers the northern central part of the USA. Prior to June 1984, the Midwest Region was also referred to as the North Central Region by the Census Bureau. These days this term is not commonly used anymore. Basically the geographic region has not been updated since 1880, and is today commonly used as a standard for data tabulation.

The relatively common definition includes 12 states in the north central United States: the East North Central states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin and the West North Central states of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.

According to Simon and Schuster the area is well balanced between heavy industry and agriculture. A sizeable part of the land area makes up the United States' Corn Belt. With its central location, it provides transportation crossroads for railroads, river boats, cars, airplanes and trucks.