OHIO QUICK FACTS Name Ohio is an Iroquois Native American word that means great river It refers to the present day Ohio River State Capital Columbus population 835 957 SEAL ON GREA ATE O Date of Statehood March 1 1803 17th state о по THE Population 11 613 423 7th most populous state Area Total Land and Water 44 826 square miles 116 099 sq km 34th largest state Largest City Columbus population 835 957 Nickname The Buckeye State Motto With God All Things Are Possible State Bird Cardinal State Flower Scarlet Carnation State Gemstone Flint OHIO
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA State Tree Buckeye State Song Beautiful Ohio Highest Point Campbell Hill 1 550 feet 472 m Lowest Point Ohio River 455 feet 139 m Average July High Temperature 84°F 29°C Ulysses Grant Record High Temperature 113°F 45°C in Gallipolis on July 21 1934 Rutherford Hayes Average January Low Temperature 20°F 7°C James Garfield Record Low Temperature 39°F 39°C in Milligan on February 10 1899 Benjamin Harrison Average Annual Precipitation 40 inches 102 cm WIIMam McKinley Number of U S Senators 2 Number of U S Representatives 16 Illam Warren Harding U S Presidents Born in Ohio Ulysses Grant 1822 1885 Rutherford Hayes 1822 1893 James Garfield 1831 1881 Benjamin Harrison 1833 1901 William McKinley 1843 1901 William Taft 1857 1930 Warren Harding 1865 1923 U S Postal Service Abbreviation OH QUICK FACTS 7
Ohio GEOGRAPHY Ohio Ohio is in the north central part of the United States It is part of the Midwest region which is also called the Heartland It covers 44 826 square miles 116 099 sq km of land and water making it the 34h largest state Ohio's highest point is Campbell Hill in the west central part of the state It is 1 550 feet 472 m high The lowest point is just 455 feet 139 m above sea level It is in the southwest where the Ohio River exits the state Ohio's neighbor to the north is Michigan Pennsylvania is to the east To the west is Indiana The long winding Ohio River forms the state's southern border with Kentucky and West Virginia About two thirds of Ohio's northern border is bound by Lake Erie one of the Great Lakes Cincinnati Ohlo Covington Kentucky Ohio River The Ohio River forms the border between Ohio and Kentucky OHIO
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MICHIGAN Toledo Cleveland Akron PENNSYLVANIA INDIANA OHIO Columbus Dayton Cincinnati KENTUCKY WEST VIRGINIA Ohio's total land and water area is 44 826 square miles 116 099 sq km It is the 341 largest state The state capital is Columbus GEOGRAPHY
