Cities

Columbus

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Columbus." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/columbus.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Columbus. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/columbus

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-columbus,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Columbus},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/columbus},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Columbus is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio, at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers in central Ohio. Founded in 1812 and made the state capital in 1816, it grew into a major transportation and industrial hub before diversifying into finance, insurance, education and technology. Its metropolitan area exceeds 2.1 million residents.

Facts

Population

905,748 1

2020 census figure, from Columbus's own Wikipedia infobox.

Area (sq km)

570.82 1

Founding Year

1812 1

February 14, 1812 is the founding date the infobox itself gives; the city was incorporated February 10, 1816.

Population Estimate Year

2020 1

Latitude