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Ohio

State

Ohio is a Midwestern state bordered by Lake Erie, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia. Admitted to the Union in 1803 as the 17th state, a status confirmed retroactively by Congress in 1953, its capital and largest city is Columbus. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Columbus 1
Population
11,900,510 1
2025 estimate from Ohio's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Area (sq km)
116,096 1
Admission Year
1803 1
Admitted to the Union March 1, 1803 (17th state), per the infobox.
Latitude
40 degrees north 1
Longitude
83 degrees west 1
Connections

Adjacent To

Indiana, States or Territories
Source Indiana (Wikipedia)
Kentucky, States or Territories
Source Kentucky (Wikipedia)
Michigan, States or Territories
Source Michigan (Wikipedia)
Pennsylvania, States or Territories
Source Ohio (Wikipedia)
West Virginia, States or Territories
Source Ohio (Wikipedia)

Associated With

Cincinnati, Cities

Cincinnati is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio.

Source Cincinnati (Wikipedia)
Columbus, Cities

Columbus is in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Source Columbus (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries

Ohio is a state of the United States.

Source Ohio (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Columbus, Cities

Columbus is the capital of Ohio.

Source Columbus (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Ohio (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Columbus
  • Infobox, population
    Population (2025) Total 11900510
  • Infobox, area
    Area Total 116096 km2
  • Infobox, admitted to the union
    Admitted to the Union March 1, 1803 (17th)
  • Page header, coordinates
    wgCoordinates lat 40, lon -83
  • Introduction
    Ohio is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.
  • Adjacent To: Pennsylvania, Lead section, borders Pennsylvania
    It borders the Canadian province of Ontario to the north (through Lake Erie), Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the west, and Michigan to the northwest.
  • Adjacent To: West Virginia, Lead section, borders West Virginia
    It borders the Canadian province of Ontario to the north (through Lake Erie), Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the west, and Michigan to the northwest.
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Indiana (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Indiana, Lead section, borders Ohio
Quote, Adjacent To: Indiana, Lead section, borders Ohio
It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the south and southeast, and the Wabash River and Illinois to the west.
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Kentucky (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Kentucky, Lead section, borders Ohio
Quote, Adjacent To: Kentucky, Lead section, borders Ohio
It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the northeast, Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south, and Missouri to the west.
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Michigan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Michigan, Lead section, borders Ohio
Quote, Adjacent To: Michigan, Lead section, borders Ohio
It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, Indiana and Illinois to the southwest, Ohio to the southeast, and the Canadian province of Ontario to the east, northeast and north.
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Cincinnati (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Cincinnati, Infobox, State
Quote, Associated With: Cincinnati, Infobox, State
Ohio
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