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  4. www.britannica.com › place › Columbus-OhioColumbus | History, Population, Map, & Facts | Britannica

    May 18, 2024 · Columbus, city, Franklin, Fairfield, and Delaware counties, capital (1816) of Ohio, U.S., and seat (1824) of Franklin county. It is situated in the central part of the state on the relatively flat Ohio till plain, at the junction of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers.

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  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Columbus,_OhioColumbus, Ohio - Wikipedia

    Website. www .columbus .gov. Columbus ( / kəˈlʌmbəs /, kə-LUM-bəs) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, [10] it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest after Chicago, and the third-most populous U.S. state capital after ...

  6. www.mentalfloss.com › article › 50318725 Things You Should Know About Columbus, Ohio - Mental Floss

    • Columbus is central to a lot of people. Forty-eight percent of Americans live within 600 miles of Columbus. Major cities like Atlanta, Chicago, and New York City are less than a day’s drive away.
    • Columbus wasn’t always the capital of Ohio. When Ohio obtained its statehood in 1803, Columbus hadn’t been built yet. Chillicothe, a modest city on the Scioto River, was the original state capital.
    • Columbus became the capital before it was even a city. In 1810, Ohio’s general assembly voted to choose a new, permanent capital. The lawmakers agreed that whichever locale they picked would have to lie within 40 miles of the state’s geographic center.
    • Some fascinating people were born in Columbus. Famous Columbusites include R.L. Stine, author of the bestselling Goosebumps novels, and celebrity chef Guy Fieri.

  7. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › Columbus,_OhioColumbus, Ohio - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Columbus is the second largest city in the American Midwest, and the fourteenth largest city in the United States of America. It is the county seat of Franklin County. The city has expanded and annexed portions of adjoining Delaware County and Fairfield County. It is named for explorer Christopher Columbus.

  8. www.forbes.com › sites › katiechangA Travel Guide To Columbus, Ohio, America’s Fastest Growing City

    Apr 14, 2024 · Forbes Lifestyle Travel. Columbus Is America’s Fastest Growing City And A Wonderful Place To Visit. Katie Chang. Contributor. Follow. Apr 14, 2024,08:00am EDT. Share to Facebook. Share to...

  9. www.worldatlas.com › cities › columbus-ohioColumbus, Ohio - WorldAtlas

    Sep 12, 2022 · Columbus is a big city situated mainly in Franklin County and partially in Fairfield and Delaware Counties at the heart of the US State of Ohio. With a population of 905,748 residents and a robust economy, Columbus serves as the state capital as well as Ohio's largest city .

  10. www.dispatch.com › story › newsColumbus history provides Ohio capital with a nickname: Arch City

    Aug 23, 2021 · Columbus was a bustling Midwestern capital city of 80,000 people or so which had seen a lot of growth since the end of the Civil War. The opening of the Hocking Valley Railroad brought immense...

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