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Ohio took its name from the Iroquois Indian word meaning something great. The Iroquis used the word for the Ohio River, which forms the state's southeastern and southern borders.

Ohio on the mapLocation Upper Midwest
Bordered By
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan

Total Area (Rank) 44,828 sq mi (34th)
Greatest Distance E-W
230 mi
Greatest Distance N-S
210 mi
Geographic Center
Delaware, 25 miles north-northeast of Columbus
Coastline
312 mi
Highest Point (Rank)
Campbell Hill; 1,550 ft ()
Lowest Point
Ohio River in Hamilton County; 433 ft
Mineral Resources

Population (Rank) 11,353,140 (7th)
Largest Cities
Columbus (728,432), Cleveland (461,324), Cinicanniti (317,361), Toledo (308,973), Akron (212,215), Dayton (161,696), Parma (83,861), Youngstown (79,271), Canton (79,255), Lorain (67,955)

Capital Columbus
U.S. Congressional Representation
2 Senators, 16 Representatives
Local Administration
88 counties

Major Industries manufacturing, trade, services
Principal Manufactures transportation equipment, machinery, primary and fabricated metal products
Agricultural Products soybeans, dairy products, corn, tomatoes, hogs, cattle, poultry, eggs

First Explored By Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, ca. 1670
First Permanent Settlement
Marietta, by
General Rufus Putnam, in 1788
Territorial Status Achieved
1787, as part of the Northwest Territory
Admitted to Union (Rank)
March 1, 1803 (17th)

SOURCE
50 States.com www.50states.com/ohio.htm

SEE ALSO
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Michigan
Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle
General Rufus Putnam

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