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Columbus is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748,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 state capital. Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County;it also extends into Delaware and Fairfield counties. It is the core city of the Columbus metropolitan area,which encompasses 10 counties in central Ohio. The metropolitan area had a population of 2,138,926 in 2020,making it the largest entirely in Ohio and 32nd-largest in the U.S.
Cleveland,officially the City of Cleveland,is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state,it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie,across the U.S. maritime border with Canada,252 miles (406 km) northeast of Cincinnati,143 miles (230 km) northeast of Columbus,and approximately 60 miles west of Pennsylvania.
Ohio is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states,it is the 34th-largest by area,and with a population of nearly 11.8 million,is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The state's capital and largest city is Columbus,with the Columbus metro area,Greater Cincinnati,and Greater Cleveland being the largest metropolitan areas. Ohio is bordered by Lake Erie to the north,Pennsylvania to the east,West Virginia to the southeast,Kentucky to the southwest,Indiana to the west,and Michigan to the northwest. Ohio is historically known as the "Buckeye State" after its Ohio buckeye trees,and Ohioans are also known as "Buckeyes". Its state flag is the only non-rectangular flag of all the U.S. states.
The Ohio State University,commonly called Ohio State or OSU,is a public land-grant research university in Columbus,Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio,it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best public universities in the United States. Founded in 1870 as the state's land-grant university and the ninth university in Ohio with the Morrill Act of 1862,Ohio State was originally known as the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College and focused on various agricultural and mechanical disciplines,but it developed into a comprehensive university under the direction of then-Governor and later U.S. president Rutherford B. Hayes,and in 1878,the Ohio General Assembly passed a law changing the name to "the Ohio State University" and broadening the scope of the university. Admission standards tightened and became greatly more selective throughout the 2000s and 2010s.
The Ohio River is a 981-mile (1,579 km) long river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States,flowing southwesterly from western Pennsylvania to its mouth on the Mississippi River at the southern tip of Illinois. It is the third largest river by discharge volume in the United States and the largest tributary by volume of the north-south flowing Mississippi River that divides the eastern from western United States. It is also the 6th oldest river on the North American continent. The river flows through or along the border of six states,and its drainage basin includes parts of 14 states. Through its largest tributary,the Tennessee River,the basin includes several states of the southeastern U.S. It is the source of drinking water for five million people.
Toledo is a city in and the county seat of Lucas County,Ohio,United States. A major Midwestern United States port city,Toledo is the fourth-most populous city in the state of Ohio,after Columbus,Cleveland,and Cincinnati,and according to the 2020 census,the 79th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 270,871,it is the principal city of the Toledo metropolitan area. It also serves as a major trade center for the Midwest;its port is the fifth-busiest in the Great Lakes and 54th-biggest in the United States. The city was founded in 1833 on the west bank of the Maumee River,and originally incorporated as part of Monroe County,Michigan Territory. It was refounded in 1837,after the conclusion of the Toledo War,when it was incorporated in Ohio.
The Big Ten Conference is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives in 1896,it predates the founding of its regulating organization,the NCAA. It is based in the Chicago area in Rosemont,Illinois. For many decades the conference consisted of 10 universities,and it currently has 14 members and 2 affiliate institutions. The conference competes in the NCAA Division I and its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS),formerly known as Division I-A,the highest level of NCAA competition in that sport.
The Midwestern United States,also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest,is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau. It occupies the northern central part of the United States. It was officially named the North Central Region by the Census Bureau until 1984. It is between the Northeastern United States and the Western United States,with Canada to the north and the Southern United States to the south.
Akron is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau,about 40 miles (64 km) south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census,the city proper had a total population of 190,469,making it the 125th largest city in the United States. The Akron metropolitan area,covering Summit and Portage counties,had an estimated population of 703,505.
Richard Michael DeWine is an American politician and attorney serving as the 70th and current governor of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party,DeWine began his career as a prosecutor before being elected to the Ohio Senate. He served as a U.S. representative from 1983 until 1991,the 59th lieutenant governor of Ohio under George Voinovich from 1991 until 1994,United States senator from 1995 to 2007,and the 50th attorney general of Ohio from 2011 to 2019. DeWine was first elected governor in 2018,defeating Democrat Richard Cordray with 50.4% of the vote. He was reelected in a landslide in 2022,defeating Democrat Nan Whaley.
Ohio University is a public research university in Athens,Ohio. The first university chartered by an Act of Congress and the first to be chartered in Ohio,the university was chartered in 1787 by the Congress of the Confederation and subsequently approved for the territory in 1802 and state in 1804,opening for students in 1809. Ohio University is the oldest university in Ohio and among the oldest public universities in the United States.
Ohio Stadium is an American football stadium in Columbus,Ohio,on the campus of Ohio State University. It primarily serves as the home venue of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team and is also the site for the university's Spring Commencement ceremonies each May. Common nicknames for the stadium include "the Horseshoe","the Shoe",and "the House That Harley Built".
Kirk Edward Herbstreit is an American sportscaster and former college football player. He serves as an analyst for ESPN's College GameDay,a television program covering college football,and he also provides color commentary on college football games on ESPN and ABC,and on Thursday Night NFL games on Prime Video. For his TV work,Herbstreit has won five Sports Emmy Awards in various categories. He also appeared annually as a commentator in EA Sports' NCAA Football until the series was put on hiatus following NCAA Football 14. From 1989 to 1993,Herbstreit was a quarterback for the Ohio State football team. He played in several games his junior season and was the starting quarterback throughout his senior season.
The Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry, commonly referred to as The Game,is an American college football rivalry game that is played annually between the Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes. Michigan and Ohio State are the most successful teams in NCAA Division I football. The rivalry has gathered profound national interest as many of the games determined the Big Ten Conference title and the resulting Rose Bowl Game matchups,as well as the outcome of the NCAA Division I college football championship. In 2000,the game was ranked by ESPN as the greatest North American sports rivalry ever.
The Ohio State Buckeyes football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision,representing Ohio State University in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. Ohio State has played their home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus,Ohio since 1922. The Buckeyes are recognized by the university and NCAA as having won eight national championships along with 41 conference championships,10 division championships,10 undefeated seasons,and six perfect seasons. Seven players have received the Heisman Trophy,with the program holding the distinction of having the only two-time winner of the award.
The Michigan Wolverines football team represents the University of Michigan in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Michigan has the most all-time wins in college football history. The team is known for its distinctive winged helmet,its fight song,its record-breaking attendance figures at Michigan Stadium,and its many rivalries,particularly its annual,regular season-ending game against Ohio State,known simply as “The Game,”once voted as ESPN's best sports rivalry.
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788,the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers,the latter of which marks the state line with Kentucky. With a 2020 census population of 309,000 people,it is the most populated city in Southwestern Ohio,the 3rd most populated in Ohio after Cleveland and Columbus,and the 64th most populated city in the United States. Additionally,the city is the economic and cultural hub of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. With an estimated population of 2,256,884,it is Ohio's largest metropolitan area and the nation's 30th-largest,and with a city population of 309,317,Cincinnati is the third-largest city in Ohio and 64th in the United States. Throughout much of the 19th century,it was among the top 10 U.S. cities by population,surpassed only by New Orleans and the older,established settlements of the United States eastern seaboard,as well as being the sixth-most populous city from 1840 until 1860.
The Cincinnati metropolitan area and also known as the Cincinnati Tri-State area, or Greater Cincinnati) is a metropolitan area centered on Cincinnati and including surrounding counties in the U.S. states of Ohio,Kentucky,and Indiana. The area is commonly known as Greater Cincinnati.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Ohio was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Ohio. Republican writer and venture capitalist J. D. Vance defeated Democratic U.S. Representative Tim Ryan to succeed retiring incumbent Republican Rob Portman. Following his defeat,Ryan flipped four counties carried by Portman in re-election in 2016:Summit,Lorain,Montgomery,and Hamilton,anchored by Cincinnati. However,Vance scored wins in Ryan's home county of Trumbull and the industrial-based Mahoning County that contains much of Youngstown. Both counties were represented by Tim Ryan in his congressional district.
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