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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Ohio:
Ohio – seventh most populous of the 50 states of the United States of America. Ohio lies between the Ohio River and Lake Erie in the Midwestern United States.
The United States created the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio on July 13, 1787. Ohio joined the Union as the 17th state effective as of March 1, 1803.
General reference
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- Names
- Common name: Ohio
- Pronunciation: /oʊˈhaɪ.oʊ/
- Official name: State of Ohio
- Abbreviations and name codes
- Nicknames
- Buckeye State[1]
- Birthplace of Aviation[2] (currently used on license plates)
- Mother of Modern Presidents
- Common name: Ohio
- Adjectival: Ohio
- Demonyms: Ohioan, Buckeye
Geography of Ohio
- Ohio is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
- Location
- Population of Ohio: 11,536,504 (2010 U.S. Census[3])
- Area of Ohio: 44,825 sq mi (116,100 km2)
- Atlas of Ohio
Places in Ohio
- Historic places in Ohio
- National Natural Landmarks in Ohio
- National parks in Ohio
- State parks in Ohio
Environment of Ohio
- Climate of Ohio
- Protected areas in Ohio
- Superfund sites in Ohio
- Wildlife of Ohio
- Flora of Ohio
- Fauna of Ohio
Natural geographic features of Ohio
Regions of Ohio
Administrative divisions of Ohio
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- The 88 counties of the state of Ohio
- Municipalities in Ohio
- Unincorporated communities in Ohio
Demography of Ohio
Government and politics of Ohio
- Form of government: U.S. state government
- United States congressional delegations from Ohio
- Ohio State Capitol
- Elections in Ohio
- Political party strength in Ohio
Branches of the government of Ohio
Executive branch of the government of Ohio
- Governor of Ohio
- State departments
Legislative branch of the government of Ohio
Judicial branch of the government of Ohio
Law and order in Ohio
- Cannabis in Ohio
- Capital punishment in Ohio
- Constitution of Ohio
- Crime in Ohio
- Gun laws in Ohio
- Law enforcement in Ohio
- Same-sex marriage in Ohio
Military in Ohio
History of Ohio
History of Ohio, by period
- Prehistory of Ohio
- Indigenous peoples
- French colony of la Louisiane, 1699–1763
- French and Indian War, 1754–1763
- British (though predominantly Francophone) Province of Quebec, (1763–1783)-1791
- American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
- United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
- Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
- Unorganized territory of the United States, 1783–1787
- Northwest Indian War, 1785–1795
- Battle of Fallen Timbers, 1794
- Treaty of Greenville, 1795
- Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, 1787–1803
- The "first forty-eight" found Marietta as the first permanent settlement of the new United States in the Northwest Territory, April 7, 1788
- Connecticut Western Reserve, 1776–1800
- State of Ohio becomes 17th state admitted to the United States of America on March 1, 1803
- War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
- Battle of Lake Erie, 1813
- Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
- William Henry Harrison becomes ninth President of the United States on March 4, 1841
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
- Ohio in the American Civil War
- Morgan's Raid, June 11 – July 26, 1863
- Ohio in the American Civil War
- Ulysses S. Grant becomes 18th President of the United States on March 4, 1869
- Rutherford B. Hayes becomes 19th President of the United States on March 4, 1877
- James A. Garfield becomes 20th President of the United States on March 4, 1881
- Benjamin Harrison becomes 23rd President of the United States on March 4, 1889
- William McKinley becomes 25th President of the United States on March 4, 1897
- William Howard Taft becomes 27th President of the United States on March 4, 1909
- Warren G. Harding becomes 29th President of the United States on March 4, 1921
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park established on October 11, 2000
- War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
History of Ohio, by region
By municipality
By county
- History of Allen County
- History of Belmont County
- History of Butler County
- History of Carroll County
- History of Clermont County
- History of Clinton County
- History of Columbiana County
- History of Cuyahoga County
History of Ohio, by subject
- History of the Jews in Ohio
- List of Ohio state legislatures
- History of the Ohio State University
- History of Ohio Wesleyan University
- Ohio Academy of History
Culture of Ohio
Arts in Ohio
Sports in Ohio
Economy and infrastructure of Ohio
- Communications in Ohio
- Energy in Ohio
- Health care in Ohio
- Transportation in Ohio
Education in Ohio
- Schools in Ohio
See also
- Topic overview:
- All pages with titles beginning with Ohio
- All pages with titles beginning with Buckeye
- All pages with titles containing Ohio
- All pages with titles containing Buckeye
References
- ^ Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005
- ^ "It's official: Ohio IS the birthplace of aviation". The Cincinnati Enquirer. 2003-06-14. Retrieved 2007-04-06.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Ohio". Archived from the original on 2013-03-03.