Outline of Ohio
Encyclopedia
The state of Ohio is the seventh most populous of the 50 states
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of the United States of America. Ohio lies between the Ohio River
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...

 and Lake Erie
Lake Erie
Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the...

 in the Midwestern United States
Midwestern United States
The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....

.

The United States created the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio on July 13, 1787. Ohio joined the Union
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 as the 17th state effective as of March 1, 1803.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Ohio.

General reference

  • Names
    • Common name: Ohio
      Ohio
      Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

      • Pronunciation: oʊˈhaɪ.oʊ
    • Official name: State of Ohio
    • Abbreviations and name codes
      • Postal symbol: OH
      • ISO 3166-2 code: US-OH
      • Internet
        Internet
        The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...

         second-level domain
        Second-level domain
        In the Domain Name System hierarchy, a second-level domain is a domain that is directly below a top-level domain . For example, in example.com, example is the second-level domain of the .com TLD....

        : .oh.us
    • Nicknames
      • Buckeye
        Ohio Buckeye
        The tree species Aesculus glabra is commonly known as Ohio buckeye, American buckeye, or fetid buckeye.It is native primarily to the Midwestern and lower Great Plains regions of the United States, extending southeast into the Nashville Basin. It is also found locally in the extreme southwest of...

         State
      • Birthplace of Aviation (currently used on license plates
        Vehicle registration plates of Ohio
        License plates are issued in the U.S. state of Ohio for several types of vehicles by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, part of the Department of Public Safety. Most types of plates are issued in pairs, to be displayed in the front and rear of the vehicle. They are manufactured by inmates at the...

        )
      • Mother of Modern Presidents
  • Adjectival: Ohio
    Ohio
    Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

  • Demonyms: Ohioan, Buckeye
    Ohio
    Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...


Geography of Ohio

  • Ohio is: a U.S. state
    U.S. state
    A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

    , a federal state of the United States of America
  • Location
    • Northern hemisphere
      Northern Hemisphere
      The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...

    • Western hemisphere
      Western Hemisphere
      The Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...

      • Americas
        Americas
        The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...

        • North America
          North America
          North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

          • Anglo America
          • Northern America
            Northern America
            Northern America is the northernmost region of the Americas, and is part of the North American continent. It lies directly north of the region of Middle America; the land border between the two regions coincides with the border between the United States and Mexico...

            • United States of America
              • Contiguous United States
                Contiguous United States
                The contiguous United States are the 48 U.S. states on the continent of North America that are south of Canada and north of Mexico, plus the District of Columbia....

                • Central United States
                  Central United States
                  The Central United States is sometimes conceived as between the Eastern United States and Western United States as part of a three-region model, roughly coincident with the Midwestern United States plus the western and central portions of the Southern United States; the term is also sometimes used...

                  • East North Central States
                    East North Central States
                    The East North Central States form one of the nine geographic divisions within the United States which are officially recognized by the United States Census Bureau....

                • Midwestern United States
                  Midwestern United States
                  The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....

            • Great Lakes Region
  • Population of Ohio: 11,536,504 (2010 U.S. Census)
  • Area of Ohio: 44825 sq mi (116,096.2 km²)
  • Atlas of Ohio

Places in Ohio


Environment of Ohio


Natural geographic features of Ohio


Administrative divisions of Ohio

  • The 88 counties of the state of Ohio
    • Municipalities in Ohio
      • Cities in Ohio
        • State capital of Ohio: Columbus
          Columbus, Ohio
          Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...

        • City nicknames in Ohio
        • Sister cities in Ohio
      • Villages in Ohio
    • Unincorporated communities in Ohio

Government and politics of Ohio

Main article: Government of Ohio
Government of Ohio
The government of the state of Ohio comprises three branches executive, legislative, and judicial. Its basic structure is set forth in the Ohio Constitution.-Executive Branch:...

 and Politics of Ohio
Politics of Ohio
Historically control of Ohio has oscillated between the two major parties. Republicans outnumber Democrats in Ohio government. The governor, John Kasich, is a Republican, as are all other non-judicial statewide elected officials: Lieutenant Governor of Ohio Mary Taylor, Ohio Attorney General Mike...


  • Form of government
    Form of government
    A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...

    : U.S. state government
    State governments of the United States
    State governments in the United States are those republics formed by citizens in the jurisdiction thereof as provided by the United States Constitution; with the original 13 States forming the first Articles of Confederation, and later the aforementioned Constitution. Within the U.S...

  • United States congressional delegations from Ohio
    United States congressional delegations from Ohio
    These are complete tables of congressional delegations from Ohio to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-United States House of Representatives:-1803–1813: One seat:...

  • Ohio State Capitol

  • Elections in Ohio
    Elections in Ohio
    -Federal elections:*House: 2006, 2008*Senate: 2006*Presidential primary: 2008 Democratic 2008 Republican-State elections:*Ohio Attorney General elections*Ohio State Auditor elections*Ohio gubernatorial elections*Ohio lieutenant gubernatorial elections...

    • Electoral reform in Ohio
      Electoral reform in Ohio
      Electoral reform in Ohio refers to efforts to change the voting laws in the Buckeye state. The head official in charge of voting procedures in the state of Ohio is the Secretary of State, a position that is currently held by Jennifer Brunner....

  • Political party strength in Ohio
    Political party strength in Ohio
    The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Ohio:*Governor*Lieutenant Governor*Attorney General*Secretary of State*State Treasurer*State AuditorThe table also indicates the historical party composition in the:...


Executive branch of the government of Ohio

  • Governor of Ohio
    • Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
      Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
      The position of lieutenant governor of Ohio was established in 1852. The lieutenant governor becomes governor if the governor resigns, dies in office or is removed by impeachment. Before 1852, the president of the Ohio State Senate would serve as acting governor if a vacancy in the governorship...

    • Secretary of State of Ohio
    • State Treasurer of Ohio
  • State departments
    • Ohio Department of Transportation
      Ohio Department of Transportation
      The Ohio Department of Transportation is the organization of state government responsible for developing and maintaining all state and federal roadways in the state of Ohio with exception of the Ohio Turnpike. In addition to highways, the department also helps develop public transportation and...


Legislative branch of the government of Ohio

  • Ohio General Assembly
    Ohio General Assembly
    The Ohio General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio. It consists of the 99-member Ohio House of Representatives and the 33-member Ohio Senate...

     (bicameral)
    • Upper house
      Upper house
      An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...

      : Ohio Senate
      Ohio Senate
      The Ohio State Senate is the upper house of the Ohio General Assembly, the legislative body for the U.S. state of Ohio. There are 33 State Senators. The state legislature meets in the state capital, Columbus. The President of the Senate presides over the body when in session, and is currently Tom...

    • Lower house
      Lower house
      A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...

      : Ohio House of Representatives
      Ohio House of Representatives
      The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate....


Judicial branch of the government of Ohio

  • Supreme Court of Ohio

Law and order in Ohio

Law of Ohio
  • Capital punishment in Ohio
  • Constitution of Ohio
  • Crime in Ohio
    Crime in Ohio
    -Statistics:In 2008 there were 431,859 crimes reported in Ohio including 543 murders a full list can be found -Capital punishment laws:Capital punishment is legal in this state...

  • Gun laws in Ohio
  • Law enforcement in Ohio
  • Same-sex marriage in Ohio

History of Ohio, by period

  • Prehistory of Ohio
  • Indigenous peoples
    History of Ohio
    The history of Ohio includes many thousands of years of human activity. What is now Ohio was probably first settled by Paleo-Indian peoples, who lived in the area as early as 13,000 BCE. Later ancestors of Native Americans were known as the Archaic peoples...

  • French
    France
    The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

     colony of la Louisiane
    Louisiana (New France)
    Louisiana or French Louisiana was an administrative district of New France. Under French control from 1682–1763 and 1800–03, the area was named in honor of Louis XIV, by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle...

    , 1699–1763
    • French and Indian War
      French and Indian War
      The French and Indian War is the common American name for the war between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763. In 1756, the war erupted into the world-wide conflict known as the Seven Years' War and thus came to be regarded as the North American theater of that war...

      , 1754–1763
      • Treaty of Paris of 1763
        Treaty of Paris (1763)
        The Treaty of Paris, often called the Peace of Paris, or the Treaty of 1763, was signed on 10 February 1763, by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement. It ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War...

  • British
    United Kingdom
    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

     (though predominantly Francophone
    Francophone
    The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....

    ) Province of Quebec, (1763–1783)-1791
  • American Revolutionary War
    American Revolutionary War
    The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...

    , April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
    • United States Declaration of Independence
      United States Declaration of Independence
      The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. John Adams put forth a...

      , July 4, 1776
    • Treaty of Paris
      Treaty of Paris (1783)
      The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on the one hand and the United States of America and its allies on the other. The other combatant nations, France, Spain and the Dutch Republic had separate agreements; for details of...

      , September 3, 1783
    • Unorganized territory of the United States
      United States
      The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

      , 1783–1787
    • Northwest Indian War
      Northwest Indian War
      The Northwest Indian War , also known as Little Turtle's War and by various other names, was a war fought between the United States and a confederation of numerous American Indian tribes for control of the Northwest Territory...

      , 1785–1795
      • Battle of Fallen Timbers
        Battle of Fallen Timbers
        The Battle of Fallen Timbers was the final battle of the Northwest Indian War, a struggle between American Indian tribes affiliated with the Western Confederacy and the United States for control of the Northwest Territory...

        , 1794
      • Treaty of Greenville
        Treaty of Greenville
        The Treaty of Greenville was signed at Fort Greenville , on August 3, 1795, between a coalition of Native Americans & Frontiers men, known as the Western Confederacy, and the United States following the Native American loss at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. It put an end to the Northwest Indian War...

        , 1795
  • Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, 1787–1803
    • The "first forty-eight"
      American Pioneers to the Northwest Territory
      American pioneers to the Northwest Territory included soldiers of the Revolution and members of the Ohio Company of Associates. During 1788 these pioneers to the Ohio Country established Marietta, Ohio as the first permanent American settlement of the new United States in the Northwest Territory,...

       found Marietta
      Marietta, Ohio
      Marietta is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Ohio, United States. During 1788, pioneers to the Ohio Country established Marietta as the first permanent American settlement of the new United States in the Northwest Territory. Marietta is located in southeastern Ohio at the mouth...

       as the first permanent settlement of the new United States
      United States
      The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

       in the Northwest Territory
      Northwest Territory
      The Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, more commonly known as the Northwest Territory, was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 13, 1787, until March 1, 1803, when the southeastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Ohio...

      , April 7, 1788
    • Connecticut Western Reserve
      Connecticut Western Reserve
      The Connecticut Western Reserve was land claimed by Connecticut from 1662 to 1800 in the Northwest Territory in what is now northeastern Ohio.-History:...

      , 1776–1800
  • State of Ohio becomes 17th state admitted to the United States of America on March 1, 1803
    • War of 1812
      War of 1812
      The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...

      , June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
      • Battle of Lake Erie
        Battle of Lake Erie
        The Battle of Lake Erie, sometimes called the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on 10 September 1813, in Lake Erie off the coast of Ohio during the War of 1812. Nine vessels of the United States Navy defeated and captured six vessels of Great Britain's Royal Navy...

        , 1813
      • Treaty of Ghent
        Treaty of Ghent
        The Treaty of Ghent , signed on 24 December 1814, in Ghent , was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...

        , December 24, 1814
    • William Henry Harrison
      William Henry Harrison
      William Henry Harrison was the ninth President of the United States , an American military officer and politician, and the first president to die in office. He was 68 years, 23 days old when elected, the oldest president elected until Ronald Reagan in 1980, and last President to be born before the...

       becomes ninth President of the United States
      President of the United States
      The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....

       on March 4, 1841
    • American Civil War
      American Civil War
      The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

      , April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
      • Ohio in the American Civil War
        • Morgan's Raid
          Morgan's Raid
          Morgan's Raid was a highly publicized incursion by Confederate cavalry into the Northern states of Indiana and Ohio during the American Civil War. The raid took place from June 11–July 26, 1863, and is named for the commander of the Confederates, Brig. Gen...

          , June 11 – July 26, 1863
    • Ulysses S. Grant
      Ulysses S. Grant
      Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...

       becomes 18th President of the United States
      President of the United States
      The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....

       on March 4, 1869
    • Rutherford B. Hayes
      Rutherford B. Hayes
      Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th President of the United States . As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction and the United States' entry into the Second Industrial Revolution...

       becomes 19th President of the United States
      President of the United States
      The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....

       on March 4, 1877
    • James A. Garfield becomes 20th President of the United States
      President of the United States
      The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....

       on March 4, 1881
    • Benjamin Harrison
      Benjamin Harrison
      Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States . Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there...

       becomes 23rd President of the United States
      President of the United States
      The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....

       on March 4, 1889
    • William McKinley
      William McKinley
      William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s...

       becomes 25th President of the United States
      President of the United States
      The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....

       on March 4, 1897
    • William Howard Taft
      William Howard Taft
      William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States and later the tenth Chief Justice of the United States...

       becomes 27th President of the United States
      President of the United States
      The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....

       on March 4, 1909
    • Warren G. Harding
      Warren G. Harding
      Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States . A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate , as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Senator...

       becomes 29th President of the United States
      President of the United States
      The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....

       on March 4, 1921
    • Cuyahoga Valley National Park
      Cuyahoga Valley National Park
      Cuyahoga Valley National Park preserves and reclaims the rural landscape along the Cuyahoga River between Akron and Cleveland in Northeast Ohio. The park is the only national park in Ohio.Cuyahoga means "crooked river" in Mohawk....

       established on October 11, 2000

By county

  • History of Cuyahoga 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
  • History of the Ohio State University
    History of the Ohio State University
    For information about the history of the football team, see History of Ohio State Buckeyes football.-Formative years :The Ohio State University was founded in 1870 as a land-grant university in accordance with the Morrill Act of 1862 under the name of Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College...

    • History of Ohio State Buckeyes football
      History of Ohio State Buckeyes football
      The history of Ohio State Buckeyes football covers 121 years through the 2010 season. The team has represented the Ohio State University in the Western Conference, its successor the Big Ten, and in the NCAA Division I...

  • History of Ohio Wesleyan University
    History of Ohio Wesleyan University
    The history of Ohio Wesleyan University began with discussions of a college in Ohio in 1821 when the Ohio Methodist Conference in connection with the Kentucky Conference had established Augusta, the first Methodist institution of higher learning in the United States...

  • Ohio Academy of History
    Ohio Academy of History
    The Ohio Academy of History is the professional society for historians who work or reside in the state of Ohio. It was founded in 1932. As its constitution specifies, its object is "to promote the study and teaching of history, historical research, and the publication of historical works; to...


Culture of Ohio

  • Cuisine of Ohio
  • Museums in Ohio
  • Religion in Ohio
    • Episcopal Diocese of Ohio
      Episcopal Diocese of Ohio
      The Episcopal Diocese of Ohio is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the northern half of the state of Ohio.The see city is Cleveland, home of Trinity Cathedral, the cathedral of the diocese. Mark Hollingsworth, Jr...

  • Scouting in Ohio
    Scouting in Ohio
    Scouting in Ohio has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.-Recent history :...

  • State symbols of Ohio
    • Flag of the state of Ohio  
    • Great Seal of the State of Ohio 

Economy and infrastructure of Ohio


Education in Ohio

  • Schools in Ohio
    • School districts in Ohio
    • Colleges and universities in Ohio
      • Case Western Reserve University
        Case Western Reserve University
        Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA...

      • Kent State University
        Kent State University
        Kent State University is a public research university located in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university has eight campuses around the northeast Ohio region with the main campus in Kent being the largest...

      • Miami University
        Miami University
        Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...

      • Ohio University
        Ohio University
        Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...

      • The Ohio State University
      • The University of Toledo

See also

  • Outline of geography
    Outline of geography
    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...

    • Outline of North America
      • Outline of the United States
  • Index of Ohio-related articles


External links

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