Ohio - Wikipedia Ohio This article is about the U.S. state of Ohio. For the river, see Ohio River. For other uses, see Ohio ( disambiguation ). State of Ohio Flag Seal Nickname ( s ) : The Buckeye State ; Birthplace of Aviation ; The Heart of It All Motto ( s ) : With God, all things are possible Official language De jure : None De facto : English Spoken languages English 93.3 % Spanish 2.2 % Other 4.5 % Demonym Ohioan ; Buckeye ( colloq. ) Capital ( and largest city ) Columbus Largest metro Columbus, Cleveland Cincinnati ( see footnotes ) Area Ranked 34th Total 44,825 sq mi ( 116,096 km ) Width 220 miles ( 355 km ) Length 220 miles ( 355 km ) % water 8.7 Latitude 38 ° 24 ′ N to 41 ° 59 ′ N Longitude 80 ° 31 ′ W to 84 ° 49 ′ W Population Ranked 7th Total 11,614,373 ( 2016 est. ) Density 282 / sq mi ( 109 / km ) Ranked 10th Median household income $53,301 ( 32nd ) Elevation Highest point Campbell Hill 1,549 ft ( 472 m ) Mean 850 ft ( 260 m ) Lowest point Ohio River at Indiana border 455 ft ( 139 m ) Admission to Union March 1, 1803 ( 17th, declared retroactively on August 7, 1953 ) Governor John Kasich ( R ) Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor ( R ) Legislature General Assembly Upper house Senate Lower house House of Representatives U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown ( D ) Rob Portman ( R ) U.S. House delegation 11 Republicans, 4 Democrats, 1 Vacant ( list ) Time zone Eastern : UTC - 5 / - 4 ISO 3166 US - OH Abbreviations OH ( 18 ) Website www.ohio.gov Ohio state symbols The Flag of Ohio The Seal of Ohio Living insignia Amphibian Spotted salamander Bird Cardinal ( 1933 ) Flower Red carnation ( 1904 ) Insect Ladybug ( 1975 ) Mammal White - tailed deer ( 1987 ) Reptile Black racer snake ( 1995 ) Tree Buckeye ( 1953 ) Inanimate insignia Beverage Tomato juice ( 1965 ) Fossil Isotelus maximus, a trilobite ( 1985 ) Gemstone Ohio flint ( 1965 ) Motto `` With God all things are possible. '' ( 1959 ) Slogan So Much to Discover Song `` Beautiful Ohio '' ( 1969 ) `` Hang On Sloopy '' ( 1985 ) Other Wild flower : Great white trillium ( 1986 ) Fruit : Pawpaw State route marker State quarter Released in 2002 Lists of United States state symbols Ohio / oʊ ˈhaɪ. oʊ / ( listen ) is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States. Ohio is the 34th largest by area, the 7th most populous, and the 10th most densely populated of the 50 United States. The state 's capital and largest city is Columbus. The state takes its name from the Ohio River. The name originated from the Seneca language word ohiːyo ', meaning `` great river '' or `` large creek ''. Partitioned from the Northwest Territory, the state was admitted to the Union as the 17th state ( and the first under the Northwest Ordinance ) on March 1, 1803. Ohio is historically known as the `` Buckeye State '' after its Ohio buckeye trees, and Ohioans are also known as `` Buckeyes ''. The government of Ohio is composed of the executive branch, led by the Governor ; the legislative branch, which comprises the Ohio General Assembly ; and the judicial branch, which is led by the state Supreme Court. Ohio occupies 16 seats in the United States House of Representatives. Ohio is known for its status as both a swing state and a bellwether in national elections. Six Presidents of the United States have been elected who had Ohio as their home state. Contents 1 Etymology 2 Geography 2.1 Climate 2.1. 1 Records 2.2 Earthquakes 3 Major cities 4 History 4.1 Native Americans 4.2 Colonial and Revolutionary eras 4.3 Northwest Territory : 1787 -- 1803 4.4 Statehood : 1803 -- present 5 Demographics 5.1 Population 5.2 Birth data 5.3 Ancestry 5.4 Languages 5.5 Religion 6 Economy 7 Transportation 7.1 Ground travel 7.2 Air travel 7.3 Transportation lists 8 Law and government 8.1 Executive branch 8.2 Judicial branch 8.3 Legislative branch 8.4 National politics 9 Education 9.1 Colleges and universities 9.2 Libraries 10 Culture 10.1 Arts 10.2 Sports 10.2. 1 Professional sports teams 10.2. 2 Individual sports 10.2. 3 College sports 11 State symbols 12 See also 13 Notes 14 References 15 External links Etymology Ohio derives from Seneca ( an Iroquois language ) as their name for the Ohio River / Alleghany River, Ohi : yo. This is pronounced `` Oh - hee - yoh, '' with the i sound being held an extra second. Folk etymology claims that this translates as `` Beautiful River, '' however it appears that the word can be broken down as `` O - '' ( pronoun prefix. Translates as `` it '' & implies that whatever is about to follow it is considered a permanent condition of the item ), `` Hih '' ( verb. to spill ) & `` Gihedenyo '' ( noun. creek, stream ). That being said, the most sensible translation ought to be `` Continuously - spilling Creek, '' or `` Continuously - giving creek. '' The word for creek is used instead of river, since it still flows into a larger river, the Mississippi. The common accent of Ohio shifts regularly, so there are multiple different accepted ways of saying Ohio that have been common throughout the last century, such as `` Oh - hai - yuh, '' `` Uh - hai - yoh, '' & `` Uh - hai - yuh. '' The most recent shift that is beginning to surface sounds something along the lines of `` wh - hai - yuh. '' Geography Further information : List of Ohio counties, List of cities in Ohio, List of villages in Ohio, List of Ohio townships, Ohio public lands, and List of lakes in Ohio Ohio 's geographic location has proven to be an asset for economic growth and expansion. Because Ohio links the Northeast to the Midwest, much cargo and business traffic passes through its borders along its well - developed highways. Ohio has the nation 's 10th largest highway network, and is within a one - day drive of 50 % of North America 's population and 70 % of North America 's manufacturing capacity. To the north, Lake Erie gives Ohio 312 miles ( 502 km ) of coastline, which allows for numerous cargo ports. Ohio 's southern border is defined by the Ohio River ( with the border being at the 1792 low - water mark on the north side of the river ), and much of the northern border is defined by Lake Erie. Ohio 's neighbors are Pennsylvania to the east, Michigan to the northwest, Lake Erie to the north, Indiana to the west, Kentucky on the south, and West Virginia on the southeast. Ohio 's borders were defined by metes and bounds in the Enabling Act of 1802 as follows : Bounded on the east by the Pennsylvania line, on the south by the Ohio River, to the mouth of the Great Miami River, on the west by the line drawn due north from the mouth of the Great Miami aforesaid, and on the north by an east and west line drawn through the southerly extreme of Lake Michigan, running east after intersecting the due north line aforesaid, from the mouth of the Great Miami until it shall intersect Lake Erie or the territorial line, and thence with the same through Lake Erie to the Pennsylvania line aforesaid. The Ohio coast of Lake Erie. Ohio is bounded by the Ohio River, but nearly all of the river itself belongs to Kentucky and West Virginia. In 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court held that, based on the wording of the cessation of territory by Virginia ( which at that time included what is now Kentucky and West Virginia ), the boundary between Ohio and Kentucky ( and, by implication, West Virginia ) is the northern low - water mark of the river as it existed in 1792. Ohio has only that portion of the river between the river 's 1792 low - water mark and the present high - water mark. The border with Michigan has also changed, as a result of the Toledo War, to angle slightly northeast to the north shore of the mouth of the Maumee River. Much of Ohio features glaciated till plains, with an exceptionally flat area in the northwest being known as the Great Black Swamp. This glaciated region in the northwest and central state is bordered to the east and southeast first by a belt known as the glaciated Allegheny Plateau, and then by another belt known as the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau. Most of Ohio is of low relief, but the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau features rugged hills and forests. Physical geography of Ohio. The rugged southeastern quadrant of Ohio, stretching in an outward bow - like arc along the Ohio River from the West Virginia Panhandle to the outskirts of Cincinnati, forms a distinct socio - economic unit. Geologically similar to parts of West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania, this area 's coal mining legacy, dependence on small pockets of old manufacturing establishments, and distinctive regional dialect set this section off from the rest of the state. In 1965 the United States Congress passed the Appalachian Regional Development Act, at attempt to `` address the persistent poverty and growing economic despair of the Appalachian Region. '' This act defines 29 Ohio counties as part of Appalachia. While 1 / 3 of Ohio 's land mass is part of the federally defined Appalachian region, only 12.8 % of Ohioans live there ( 1.476 million people. ) Map of Ohio. Significant rivers within the state include the Cuyahoga River, Great Miami River, Maumee River, Muskingum River, and Scioto River. The rivers in the northern part of the state drain into the northern Atlantic Ocean via Lake Erie and the St. Lawrence River, and the rivers in the southern part of the state drain into the Gulf of Mexico via the Ohio River and then the Mississippi. The worst weather disaster in Ohio history occurred along the Great Miami River in 1913. Known as the Great Dayton Flood, the entire Miami River watershed flooded, including the downtown business district of Dayton. As a result, the Miami Conservancy District was created as the first major flood plain engineering project in Ohio and the United States. Grand Lake St. Marys in the west central part of the state was constructed as a supply of water for canals in the canal - building era of 1820 -- 1850. For many years this body of water, over 20 square miles ( 52 km ), was the largest artificial lake in the world. Ohio 's canal - building projects were not the economic fiasco that similar efforts were in other states. Some cities, such as Dayton, owe their industrial emergence to location on canals, and as late as 1910 interior canals carried much of the bulk freight of the state. Climate Köppen climate types in Ohio The climate of Ohio is a humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification Dfa / Dfb ) throughout most of the state except in the extreme southern counties of Ohio 's Bluegrass region section which are located on the northern periphery of the humid subtropical climate ( Cfa ) and Upland South region of the United States. Summers are typically hot and humid throughout the state, while winters generally range from cool to cold. Precipitation in Ohio is moderate year - round. Severe weather is not uncommon in the state, although there are typically fewer tornado reports in Ohio than in states located in what is known as the Tornado Alley. Severe lake effect snowstorms are also not uncommon on the southeast shore of Lake Erie, which is located in an area designated as the Snowbelt. Although predominantly not in a subtropical climate, some warmer - climate flora and fauna does reach well into Ohio. For instance, a number of trees with more southern ranges, such as the blackjack oak, Quercus marilandica, are found at their northernmost in Ohio just north of the Ohio River. Also evidencing this climatic transition from a subtropical to continental climate, several plants such as the Southern magnolia ( Magnolia grandiflora ), Albizia julibrissin ( mimosa ), Crape Myrtle, and even the occasional Needle Palm are hardy landscape materials regularly used as street, yard, and garden plantings in the Bluegrass region of Ohio ; but these same plants will simply not thrive in much of the rest of the State. This interesting change may be observed while traveling through Ohio on Interstate 75 from Cincinnati to Toledo ; the observant traveler of this diverse state may even catch a glimpse of Cincinnati 's common wall lizard, one of the few examples of permanent `` subtropical '' fauna in Ohio. Average daily maximum and minimum temperatures for selected cities in Ohio Location July ( ° F ) July ( ° C ) January ( ° F ) January ( ° C ) Columbus 85 / 65 29 / 18 36 / 22 2 / -- 5 Cleveland 82 / 64 28 / 18 34 / 21 1 / -- 5 Cincinnati 86 / 66 30 / 19 39 / 23 3 / -- 5 Toledo 84 / 62 29 / 17 32 / 18 0 / -- 7 Akron 82 / 62 28 / 16 33 / 19 0 / -- 7 Dayton 87 / 67 31 / 19 36 / 22 2 / -- 5 Canton 82 / 62 28 / 16 33 / 19 1 / -- 7 Records The highest recorded temperature was 113 ° F ( 45 ° C ), near Gallipolis on July 21, 1934. The lowest recorded temperature was − 39 ° F ( − 39 ° C ), at Milligan on February 10, 1899, during the Great Blizzard of 1899. Earthquakes Although few have registered as noticeable to the average resident, more than 30 earthquakes occurred in Ohio between 2002 and 2007, and more than 200 quakes with a magnitude of 2.0 or higher have occurred since 1776. The most substantial known earthquake in Ohio history was the Anna ( Shelby County ) earthquake, which occurred on March 9, 1937. It was centered in western Ohio, and had a magnitude of 5.4, and was of intensity VIII. Other significant earthquakes in Ohio include : one of magnitude 4.8 near Lima on September 19, 1884 ; one of magnitude 4.2 near Portsmouth on May 17, 1901 ; and one of 5.0 in LeRoy Township in Lake County on January 31, 1986, which continued to trigger 13 aftershocks of magnitude 0.5 to 2.4 for two months. The most recent earthquake in Ohio of any appreciable magnitude occurred on December 31, 2011, at 3 : 05pm EST. It had a magnitude of 4.0, and its epicenter was located approximately 4 kilometres northwest of Youngstown ( 41 ° 7 ′ 19.1994 '' N 80 ° 41 ′ 2.3994 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 41.121999833 ° N 80.683999833 ° W ﻿ / 41.121999833 ; - 80.683999833 ), near the Trumbull / Mahoning county border. The Ohio Seismic Network ( OhioSeis ), a group of seismograph stations at several colleges, universities, and other institutions, and coordinated by the Division of Geological Survey of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, maintains an extensive catalog of Ohio earthquakes from 1776 to the present day, as well as earthquakes located in other states whose effects were felt in Ohio. Major cities See also : List of cities in Ohio Largest cities or towns in Ohio Source : Rank Name County Pop. Columbus Cleveland Columbus Franklin 860,090 Cincinnati Toledo Cleveland Cuyahoga 385,809 Cincinnati Hamilton 298,800 Toledo Lucas 278,508 5 Akron Summit 197,542 6 Dayton Montgomery 140,599 7 Parma Cuyahoga 79,425 8 Canton Stark 71,885 9 Youngstown Mahoning 64,312 10 Lorain Lorain 63,647 Columbus ( home of The Ohio State University, Franklin University, Capital University, and Ohio Dominican University ) is the capital of Ohio, near the geographic center of the state. Other Ohio cities functioning as centers of United States metropolitan areas include : Akron ( home of University of Akron, Akron Art Museum, and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company ) Canton ( home of Pro Football Hall of Fame, Malone University, and The Timken Company ) Cincinnati ( home of University of Cincinnati, Xavier University, Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Procter & Gamble, Kroger, Macy 's Inc., and Fifth Third Bank ) Cleveland ( home of Cleveland State University, Playhouse Square Center, The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Orchestra, Case Western Reserve University, The Cleveland Clinic, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Forest City Enterprises, and University Hospitals ) Dayton ( home of University of Dayton, Dayton Ballet, Wright State University, Premier Health Partners, and National Museum of the United States Air Force ) Lima ( home of University of Northwestern Ohio ) Mansfield ( home of North Central State College and Mansfield Motorsports Park ) Sandusky ( home of Cedar Point, and Kalahari Resort and Convention Center ) Springfield ( home of Wittenberg University ) Steubenville ( home of Franciscan University of Steubenville ) Toledo ( home of The University of Toledo, The Toledo Museum of Art, Owens Corning, and Owens - Illinois ) Youngstown ( home of Youngstown State University and Butler Institute of American Art ). Note : The Cincinnati metropolitan area extends into Kentucky and Indiana, the Steubenville metropolitan area extends into West Virginia, The Toledo metropolitan area extends into Michigan, and the Youngstown metropolitan area extends into Pennsylvania. Ohio cities that function as centers of United States micropolitan areas include : Ashland ( home of Ashland University ) Ashtabula Athens ( home of Ohio University ) Bellefontaine Bucyrus Cambridge Celina Chillicothe ( home of Ohio University - Chillicothe ) Coshocton Defiance ( home of Defiance College ) Findlay ( home of The University of Findlay ) Fremont Greenville Marion ( home of Marion Popcorn Festival ) Mount Vernon ( home of Mount Vernon Nazarene University ) New Philadelphia - Dover Norwalk ( home of the NHRA venue Summit Motorsports Park, headquarters of the International Hot Rod Association, and pioneer automobile company Fisher Body ) Oxford ( home of Miami University ) Portsmouth ( home of Shawnee State University ) Salem Sidney Tiffin ( home of Heidelberg College and Tiffin University ) Urbana ( home of Urbana University ) Van Wert Wapakoneta ( birthplace of Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong ) Washington Court House Wilmington ( home of Wilmington College ) Wooster ( home of The College of Wooster ) Zanesville ( home of Zane State College ). History Main article : History of Ohio Native Americans Archeological evidence suggests that the Ohio Valley was inhabited by nomadic people as early as 13,000 BC. These early nomads disappeared from Ohio by 1,000 BC, `` but their material culture provided a base for those who followed them ''. Between 1,000 and 800 BC, the sedentary Adena culture emerged. As Ohio historian George W. Knepper notes, this sophisticated culture was `` so named because evidences of their culture were excavated in 1902 on the grounds of Adena, Thomas Worthington 's estate located near Chillicothe ''. The Adena were able to establish `` semi-permanent '' villages because they domesticated plants, which included squash, sunflowers, and perhaps corn. Cultivation of these in addition to hunting and gathering supported more settled, complex villages. The most spectacular remnant of the Adena culture is the Great Serpent Mound, located in Adams County, Ohio. Iroquois conquests during the Beaver Wars ( mid-1600s ), which largely depopulated the upper and mid-Ohio River valley. Around 100 BC, the Adena evolved into the Hopewell people, who were named for the farm owned by Captain M.C. Hopewell, where evidence of their unique culture was discovered. Like the Adena, the Hopewell people participated in a mound - building culture. Their complex, large and technologically sophisticated earthworks can be found in modern - day Marietta, Newark, and Circleville. They were also a powerful trading society, managing to knit together a network that passed goods throughout a third of the continent. The Hopewell, however, disappeared from the Ohio Valley in about 600 AD. Little is known about the people who replaced them, although many Siouan - speaking peoples from the Plains & East Coast claim them as ancestors & say they lived throughout the Ohio region until approx. the 13th century. It is possible that the rise of the Mississippian Culture was the downfall of the Hopewell, as they began to rise to prominence on the Mississippi River around the same time that the Hopewell Culture died out. Researchers have identified three additional, distinct prehistoric cultures : the Fort Ancient people, the Whittlesey Focus people & the Monongahela Culture. All three cultures apparently disappeared in the 17th century, perhaps decimated by infectious diseases spread in epidemics from early European contact. The Native Americans had no immunity to common European diseases. No one has ever definitively concluded which historically known peoples they may have been analogous to. That being said, it is generally believed that the Shawnees may have absorbed the Fort Ancient people. It 's also possible that the Monongahela held no land in Ohio during by the Colonial Era. The Mississippian Culture were close to, contemporaneous with, and traded extensively with the Fort Ancient people. American Indians in the Ohio Valley were greatly affected by the aggressive tactics of the Iroquois Confederation, based in central and western New York. After the Beaver Wars in the mid-17th century, the Iroquois claimed much of the Ohio country as hunting and, more importantly, beaver - trapping ground. After the devastation of epidemics and war in the mid-17th century, which largely emptied the Ohio country of indigenous people by the mid-to - late 17th century, the land gradually became repopulated by the mostly Algonquian. Many of these Ohio - country nations were multi-ethnic ( sometimes multi-linguistic ) societies born out of the earlier devastation brought about by disease, war, and subsequent social instability. They subsisted on agriculture ( corn, sunflowers, beans, etc. ) supplemented by seasonal hunts. By the 18th century, they were part of a larger global economy brought about by European entry into the fur trade. The indigenous nations to inhabit Ohio in the historical period included the Iroquoian Petun ( known for their Tobacco plantations ), Erie ( thought to have been from Northeast Ohio & western Pennsylvania, but may have come from Canada ), Chonnonton ( Conquered their way down from Canada during Beaver Wars before being defeated by the Iroquois Confederacy & their allies ), Wyandot ( a group of Petun who became isolated around Cleveland after the Beaver Wars. Commonly mistaken for the Huron, whom most surviving Petun later joined ), the Mingo Seneca ( split off from the Iroquois Confederacy & moved to Ohio in 18th century. Remained approx. 100 years. ) & the Iroquois Confederacy ( conquered most of Ohio at the bequest of the English in the 1660s. Pushed back to Pennsylvania by French in 1701. ), The Algonquian Miami ( Mostly from Indiana. ), Mascouten ( close sister tribe to Miamis. Scattered during Beaver Wars. Mostly relocated to Kentucky ) Lenape ( Arrived around the turn of the 18th century from east coast ), Shawnee ( Seceded from Powhatan Confederacy. Eventually came to Ohio River & most likely merged with several other lesser known people in the region ) & Odawa ( part of a Confederacy that surrounded Lake Superior. Relocated to Michigan & Northwest Ohio around the American Revolution. ) & the Siouan Mosopelea ( moved to Arkansas during Beaver Wars ). Ohio country was also the site of Indian massacres, such as the Yellow Creek Massacre, Gnadenhutten and Pontiac 's Rebellion school massacre. Most Native Peoples who remained in Ohio were slowly bought out and convinced to leave, or ordered to do so by law, in the early 19th century with the Indian Removal Act of 1830. Colonial and Revolutionary eras During the 18th century, the French set up a system of trading posts to control the fur trade in the region. Beginning in 1754, France and Great Britain fought a war that was known in North America as the French and Indian War and in Europe as the Seven Years ' War. As a result of the Treaty of Paris, the French ceded control of Ohio and the remainder of the Old Northwest to Great Britain. Pontiac 's Rebellion in the 1760s, however, posed a challenge to British military control. This came to an end with the colonists ' victory in the American Revolution. In the Treaty of Paris in 1783, Britain ceded all claims to Ohio country to the United States. Northwest Territory : 1787 -- 1803 Plaque commemorating the Northwest Ordinance outside Federal Hall National Memorial in New York The United States created the Northwest Territory under the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. Slavery was not permitted in the new territory. Settlement began with the founding of Marietta by the Ohio Company of Associates, which had been formed by a group of American Revolutionary War veterans. Following the Ohio Company, the Miami Company ( also referred to as the `` Symmes Purchase '' ) claimed the southwestern section, and the Connecticut Land Company surveyed and settled the Connecticut Western Reserve in present - day Northeast Ohio. The old Northwest Territory originally included areas previously known as Ohio Country and Illinois Country. As Ohio prepared for statehood, the Indiana Territory was created, reducing the Northwest Territory to approximately the size of present - day Ohio plus the eastern half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and the eastern tip of the Upper Peninsula. Under the Northwest Ordinance, areas of the territory could be defined and admitted as states once their population reached 60,000. Although Ohio 's population numbered only 45,000 in December 1801, Congress determined that the population was growing rapidly and Ohio could begin the path to statehood. The assumption was that it would exceed 60,000 residents by the time it was admitted as a state. Furthermore, in regards to the Leni Lenape Native Americans living in the region, Congress decided that 10,000 acres on the Muskingum River in the present state of Ohio would `` be set apart and the property thereof be vested in the Moravian Brethren... or a society of the said Brethren for civilizing the Indians and promoting Christianity ''. Statehood : 1803 -- present James A. Garfield, President of the United States from Ohio On February 19, 1803, U.S. President Thomas Jefferson signed an act of Congress that approved Ohio 's boundaries and constitution. However, Congress had never passed a resolution formally admitting Ohio as the 17th state. The current custom of Congress declaring an official date of statehood did not begin until 1812, with Louisiana 's admission as the 18th state. Although no formal resolution of admission was required, when the oversight was discovered in 1953, Ohio congressman George H. Bender introduced a bill in Congress to admit Ohio to the Union retroactive to March 1, 1803, the date on which the Ohio General Assembly first convened. At a special session at the old state capital in Chillicothe, the Ohio state legislature approved a new petition for statehood that was delivered to Washington, D.C. on horseback. On August 7, 1953 ( the year of Ohio 's 150th anniversary ), President Eisenhower signed a congressional joint resolution that officially declared March 1, 1803, the date of Ohio 's admittance into the Union. Ohio has had three capital cities : Chillicothe, Zanesville, and Columbus. Chillicothe was the capital from 1803 to 1810. The capital was then moved to Zanesville for two years, as part of a state legislative compromise, in order to get a bill passed. The capital was then moved back to Chillicothe, which was the capital from 1812 to 1816. Finally, the capital was moved to Columbus, in order to have it near the geographic center of the state, where it would be more accessible to most citizens. Although many Native Americans had migrated west to evade American encroachment, others remained settled in the state, sometimes assimilating in part. Shawnee leader Tecumseh led an American Indian confederacy in Tecumseh 's Rebellion, from 1811 to 1813. In 1830 under President Andrew Jackson, the US government forced Indian Removal of most tribes to the Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River. In 1835, Ohio fought with Michigan in the Toledo War, a mostly bloodless boundary war over the Toledo Strip. Only one person was injured in the conflict. Congress intervened, making Michigan 's admittance as a state conditional on ending the conflict. In exchange for giving up its claim to the Toledo Strip, Michigan was given the western two - thirds of the Upper Peninsula, in addition to the eastern third that was already considered part of the state. Ohio state welcome sign, in an older ( 1990s ) style Newer state sign, ( US 52 ) Ohio 's central position and its population gave it an important place during the Civil War. The Ohio River was a vital artery for troop and supply movements, as were Ohio 's railroads. The industry of Ohio made the state one of the most important states in the union during the Civil war. Ohio contributed more soldiers per - capita than any other state in the Union. In 1862, the state 's morale was badly shaken in the aftermath of the battle of Shiloh, a costly victory in which Ohio forces suffered 2,000 casualties. Later that year, when Confederate troops under the leadership of Stonewall Jackson threatened Washington, D.C., Ohio governor David Tod still could recruit 5,000 volunteers to provide three months of service. From July 12 to July 23, 1863, Southern Ohio and Indiana were attacked in Morgan 's Raid. While this raid was insignificant and small, it aroused fear among people in Ohio and Indiana. Almost 35,000 Ohioans died in the conflict, and 30,000 were physically wounded. By the end of the Civil War, the Union 's top three generals -- Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, and Philip Sheridan -- were all from Ohio. In 1912 a Constitutional Convention was held with Charles B. Galbreath as secretary. The result reflected the concerns of the Progressive Era. It introduced the initiative and the referendum. In addition, it allowed the General Assembly to put questions on the ballot for the people to ratify laws and constitutional amendments originating in the Legislature. Under the Jeffersonian principle that laws should be reviewed once a generation, the constitution provided for a recurring question to appear on Ohio 's general election ballots every 20 years. The question asks whether a new convention is required. Although the question has appeared in 1932, 1952, 1972, and 1992, it has never been approved. Instead constitutional amendments have been proposed by petition to the legislature hundreds of times and adopted in a majority of cases. Eight US Presidents hailed from Ohio at the time of their elections, giving rise to its nickname `` Mother of Presidents '', a sobriquet it shares with Virginia. It is also termed `` Modern Mother of Presidents '', in contrast to Virginia 's status as the origin of presidents earlier in American history. Seven Presidents were born in Ohio, making it second to Virginia 's eight. Virginia - born William Henry Harrison lived most of his life in Ohio and is also buried there. Harrison conducted his political career while living on the family compound, founded by his father - in - law, John Cleves Symmes, in North Bend, Ohio. The seven presidents born in Ohio were Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison ( grandson of William Henry Harrison ), William McKinley, William Howard Taft and Warren G. Harding. Demographics Historical population Census Pop. % ± 1800 45,365 -- 1810 230,760 408.7 % 1820 581,434 152.0 % 1830 937,903 61.3 % 1840 1,519,467 62.0 % 1850 1,980,329 30.3 % 1860 2,339,511 18.1 % 1870 2,665,260 13.9 % 1880 3,198,062 20.0 % 1890 3,672,329 14.8 % 1900 4,157,545 13.2 % 1910 4,767,121 14.7 % 1920 5,759,394 20.8 % 1930 6,646,697 15.4 % 1940 6,907,612 3.9 % 1950 7,946,627 15.0 % 1960 9,706,397 22.1 % 1970 10,652,017 9.7 % 1980 10,797,630 1.4 % 1990 10,847,115 0.5 % 2000 11,353,140 4.7 % 11,536,504 1.6 % Est. 2017 11,658,609 1.1 % Source : 1910 -- 2010 2015 Estimate Population From just over 45,000 residents in 1800, Ohio 's population grew at rates of over 10 % per decade ( except for the 1940 census ) until the 1970 census, which recorded just over 10.65 million Ohioans. Growth then slowed for the next four decades. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Ohio was 11,613,423 on July 1, 2015, a 0.67 % increase since the 2010 United States Census. Ohio 's population growth lags that of the entire United States, and Caucasians are found in a greater density than the United States average. As of 2000, Ohio 's center of population is located in Morrow County, in the county seat of Mount Gilead. This is approximately 6,346 feet ( 1,934 m ) south and west of Ohio 's population center in 1990. Graph of Ohio 's population growth from 1800 to 2000. As of 2011, 27.6 % of Ohio 's children under the age of 1 belonged to minority groups. 6.2 % of Ohio 's population is under 5 years of age, 23.7 percent under 18 years of age, and 14.1 percent were 65 or older. Females made up approximately 51.2 percent of the population. Birth Data Note : Births in table do n't add up, because Hispanics are counted both by their ethnicity and by their race, giving a higher overall number. Live Births by Race / Ethnicity of Mother Race 2013 2014 2015 White 109,749 ( 79.0 % ) 110,003 ( 78.9 % ) 109,566 ( 78.7 % ) > Non-Hispanic White 104,059 ( 74.9 % ) 104,102 ( 74.6 % ) 103,586 ( 74.4 % ) Black 24,952 ( 18.0 % ) 24,931 ( 17.9 % ) 25,078 ( 18.0 % ) Asian 3,915 ( 2.8 % ) 4,232 ( 3.0 % ) 4,367 ( 3.1 % ) Native 320 ( 0.2 % ) 301 ( 0.2 % ) 253 ( 0.2 % ) Hispanic ( of any race ) 6,504 ( 4.7 % ) 6,884 ( 4.9 % ) 6,974 ( 5.0 % ) Total Ohio 138,936 ( 100 % ) 139,467 ( 100 % ) 139,264 ( 100 % ) Ancestry According to the 2010 United States Census, the racial composition of Ohio was the following : White American : 82.7 % ( Non-Hispanic Whites : 81.1 % ) Black or African American : 12.2 % Native American : 0.2 % Asian : 1.7 % ( 0.6 % Indian, 0.4 % Chinese, 0.1 % Filipino, 0.1 % Korean, 0.1 % Vietnamese, 0.1 % Japanese ) Pacific Islander : 0.03 % Two or more races : 2.1 % Some other race : 1.1 % Hispanic or Latinos ( of any race ) make up 3.1 % ( 1.5 % Mexican, 0.8 % Puerto Rican, 0.1 % Guatemalan, 0.1 % Cuban ) Ohio Racial Breakdown of Population Racial composition 1990 2000 White 87.8 % 85.0 % 82.7 % African American 10.6 % 11.5 % 12.2 % Asian 0.8 % 1.2 % 1.7 % Native 0.2 % 0.2 % 0.2 % Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander -- -- -- Other race 0.5 % 0.8 % 1.1 % Two or more races -- 1.4 % 2.1 % In 2010, there were 469,700 foreign - born residents in Ohio, corresponding to 4.1 % of the total population. Of these, 229,049 ( 2.0 % ) were naturalized US citizens and 240,699 ( 2.1 % ) were not. The largest groups were : Mexico ( 54,166 ), India ( 50,256 ), China ( 34,901 ), Germany ( 19,219 ), Philippines ( 16,410 ), United Kingdom ( 15,917 ), Canada ( 14,223 ), Russia ( 11,763 ), South Korea ( 11,307 ), and Ukraine ( 10,681 ). Though predominantly white, Ohio has large black populations in all major metropolitan areas throughout the state, Ohio has a significant Hispanic population made up of Mexicans in Toledo and Columbus, and Puerto Ricans in Cleveland and Columbus, and also has a significant and diverse Asian population in Columbus. The largest ancestry groups ( which the Census defines as not including racial terms ) in the state are : 26.5 % German 14.1 % Irish 9.0 % English 6.4 % Italian 3.8 % Polish 2.5 % French 1.9 % Scottish 1.7 % Hungarian 1.6 % Dutch 1.5 % Mexican 1.2 % Slovak 1.1 % Welsh 1.1 % Scotch - Irish Ancestries claimed by less than 1 % of the population include Sub-Saharan African, Puerto Rican, Swiss, Swedish, Arab, Greek, Norwegian, Romanian, Austrian, Lithuanian, Finnish, West Indian, Portuguese and Slovene. Ohio population density map. Languages About 6.7 % of the population age 5 years and over reported speaking a language other than English, with 2.2 % of the population speaking Spanish, 2.6 % speaking other Indo - European languages, 1.1 % speaking Asian and Austronesian languages, and 0.8 % speaking other languages. Numerically : 10,100,586 spoke English, 239,229 Spanish, 55,970 German, 38,990 Chinese, 33,125 Arabic, and 32,019 French. In addition 59,881 spoke a Slavic language and 42,673 spoke another West Germanic language according to the 2010 Census. Ohio also had the nation 's largest population of Slovene speakers, second largest of Slovak speakers, second largest of Pennsylvania Dutch ( German ) speakers, and the third largest of Serbian speakers. Religion Amish children on the way to school. According to a Pew Forum poll, as of 2008, 76 % of Ohioans identified as Christian. Specifically, 26 % of Ohio 's population identified as Evangelical Protestant, 22 % as Mainline Protestant, and 21 % as Catholic. 17 % of the population is unaffiliated with any religious body. 1.3 % ( 148,380 ) were Jewish. There are also small minorities of Jehovah 's Witnesses ( 1 % ), Muslims ( 1 % ), Hindus ( < 0.5 % ), Buddhists ( < 0.5 % ), Mormons ( < 0.5 % ), and other faiths ( 1 - 1.5 % ). According to the Association of Religion Data Archives ( ARDA ), in 2010 the largest denominations by adherents were the Catholic Church with 1,992,567 ; the United Methodist Church with 496,232 ; the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America with 223,253, the Southern Baptist Convention with 171,000, the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ with 141,311, the United Church of Christ with 118,000, and the Presbyterian Church ( USA ) with 110,000. With about 70,000 people in 2015 Ohio had the second largest Amish population of all states of the US. According to the same data, a majority of Ohioans, 55 %, feel that religion is `` very important, '' 30 % say that it is `` somewhat important, '' and 15 % responded that religion is `` not too important / not important at all. '' 36 % of Ohioans indicate that they attend religious services at least once weekly, 35 % attend occasionally, and 27 % seldom or never participate in religious services. Religion in Ohio ( 2014 ) Religion Percent Protestant 53 % Catholic 18 % None 22 % Mormon 1 % Jewish 1 % Jehovah 's Witness 1 % Muslim 1 % Buddhist 1 % Other faith 2 % Economy Main article : Economy of Ohio See also : Ohio locations by per capita income Cincinnati 's Procter & Gamble is one of Ohio 's largest companies in terms of revenue. In 2010, Ohio was ranked No. 2 in the country for best business climate by Site Selection magazine, based on a business - activity database. The state has also won three consecutive Governor 's Cup awards from the magazine, based on business growth and developments. As of 2016, Ohio 's gross domestic product ( GDP ) was $626 billion. This ranks Ohio 's economy as the seventh - largest of all fifty states and the District of Columbia. The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council ranked the state No. 10 for best business - friendly tax systems in their Business Tax Index 2009, including a top corporate tax and capital gains rate that were both ranked No. 6 at 1.9 %. Ohio was ranked No. 11 by the council for best friendly - policy states according to their Small Business Survival Index 2009. The Directorship 's Boardroom Guide ranked the state No. 13 overall for best business climate, including No. 7 for best litigation climate. Forbes ranked the state No. 8 for best regulatory environment in 2009. Ohio has 5 of the top 115 colleges in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report 's 2010 rankings, and was ranked No. 8 by the same magazine in 2008 for best high schools. Ohio 's unemployment rate stands at 4.5 % as of February 2018,, down from 10.7 % in May 2010. The state still lacks 45,000 jobs compared to the pre recession numbers of 2007. The labor force participation as of April 2015 is 63 %, slightly above the national average. Ohio 's per capita income stands at $34,874. As of 2016, Ohio 's median household income is $52,334, and 14.6 % of the population is below the poverty line The manufacturing and financial activities sectors each compose 18.3 % of Ohio 's GDP, making them Ohio 's largest industries by percentage of GDP. Ohio has the third largest manufacturing workforce behind California and Texas. Ohio has the largest bioscience sector in the Midwest, and is a national leader in the `` green '' economy. Ohio is the largest producer in the country of plastics, rubber, fabricated metals, electrical equipment, and appliances. 5,212,000 Ohioans are currently employed by wage or salary. By employment, Ohio 's largest sector is trade / transportation / utilities, which employs 1,010,000 Ohioans, or 19.4 % of Ohio 's workforce, while the health care and education sector employs 825,000 Ohioans ( 15.8 % ). Government employs 787,000 Ohioans ( 15.1 % ), manufacturing employs 669,000 Ohioans ( 12.9 % ), and professional and technical services employs 638,000 Ohioans ( 12.2 % ). Ohio 's manufacturing sector is the third - largest of all fifty United States states in terms of gross domestic product. Fifty - nine of the United States ' top 1,000 publicly traded companies ( by revenue in 2008 ) are headquartered in Ohio, including Procter & Gamble, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, AK Steel, Timken, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Wendy 's. Ohio is also one of 41 states with its own lottery, the Ohio Lottery. The Ohio Lottery has contributed over $15.5 billion to public education in its 34 - year history. Transportation Ground travel Many major east - west transportation corridors go through Ohio. One of those pioneer routes, known in the early 20th century as `` Main Market Route 3 '', was chosen in 1913 to become part of the historic Lincoln Highway which was the first road across America, connecting New York City to San Francisco. In Ohio, the Lincoln Highway linked many towns and cities together, including Canton, Mansfield, Wooster, Lima, and Van Wert. The arrival of the Lincoln Highway to Ohio was a major influence on the development of the state. Upon the advent of the federal numbered highway system in 1926, the Lincoln Highway through Ohio became U.S. Route 30. Ohio also is home to 228 miles ( 367 km ) of the Historic National Road, now U.S. Route 40. Ohio has a highly developed network of roads and interstate highways. Major east - west through routes include the Ohio Turnpike ( I - 80 / I - 90 ) in the north, I - 76 through Akron to Pennsylvania, I - 70 through Columbus and Dayton, and the Appalachian Highway ( State Route 32 ) running from West Virginia to Cincinnati. Major north - south routes include I - 75 in the west through Toledo, Dayton, and Cincinnati, I - 71 through the middle of the state from Cleveland through Columbus and Cincinnati into Kentucky, and I - 77 in the eastern part of the state from Cleveland through Akron, Canton, New Philadelphia and Marietta south into West Virginia. Interstate 75 between Cincinnati and Dayton is one of the heaviest traveled sections of interstate in Ohio. Ohio also has a highly developed network of signed state bicycle routes. Many of them follow rail trails, with conversion ongoing. The Ohio to Erie Trail ( route 1 ) connects Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland. U.S. Bicycle Route 50 traverses Ohio from Steubenville to the Indiana state line outside Richmond. Ohio has several long - distance hiking trails, the most prominent is the Buckeye Trail which is a 1,444 - mile ( 2,324 km ) ( 1 ) hiking trail that loops around the state of Ohio. Part of it is on roads and part is on wooded trail. Additionally, the North Country Trail ( the longest of the eleven National Scenic Trails authorized by Congress ) and the American Discovery Trail ( a system of recreational trails and roads that collectively form a coast - to - coast route across the mid-tier of the United States ) pass through Ohio. Much of these 2 trails coincide with the Buckeye Trail. Air travel See also : List of airports in Ohio Ohio has 5 international airports, 4 commercial and 2 military. The 5 international includes Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, John Glenn Columbus International Airport, and Dayton International Airport, Ohio 's third largest airport. Akron Fulton International Airport handles cargo and for private use. Rickenbacker International Airport is one of two military airfields which is also home to the 7th largest FedEx building in America. The other military airfield is Wright Patterson Air Force Base which is one of the largest Air Force bases in the United States. Other major airports are located in Toledo and Akron. Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport is in Hebron, Kentucky and therefore is not listed above. Transportation lists List of Ohio state highways List of Ohio train stations List of Ohio railroads List of Ohio rivers Historic Ohio Canals Law and government Main article : Government of Ohio The Ohio State Capitol located in Columbus, Ohio. The state government of Ohio consists of the executive, judicial, and legislative branches. Executive branch The executive branch is headed by the Governor of Ohio. The current governor is John Kasich, a Republican elected in 2010. A lieutenant governor succeeds the governor in the event of any removal from office, and performs any duties assigned by the governor. The current lieutenant governor is Mary Taylor. The other elected constitutional offices in the executive branch are the secretary of state ( Jon A. Husted ), auditor ( Dave Yost ), treasurer ( Josh Mandel ), and attorney general ( Mike DeWine ). Judicial branch There are three levels of the Ohio state judiciary. The lowest level is the court of common pleas : each county maintains its own constitutionally mandated court of common pleas, which maintain jurisdiction over `` all justiciable matters ''. The intermediate - level court system is the district court system. Twelve courts of appeals exist, each retaining jurisdiction over appeals from common pleas, municipal, and county courts in a set geographical area. A case heard in this system is decided by a three - judge panel, and each judge is elected. The highest - ranking court, the Ohio Supreme Court, is Ohio 's `` court of last resort ''. A seven - justice panel composes the court, which, by its own discretion, hears appeals from the courts of appeals, and retains original jurisdiction over limited matters. Legislative branch The Ohio General Assembly is a bicameral legislature consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives. The Senate is composed of 33 districts, each of which is represented by one senator. Each senator represents approximately 330,000 constituents. The House of Representatives is composed of 99 members. National politics See also : Politics of Ohio, Political party strength in Ohio, Ohio Democratic Party, and Ohio Republican Party This section needs to be updated. In particular : Missing up - to - date information on current voter demographics... Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( March 2017 ) Presidential elections results Year Republican Democratic 2016 51.69 % 2,841,005 43.56 % 2,394,164 2012 47.60 % 2,661,437 50.58 % 2,827,709 2008 46.80 % 2,677,820 51.38 % 2,940,044 50.81 % 2,859,768 48.71 % 2,741,167 2000 49.97 % 2,351,209 46.46 % 2,186,190 41.02 % 1,859,883 47.38 % 2,148,222 38.35 % 1,894,310 40.18 % 1,984,942 55.00 % 2,416,549 44.15 % 1,939,629 1984 58.90 % 2,678,560 40.14 % 1,825,440 1980 51.51 % 2,206,545 40.91 % 1,752,414 1976 48.65 % 2,000,505 48.92 % 2,011,621 1972 59.63 % 2,441,827 38.07 % 1,558,889 1968 45.23 % 1,791,014 42.95 % 1,700,586 1964 37.06 % 1,470,865 62.94 % 2,498,331 1960 53.28 % 2,217,611 46.72 % 1,944,248 Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election. Ohio, nicknamed the `` Mother of Presidents, '' has sent seven of its native sons ( Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft, and Warren G. Harding ) to the White House. All seven were Republicans. Virginia native William Henry Harrison, a Whig, resided in Ohio. Historian R. Douglas Hurt asserts that not since Virginia `` had a state made such a mark on national political affairs ''. The Economist notes that `` This slice of the mid-west contains a bit of everything American -- part north - eastern and part southern, part urban and part rural, part hardscrabble poverty and part booming suburb '', Ohio is the only state that has voted for the winning Presidential candidate in each election since 1964, and in 33 of the 37 held since the Civil War. No Republican has ever won the presidency without winning Ohio. As of 2008, Ohio 's voter demographic leans towards the Democratic Party. An estimated 2,408,178 Ohioans are registered to vote as Democrats, while 1,471,465 Ohioans are registered to vote as Republicans. These are changes from 2004 of 72 % and 32 %, respectively, and Democrats have registered over 1,000,000 new Ohioans since 2004. Unaffiliated voters have an attrition of 15 % since 2004, losing an estimated 718,000 of their kind. The total now rests at 4,057,518 Ohioans. In total, there are 7,937,161 Ohioans registered to vote. In United States presidential election of 2008, then - Senator Barack Obama of Illinois won 51.50 % of Ohio 's popular vote, 4.59 percentage points more than his nearest rival, Senator John McCain of Arizona ( with 46.91 % of the popular vote ). However, Obama won only 22 of Ohio 's 88 counties. Since 2010, the Republicans have largely controlled Ohio state politics, including a super-majority in the state 's House, a majority in the state Senate, the Governorship, etc. As of 2014, the state Senate is 1 Republican away from a super-majority. Following the 2000 census, Ohio lost one congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, which leaves Ohio with 18 districts, and consequently, 18 representatives. The state lost two more seats following the 2010 Census, leaving it with 16 votes for the next 3 presidential elections in 2012, 2016 and 2020. The 2008 elections, Democrats gained three seats in Ohio 's delegation to the House of Representatives. This leaves eight Republican - controlled seats in the Ohio delegation. Ohio 's U.S. Senators in the 112th Congress are Republican Rob Portman and Democrat Sherrod Brown. Marcy Kaptur ( D - 9 ) is the dean, or most senior member, of the Ohio delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Education Ohio 's system of public education is outlined in Article VI of the state constitution, and in Title XXXIII of the Ohio Revised Code. Ohio University, the first university in the Northwest Territory, was also the first public institution in Ohio. Substantively, Ohio 's system is similar to those found in other states. At the State level, the Ohio Department of Education, which is overseen by the Ohio State Board of Education, governs primary and secondary educational institutions. At the municipal level, there are approximately 700 school districts statewide. The Ohio Board of Regents coordinates and assists with Ohio 's institutions of higher education which have recently been reorganized into the University System of Ohio under Governor Strickland. The system averages an annual enrollment of over 400,000 students, making it one of the five largest state university systems in the U.S. A tree map depicting the distribution of bachelor 's degrees awarded in Ohio in 2014. Colleges and universities Main article : List of colleges and universities in Ohio 13 state universities Bowling Green State University ( Bowling Green ) Central State University ( Wilberforce ) Cleveland State University ( Cleveland ) Kent State University ( Kent ) Miami University ( Oxford ) The Ohio State University ( Columbus ) Ohio University ( Athens ) Shawnee State University ( Portsmouth ) University of Akron ( Akron ) University of Cincinnati ( Cincinnati ) University of Toledo ( Toledo ) Wright State University ( Dayton / Fairborn ) Youngstown State University ( Youngstown ) 24 state university branch and regional campuses 46 private colleges and universities 6 free - standing state - assisted medical schools Boonshoft School of Medicine ( formerly known as The Wright State University School of Medicine ) Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University Northeast Ohio Medical University The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health University of Cincinnati College of Medicine University of Toledo College of Medicine ( formerly Medical University of Ohio ) 15 community colleges 8 technical colleges 24 independent non-profit colleges Libraries Ohio is home to some of the nation 's highest - ranked public libraries. The 2008 study by Thomas J. Hennen Jr. ranked Ohio as number one in a state - by - state comparison. For 2008, 31 of Ohio 's library systems were all ranked in the top ten for American cities of their population category. 500,000 books or more Columbus Metropolitan Library ( First ) Cuyahoga County Public Library ( Second ) Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County ( Tenth ) The Ohio Public Library Information Network ( OPLIN ) is an organization that provides Ohio residents with internet access to their 251 public libraries. OPLIN also provides Ohioans with free home access to high - quality, subscription research databases. Ohio also offers the OhioLINK program, allowing Ohio 's libraries ( particularly those from colleges and universities ) access to materials for the other libraries. The program is largely successful in allowing researchers for access to books and other media that might not be otherwise available. Culture Arts This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. ( September 2017 ) Sports Main article : Sport in Ohio Professional Sports teams Ohio is home to major professional sports teams in baseball, basketball, football, hockey, lacrosse and soccer. The state 's major professional sporting teams include : Cincinnati Reds ( Major League Baseball ), Ohio Machine ( Major League Lacrosse ), Cleveland Indians ( Major League Baseball ), Cincinnati Bengals ( National Football League ), Cleveland Browns ( National Football League ), Cleveland Cavaliers ( National Basketball Association ), Columbus Blue Jackets ( National Hockey League ), and the Columbus Crew ( Major League Soccer ). Ohio played a central role in the development of both Major League Baseball and the National Football League. Baseball 's first fully professional team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings of 1869, were organized in Ohio. An informal early 20th century American football association, the Ohio League, was the direct predecessor of the NFL, although neither of Ohio 's modern NFL franchises trace their roots to an Ohio League club. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is located in Canton. On a smaller scale, Ohio hosts minor league baseball, arena football, indoor football, mid-level hockey, and lower division soccer. Individual Sports The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course has hosted several auto racing championships, including CART World Series, IndyCar Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, Can - Am, Formula 5000, IMSA GT Championship, American Le Mans Series and Rolex Sports Car Series. The Grand Prix of Cleveland also hosted CART races from 1982 to 2007. The Eldora Speedway is a major dirt oval that hosts NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Cars and USAC Silver Crown Series races. Ohio hosts two PGA Tour events, the WGC - Bridgestone Invitational and Memorial Tournament. The Cincinnati Masters is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and WTA Premier 5 tennis tournament. College Sports Ohio has eight NCAA Division I FBS college football teams, divided among three different conferences. It has also experienced considerable success in the secondary and tertiary tiers of college football divisions. In Division I-A, representing the Big Ten, the Ohio State Buckeyes football team ranks 5th among all - time winningest programs, with seven national championships and seven Heisman Trophy winners. Their biggest rivals are the Michigan Wolverines, whom they traditionally play each year as the last game of their regular season schedule. Ohio has six teams represented in the Mid-American Conference : the University of Akron, Bowling Green, Kent State, Miami University, Ohio University and the University of Toledo. The MAC headquarters are in Cleveland. The University of Cincinnati Bearcats represent Ohio in the American Athletic Conference. State symbols Main article : List of Ohio state symbols See also : Lists of U.S. state insignia Ohio buckeyes, the seed from the Ohio buckeye tree. Ohio 's state symbols : State capital : Columbus ( 1816 ) State herb capital : Gahanna ( 1972 ) See also Ohio portal Outline of Ohio -- organized list of topics about Ohio Index of Ohio - related articles Notes ^ Jump up to : Bureau, U.S. Census. `` American FactFinder - Results ''. factfinder2.census.gov. ^ Jump up to : `` Why is Ohio known as the Buckeye State and why are Ohioans known as Buckeyes ? '' ( PDF ). Archived from the original ( PDF ) on April 28, 2008. Retrieved April 28, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Ohio Quick Facts ''. Ohio Historical Society. Retrieved March 26, 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` City of Columbus : Fun Facts ''. City of Columbus, Ohio. 2006. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2009. 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Question: when did ohio become part of the united states
Answer: March 1, 1803