Columbus, Ohio
Columbus | |
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State capital city | |
Downtown Columbus and the Scioto Mile Ohio Statehouse The Short North COSI Franklin Park Conservatory | |
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Flag Seal Wordmark | |
Interactive map of Columbus | |
Columbus Columbus | |
| Coordinates: 39°57′44″N 83°00′02″W / 39.96222°N 83.00056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
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| Settled | February 14, 1812 |
| Incorporated | February 10, 1816[1] |
| Named after | Christopher Columbus |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Columbus City Council |
| • Mayor | Andrew Ginther (D) |
| • Council members | List[2] |
| Area | |
• State capital city | 226.26 sq mi (586.00 km2) |
| • Land | 220.40 sq mi (570.82 km2) |
| • Water | 5.86 sq mi (15.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 791 ft (241 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• State capital city | 905,748 |
• Estimate (2024)[5] | 933,263 |
| • Rank | 40th in North America 14th in the United States 1st in Ohio |
| • Density | 4,109.64/sq mi (1,586.74/km2) |
| • Urban | 1,567,254 (US: 35th) |
| • Urban density | 3,036.4/sq mi (1,172.3/km2) |
| • Metro | 2,138,926 (US: 32nd) |
| Demonym | Columbusite[7] |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | $182.088 billion (2023) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | ZIP Codes[9] |
| Area codes | 614 and 380 |
| FIPS code | 39-18000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086101[4] |
| Website | www |
Columbus (/kəˈlʌmbəs/, kə-LUM-bəs) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. With a population of 905,748 at the 2020 census,[5] it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., second-most populous city in the Midwest (after Chicago), and third-most populous U.S. state capital (after Phoenix, Arizona, and Austin, Texas), while the Columbus metropolitan area with an estimated 2.23 million residents is the largest metropolitan area entirely in Ohio[a] and 32nd-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County; it also extends into Delaware and Fairfield counties.[11]
Columbus originated as several Native American settlements along the Scioto River. The first European settlement was Franklinton, now a city neighborhood, in 1797. Columbus was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers and was planned as the state capital due to its central location. Named after Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, it officially became the capital in 1816. The city grew steadily through the 19th century as a transportation and industrial hub via the National Road, Ohio and Erie Canal, and several railroads. Starting in the 1950s, Columbus experienced rapid growth, becoming Ohio's largest city by land and population by the early 1990s. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, it further diversified as a center for finance, insurance, education, and technology.
The metropolitan area is home to the Battelle Memorial Institute, the world's largest private research and development foundation; Chemical Abstracts Service, the world's largest clearinghouse of chemical information; and the Ohio State University, one of the largest universities in the United States. The Greater Columbus area is further home to the headquarters of Fortune 500 companies Cardinal Health, Nationwide, American Electric Power, Huntington Bancshares and Vertiv. It hosts cultural institutions such as the Columbus Museum of Art, COSI, Franklin Park Conservatory and Ohio Theatre. The city's major league professional sports teams include the Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL) and Columbus Crew (MLS).
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- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Columbus, Ohio
- ^ a b "Columbus city, Ohio". QuickFacts. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "Things you'll never hear a Columbusite say". News Radio 610 WTVN. April 25, 2014. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014.
- ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Columbus, OH (MSA)". www.bea.gov.
- ^ "Zip Code Lookup". USPS. Archived from the original on September 3, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020–2024". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 13, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
- ^ "Places in Franklin County, OH". Find a County. National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on June 16, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
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