| Population (1994):
11,102,000 (7th in size)
State size: 41,330 square
miles (35th in size)
State Capital: Columbus (named after Christopher
Columbus)
Major cities: Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus,
Dayton and Toledo
Admission to union: The 17th State
Date entered the union: March 1, 1803
Origin of state name: Named from the Indian word
"oheo" meaning "beautiful".
Nicknames: The Buckeye State
Bordering states: Michigan, Pennsylvania, West
Virginia, Kentucky and Indiana
State bird: Cardinal
State flower: Scarlet Carnation
State tree: Buckeye
Motto: With God, All Things are Possible |
