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| Coordinates: 39°57′44″N 83°00′02″W / 39.96222°N 83.00056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| Counties | |
| Settled | February 14, 1812 |
| Incorporated | February 10, 1816[1] |
| Named for | Christopher Columbus |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Columbus City Council |
| • Mayor | Andrew Ginther (D) |
| • Council members | List[2] |
| Area | |
| 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) | |
| 905,748 | |
• Estimate (2023)[5] | 913,175 |
| • Rank | 41st 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 | |
| • Columbus (MSA) | $169.1 billion (2022) |
| 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 |
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Columbus (/kəˈlʌmbəs/, kə-LUM-bəs) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748,[10] it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest (after Chicago), and the third-most populous U.S. state capital (after Phoenix, Arizona and Austin, Texas). Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County; it also extends into Delaware and Fairfield counties.[11] It is the core city of the Columbus metropolitan area, which encompasses ten counties in central Ohio.[12] It had a population of 2.139 million in 2020, making it the largest metropolitan area entirely in Ohio[a] and 32nd-largest metro area in the U.S.
Columbus originated as numerous Native American settlements on the banks of the Scioto River. Franklinton, now a city neighborhood, was the first European settlement, laid out in 1797. The city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and laid out to become the state capital. The city was named for Italian explorer Christopher Columbus.[14] The city assumed the function of state capital in 1816 and county seat in 1824. Amid steady years of growth and industrialization, the city has experienced numerous floods and recessions. Beginning in the 1950s, Columbus began to experience significant growth; it became the largest city in Ohio in land and population by the early 1990s. Growth has continued in the 21st century, with redevelopment occurring in numerous city neighborhoods, including Downtown.
The city has a diverse economy without reliance on any one sector. 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 six Fortune 500 companies, namely Cardinal Health, American Electric Power, Bath & Body Works, Inc., Nationwide, Bread Financial and Huntington Bancshares.
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- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Columbus, Ohio
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "QuickFacts: Columbus city, Ohio". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Places in Franklin County, OH". Find a County. National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on June 16, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "2 counties added to Columbus metro area" Archived July 30, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Columbus Dispatch. 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
- ^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals and Components of Change: 2010–2019". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. April 2019. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
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