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About Ohio

Ohio is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Canadian province of Ontario to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the west, and Michigan to the northwest. Of the 50 U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area. With a population of nearly 11.9 million, Ohio is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated state. Its capital and most populous city is Columbus, with other major metropolitan centers including Cleveland and Cincinnati, as well as Dayton, Akron, and Toledo. Ohio is nicknamed the "Buckeye State" after its Ohio buckeye trees, and Ohioans are also known as "Buckeyes".

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Ohio is legislating a state cryptid, the Loveland Frogman, officially described by Ohio legislators as a frog-like bipedal creature standing approximately four feet tall, spotted twice in March 1972.

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More facts about Ohio

  1. Miami University is in Oxford, Ohio, and the place Miami in Ohio is named after the Miami people, a Great Lakes tribe.

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  2. Twinsburg, Ohio has a twin festival every year, founded by a pair of twins, which includes a lookalike contest.

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  3. In Oberlin, Ohio there is a place called the Carpool, named after Robert Carr, the president of the college.

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  4. A place called Center of the World was set up by an eccentric businessman called Randall Wilmot, who moved to the area in 1845, started a business, and named it the Center of the World to attract people.

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Coordinates: 40.0000, -83.0000

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