Quick Facts
Capital
City: Columbus
Population:
11,478,006
Top Industry:
Manufacturing
Total Area: 44,825
square
miles
Located
in the Midwest region of the United
States, Ohio
is part of the Great Lakes region; the state borders the coast of Lake Erie to the north.
Ohio has a population of
nearly eleven million people, many of those residing in the greater
metropolitan areas of Ohio's
largest cities: Columbus,
Cleveland,
and Cincinnati.
The state's
major industries include manufacturing and
industry, both of which are heavily dependent on the trucking industry. Professional truck drivers
are needed all
over Ohio
to
transport goods and merchandise throughout the state and the rest of
the
nation.
Industry
Manufacturing - Ohio is home to several manufacturing
industries, including rubber products (such as tires), steel, and
machinery. The
state also has a number
of automobile manufacturing plants from big-name auto makers such as
Jeep,
Ford, and Honda.
Agriculture -
Agricultural products produced in the state of
Ohio include soybeans, dairy products, and corn.
Meat products include hogs,
cattle, and
poultry.
Tourism - A
growing industry in Ohio, the state's tourism is
mainly comprised of two amusements parks (Cedar Point and Kings Island)
as well
as Ohio's Amish Country.
Cities
Columbus, Ohio's capital and largest city, has a city
population of more than 733,000. The
actual city has more than 1.7 million people.
Cleveland has
the largest metro area population, more than
2.2 million people. The
actually city
has only about 444,000 residents.
Cincinnati
also has a substantial metro area population,
with 2.1 million people. Within
city
limits, there are only about 332,000 people.
Transportation
Interstate 80 stretches east and west from coast to
coast. In Ohio, the
interstate
intersects with I-74, at an area known as the Crossroads of America.
Interstate 70
is also an east and west transportation
corridor, and runs through the Ohio cities of Columbus and Dayton.
