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The Ohio Country (Ohio Territory, [a] Ohio Valley[b]) was a name used for a loosely defined region of colonial North America west of the Appalachian Mountains and south of Lake Erie. Control of the territory and the region's fur trade was disputed in the 17th century by the Iroquois, Huron, Algonquin, other Native American tribes, and France.
Just beyond Ohio Country was the great Miami capital of Kekionga which became the center of British trade and influence in Ohio Country and throughout the future Northwest Territory. By the Royal Proclamation of 1763 , British lands west of Appalachia were forbidden to settlement by Anglo-American colonists.
Of the 50 U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area. With a population of nearly 11.8 million, Ohio is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated state. Its capital and most populous city is Columbus, with other large population centers including Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton, Akron, and Toledo.
Cuyahoga County (/ ˌkaɪ.əˈhɒɡə / KY-ə-HOG-ə or / ˌkaɪ.əˈhoʊɡə / KY-ə-HOH-gə) [2][3][4][5] is a large urban county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. The county seat and largest city is Cleveland. [6] As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,264,817, making it the second-most populous county in the ...
Licking County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio.At the 2020 census, the population was 178,519. [2] Its county seat is Newark. [3] The county was formed on January 30, 1808, from portions of Fairfield County.
Hamilton County, Ohio. Hamilton County is located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 830,639, [2] making it the third-most populous county in Ohio. The county seat and most populous city is Cincinnati. [3] The county is named for the first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton ...
Franklin County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,323,807, [3] making it the most populous county in Ohio. Most of its land area is taken up by its county seat, Columbus, [4] the state capital and most populous city in Ohio. The county was established on April 30, 1803, less than two months after ...
The average population of Ohio's counties was 133,931; Franklin County was the most populous (1,326,063) and Vinton County was the least (12,474). The average land area is 464 sq mi (1,200 km 2). The largest county by area is Ashtabula County at 702.44 sq mi (1,819.3 km 2), and its neighbor, Lake County, is the smallest at 228.21 sq mi (591.1 ...