Born Feb. 14, 1812, Columbus has gone from a simple settlement to Ohio’s largest city in its 213 years. Franklinton, named for Benjamin Franklin, was the first permanent settlement in central Ohio, ...

Ohio is the seventh most populous U.S. state ... while others are declining. The county with the greatest increase in population between 2020 and 2023 is Union County, with a 10.4 percent increase ...