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Ohio Information ~ 2008

Journal Entry: Mon Feb 11, 2008, 7:39 PM

Capital: Columbus

State abbreviation/Postal code: Ohio/OH

Governor: Ted Strickland, D (to Jan. 2011)

Lieut. Governor: Lee Fisher, D (to Jan. 2011)

Senators: Sherrod Brown, D (to Jan. 2013); George V. Voinovich, R (to Jan. 2011)

U.S. Representatives: 18

Historical biographies of Congressional members

Secy. of State: Jennifer J. Brunner, D (to Jan. 2011)

Treasurer: Richard Cordray, D (to Jan. 2011)

Atty. General: Marc Dann, D (to Jan. 2011)

Entered Union (rank): March 1, 1803 (17)

Present constitution adopted: 1851

Motto: With God all Things are Possible and The Heart of it All

State Symbols:
Flower ~ Scarlet Carnation (1904)
Tree ~ Buckeye (1953)
Bird ~ Cardinal (1933)
Insect ~ Ladybug (1975)
Gemstone ~ Flint (1965)
Song ~ “Beautiful Ohio” (1969)
Beverage ~ Tomato Juice (1965)
Fossil ~ Trilobite (1985)
Animal ~ White-tailed deer (1988)
Wildflower ~ Large White Trillium (1987)

Nickname ~ The Buckeye State

Origin of Name: From an Iroquoian word meaning “Great River”

10 largest cities (2005 est.): Columbus, 730,657; Cleveland, 452,208; Cincinnati, 308,728; Toledo, 301,285; Akron, 210,795; Dayton, 158,873; Parma, 82,837; Youngstown, 81,469; Canton, 79,478; Lorain, 67,820

Land area: 40,948 sq mi. (106,055 sq km)

Geographic Center: In Delaware Co., 25 mi. NNE of Columbus

Number of Counties: 88

Largest County by Population and Area: Cuyahoga, 1,335,317 (2005); Ashtabula, 703 sq mi.

State Forests: 20 (more than 183,000 ac.)

State Parks: 74 (more than 204,000 ac.)

Residents: Ohioan

2005 Resident Population est.: 11,464,042

2000 resident census population (rank): 11,353,140 (7). Male: 5,512,262 (48.6%); Female: 5,840,878 (51.4%). White: 9,645,453 (85.0%); Black: 1,301,307 (11.5%); American Indian: 24,486 (0.2%); Asian: 132,633 (1.2%); Other race: 88,627 (0.8%); Two or more races: 157,885 (1.4%); Hispanic/Latino: 217,123 (1.9%). 2000 percent population 18 and over: 74.6; 65 and over: 13.3; median age: 36.2.

Link ~ [link] ~ for information for all the National Parks in Ohio.

Link ~ [link] ~ for information for all the State Parks in Ohio.

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~vidthekid Feb 11, 2008, 8:21:38 PM

There's also a National Park up in Clevelandland...

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=ohioDeviants Mar 6, 2008, 1:27:38 PM

Thank you

for the idea ~ I added two links, one to the National Park Service for all the National Parks in Ohio and another for all the State Parks in Ohio ~ `wdwparksgal Admin

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Journal History

Sep 28, 2009 Welcome Ohio Deviants! September Features
Sep 30, 2008 Affiliates
Dec 5, 2008 Current Members
May 27, 2006 Current Residents: A-B
May 27, 2006 Current Residents: C-E
May 27, 2006 Current Residents: F-I
May 27, 2006 Current Residents: J-K
May 27, 2006 Current Residents: L-M
May 27, 2006 Current Residents: N-Q
May 27, 2006 Current Residents: R-S
May 27, 2006 Current Residents: T-Z, #
May 27, 2006 Birthdays!
Sep 28, 2009 Members by County
Jun 22, 2008 Member Features
Feb 11, 2008 Ohio Information ~ 2008
Sep 28, 2009 September Features
Sep 28, 2009 Club Updates and Important Info
Sep 4, 2004 Blank
Jul 20, 2004 Blank
Jul 27, 2008 Submissions FAQ *Please Read* ;)

When we become an official Group, how should we handle submissions?

35%

8 deviants said Use the gallery for Ohio related deviations and the collections for any art by members (limited to a certain number per week)

26%

6 deviants said Use the gallery for Ohio related deviations and the collections for any art by members (unlimited)

17%

4 deviants said Sorry no "keep it as it is" because Groups have no devwatch

2 deviants said Use the gallery for any art by members and the collections for Ohio related deviations (unlimited)

2 deviants said Only Ohio related work submitted to the gallery, no collections (unlimited)

1 deviant said Only Ohio related work collected + blog/screenshot notification, gallery held exclusively for Group related deviations (limited to a certain number per week)

No deviants said Use the gallery for any art by members and the collections for Ohio related deviations (limited to a certain number per week)

No deviants said Only Ohio related work submitted to the gallery, no collections (limited to a certain number per week)

No deviants said Only Ohio related work collected + blog/screenshot notification, gallery held exclusively for Group related deviations (unlimited)

No deviants said What about...?

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*banshuwa: Newark, Ohio - Licking County!
Tue Aug 11, 2009, 6:42 PM
~awenbrig: Representin' the Cincinasty!
Sun Jul 19, 2009, 5:22 AM
*BuckNut: O-H
Sun May 31, 2009, 6:13 AM
=Warden-Warden: Whoa-ho-hooooh~! I'm from Berea, Ohio! :'D
Thu Apr 23, 2009, 4:41 PM
=Galahawk: Hopefully there's at least ONE person from Fairborn here. |D
Tue Apr 21, 2009, 1:36 PM
=sherln: I see there is someone else from Ashtaubla County
Wed Feb 25, 2009, 1:07 AM
=cassiekay: I'm in Ashtabula County, anybody near??
Fri Jan 16, 2009, 2:07 PM
*ARIZONA-Art-History: I would display and Ohio State Stamp on our front page! I have always loved Ohio.
Tue Sep 30, 2008, 5:26 PM
~cilen-chii: Wayne County peeps ?
Tue Aug 19, 2008, 10:15 PM
~AikiMiharu: Hiya Ohians! anyone from Jefferson county, eh?
Sat Aug 9, 2008, 7:04 PM
~Zaichick: I have a buckeye stamp!
Fri Mar 28, 2008, 9:25 AM
`Arete-Eirene-Phile: How about a devmeet sometime this spring?
Thu Mar 27, 2008, 11:17 PM
~Kelesia: Waves from Dayton!
Sun Mar 23, 2008, 8:32 PM
*rumpleteazaer: Hi! I am shooting in and around Columbus!
Fri Feb 22, 2008, 5:59 PM
=ohioDeviants: We need more Ohio stamps
Fri Feb 8, 2008, 8:33 AM
~Hailex: LOVE the stamps! Nice add ^^
Thu Feb 7, 2008, 3:41 PM
~powerover: 8 days till the kickoff of the season. 15 till Texas gets embarassed at home.
Thu Aug 24, 2006, 6:34 PM
~ZebraRaine: Hello fellow Ohions! A shoutout to the Burg!
Wed Aug 16, 2006, 4:21 PM
~voldieshorts: Where my fellow Kentites? Raise yo hands!!
Fri Jul 14, 2006, 7:20 AM
!lerien: [link]
Mon Jun 26, 2006, 11:11 AM