Editing Ohio (section)

===Cities===
{{See also|List of cities in Ohio}}
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There are 13 [[metropolitan statistical area]]s in Ohio, anchored by 16 cities, as defined by the U.S. [[Office of Management and Budget]]. Additionally, 30 Ohio cities function as centers of [[micropolitan statistical area]]s, urban clusters smaller than that of metropolitan areas. Ohio's three largest cities are [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], [[Cleveland]], and [[Cincinnati]].

Columbus is the capital of the state, near its geographic center, and is well known for [[Ohio State University]]<!--Wikipedians do not use "The" as part of Ohio State's name; it is considered a marketing gimmick, and routinely deleted.-->. In 2019, the city had six corporations named to the U.S. Fortune 500 list: [[Alliance Data]], [[Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company]], [[American Electric Power]], [[L Brands]], [[Huntington Bancshares]], and [[Cardinal Health]] in suburban [[Dublin, Ohio|Dublin]].<ref name="GDP">{{cite web |url=http://usmayors.org/metroeconomies/0110/charts.pdf |title=Top 100 U.S. metro economies |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625175418/http://usmayors.org/metroeconomies/0110/charts.pdf |archive-date=June 25, 2010 |publisher=U.S. Conference of Mayors |access-date=April 22, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2019/06/10/alliance-data-systems-ohio.html |title=Plano set to lose Fortune 500 HQ as Alliance Data Systems shifts to Ohio |work=Dallas Business Journal |last=Womack |first=Brian |date=June 10, 2019 |access-date=August 19, 2021 |archive-date=November 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125023459/https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2019/06/10/alliance-data-systems-ohio.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Other major employers include hospitals (among others, [[Wexner Medical Center]] and [[Nationwide Children's Hospital]]), high tech research and development including the [[Battelle Memorial Institute]], information-based companies such as [[OCLC]] and [[Chemical Abstracts Service]], manufacturer [[Worthington Industries]], and financial institutions such as [[JPMorgan Chase]] and [[Huntington Bancshares]]. Fast food chains [[Wendy's]] and [[White Castle (restaurant)|White Castle]] are also headquartered in Columbus.

Located in [[Northeast Ohio]] along the Lake Erie shore, Cleveland is characterized by its [[New England]] heritage, ethnic immigrant cultures, and history as a major American manufacturing and healthcare center. It anchors the Cleveland–Akron–Canton Combined Statistical Area, of which the industrial cities of [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]] and [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]] are constituent parts. [[Mansfield, Ohio|Mansfield]], [[Sandusky, Ohio|Sandusky]] and [[Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown]] are also major cities in the region. Northeast Ohio is known for major industrial companies [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company|Goodyear Tire and Rubber]] and [[Timken Company|Timken]], top-ranked colleges [[Case Western Reserve University]], [[Oberlin College]], and [[Kent State University]], the [[Cleveland Clinic]], and cultural attractions including the [[Cleveland Museum of Art]], Big Five member [[Cleveland Orchestra]], [[Cuyahoga Valley National Park]], [[Playhouse Square]], the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]], and the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]].

[[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]] anchors Southwest Ohio and the [[Cincinnati metropolitan area]], which also encompasses counties in Kentucky and Indiana. The metropolitan area is home to [[Miami University]] and the [[University of Cincinnati]], [[Cincinnati Union Terminal]], [[Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra]], and various Fortune 500 companies, including [[Procter & Gamble]], [[Kroger]], [[Macy's, Inc.]], and [[Fifth Third Bank]]. [[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton]] and [[Springfield, Ohio|Springfield]] are in the Miami Valley, which is home to the [[University of Dayton]], the [[Dayton Ballet]], and the extensive [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]].

[[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]] and [[Lima, Ohio|Lima]] are the major cities in Northwest Ohio, an area known for its glass-making industry. It is home to [[Owens Corning]] and [[Owens-Illinois]], two [[Fortune 500]] corporations.

[[Steubenville, Ohio|Steubenville]] is the only metropolitan city in [[Appalachian Ohio]], a region known for its [[Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests|mixed mesophytic forests]]. Other metropolitan areas that contain cities in Ohio but are primarily in other states include the [[Huntington, West Virginia]] and [[Wheeling, West Virginia]] areas. Ohio is the US state with the highest number of cities with the same name as UK cities.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://matthewjmiller07.github.io/uscities |title=Map of UK cities which share names with US cities |access-date=August 21, 2023 |archive-date=August 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821100348/https://matthewjmiller07.github.io/uscities/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Largest cities
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|stat_ref = Source: 2020 U.S. Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045221|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts|access-date=February 3, 2022|archive-date=February 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202181905/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045221|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|div_link = Counties of Ohio{{!}}County
|city_1 = Columbus, Ohio{{!}}Columbus
|div_1 = Franklin County, Ohio{{!}}Franklin
|pop_1 = 905,748
|img_1 = Downtown Columbus View from Main St Bridge - edit1.jpg
|city_2 = Cleveland
|div_2 = Cuyahoga County, Ohio{{!}}Cuyahoga
|pop_2 = 372,624
|img_2 = Cleveland skyline from Lakewood Park, June 2024.jpg
|city_3 = Cincinnati
|div_3 = Hamilton County, Ohio{{!}}Hamilton
|pop_3 = 309,317
|img_3 = Downtown_Cincinnati_viewed_from_Devou_Park.jpg
|city_4 = Toledo, Ohio{{!}}Toledo
|div_4 = Lucas County, Ohio{{!}}Lucas
|pop_4 = 270,871
|img_4 = Toledo, Ohio Skyline, July 2022.jpg
|city_5 = Akron, Ohio{{!}}Akron
|div_5 = Summit County, Ohio{{!}}Summit
|pop_5 = 190,469 
|img_5 =
|city_6 = Dayton, Ohio{{!}}Dayton
|div_6 = Montgomery County, Ohio{{!}}Montgomery
|pop_6 = 137,644
|img_6 =
|city_7 = Parma, Ohio{{!}}Parma
|div_7 = Cuyahoga County, Ohio{{!}}Cuyahoga
|pop_7 = 81,146 
|img_7 =
|city_8 = Canton, Ohio{{!}}Canton
|div_8 = Stark County, Ohio{{!}}Stark
|pop_8 = 70,872
|img_8 =
|city_9 = Lorain, Ohio{{!}}Lorain
|div_9 = Lorain County, Ohio{{!}}Lorain
|pop_9 = 65,211
|img_9 =
| city_10 = Hamilton, Ohio{{!}}Hamilton
| div_10 = Butler County, Ohio{{!}}Butler
| pop_10 = 62,082
| img_10 =
| city_11 = Youngstown, Ohio{{!}}Youngstown
| div_11 = Mahoning County, Ohio{{!}}Mahoning
| pop_11 = 60,068
| img_11 =
| city_12 = Springfield, Ohio{{!}}Springfield
| div_12 = Clark County, Ohio{{!}}Clark
| pop_12 = 58,662
| img_12 =
| city_13 = Kettering, Ohio{{!}}Kettering
| div_13 = Montgomery County, Ohio{{!}}Montgomery
| pop_13 = 57,862 
| img_13 =
| city_14 = Elyria, Ohio{{!}}Elyria
| div_14 = Lorain County, Ohio{{!}}Lorain
| pop_14 = 52,656
| img_14 =
| city_15 = Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio{{!}}Cuyahoga Falls
| div_15 = Summit County, Ohio{{!}}Summit
| pop_15 = 51,114
| img_15 =
| city_16 = Middletown, Ohio{{!}}Middletown
| div_16 = Butler County, Ohio{{!}}Butler
| pop_16 = 50,987 
| img_16 =
| city_17 = Lakewood, Ohio{{!}}Lakewood
| div_17 = Cuyahoga County, Ohio{{!}}Cuyahoga
| pop_17 = 50,942
| img_17 =
| city_18 = Newark, Ohio{{!}}Newark
| div_18 = Licking County, Ohio{{!}}Licking
| pop_18 = 49,934
| img_18 =
| city_19 = Euclid, Ohio{{!}}Euclid
| div_19 = Cuyahoga County, Ohio{{!}}Cuyahoga
| pop_19 = 49,692 
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| city_20 = Dublin, Ohio{{!}}Dublin
| div_20 = Franklin County, Ohio{{!}}Franklin
| pop_20 = 49,328
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