History UsefulNotes / Ohio

* ''Film/{{Gummo}}'' - Set in Xenia after the town has been destroyed by a tornado.

* Wrestling/TheMiz (Parma)

* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' - Takes place in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.

* UsefulNotes/JackNicklaus (Columbus)

Ohio, the Buckeye State,[[note]]Named after a nut-bearing tree native to Ohio. The nuts are poisonous, but "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckeye_candy buckeye candy]]"--chocolate-covered balls of peanut butter--are a favorite local confection.[[/note]] is the seventh-most populous state in UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates, and is often stereotyped as socially-conservative farm country. This isn't a total lie--there is at least one working farm in all 88 counties[[note]]Though in the more urban counties, what constitutes a farm will be a small-scale independent operation. You're not going to find cornfields or feedlots right outside Cleveland[[/note]]--but it's not the whole truth either. Ohio is also one of the most heavily urbanized states in the country. With over 11 million people, it's the densest state outside the Atlantic coast. It has six cities of 100,000 or more; three of which--the "Big C's" Columbus, Cincinnati, and UsefulNotes/{{Cleveland}}--have metro areas in the millions. As such, Ohio is more diverse in people and belief than most outsiders realize.

* ''Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet(1984)'' - Set in the fictional city of Springwood, Ohio

Ohio, the Buckeye State,[[note]]Named after a nut-bearing tree native to Ohio. The nuts are poisonous, but "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckeye_candy buckeye candy]]"--chocolate-covered balls of peanut butter--are a favorite local confection.[[/note]] is the seventh-most populous state in UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates, and is often stereotyped as socially-conservative farm country. This isn't a total lie--there is at least one working farm in all 88 counties[[note]]Though in the more populated counties that are entirely city and suburbia, what constitutes a farm will be a small-scale independent operation. You're not going to find cornfields or feedlots right outside Cleveland[[/note]]--but it's not the whole truth either. Ohio is also one of the most heavily urbanized states in the country. With over 11 million people, it's the densest state outside the Atlantic coast. It has six cities of 100,000 or more; three of which--the "Big C's" Columbus, Cincinnati, and UsefulNotes/{{Cleveland}}--have metro areas in the millions. As such, Ohio is more diverse in people and belief than most outsiders realize.

Ohio, the Buckeye State[[note]]Named after a nut-bearing tree native to Ohio. The nuts are poisonous, but "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckeye_candy buckeye candy]]"--chocolate-covered balls of peanut butter--are a favorite local confection.[[/note]], is the seventh-most populous state in UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates, and is often stereotyped as socially-conservative farm country. This isn't a total lie--there is at least one working farm in all 88 counties[[note]]Though in the more populated counties that are entirely city and suburbia, what constitutes a farm will be a small-scale independent operation. You're not going to find cornfields or feedlots right outside Cleveland[[/note]]--but it's not the whole truth either. Ohio is also one of the most heavily urbanized states in the country. With over 11 million people, it's the densest state outside the Atlantic coast. It has six cities of 100,000 or more; three of which--the "Big C's" Columbus, Cincinnati, and UsefulNotes/{{Cleveland}}--have metro areas in the millions. As such, Ohio is more diverse in people and belief than most outsiders realize.

Ohio, the Buckeye State[[note]]Named after a nut-bearing tree native to Ohio. The nuts are poisonous, but "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckeye_candy buckeye candy]]"--chocolate-covered balls of peanut butter--are a favorite local confection.[[/note]], is the seventh-most populous state in UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates, and is often stereotyped as socially-conservative farm country. This isn't a total lie--there is at least one working farm in all 88 counties[[note]]Though in the more populated counties that are 99% city and suburbia, what constitutes a farm will be a small-scale independent operation. You're not going to find cornfields right outside Cleveland[[/note]]--but it's not the whole truth either. Ohio is also one of the most heavily urbanized states in the country. With over 11 million people, it's the densest state outside the Atlantic coast. It has six cities of 100,000 or more; three of which--the "Big C's" Columbus, Cincinnati, and UsefulNotes/{{Cleveland}}--have metro areas in the millions. As such, Ohio is more diverse in people and belief than most outsiders realize.

Ohio, the Buckeye[[note]]Named after a nut-bearing tree native to Ohio. The nuts are poisonous, so don't actually eat one unless it's made of chocolate and peanut butter (a favorite local confection).[[/note]] State, is the seventh-most populous state in UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates, and is often stereotyped as socially-conservative farm country. This isn't a total lie--there is at least one working farm in all 88 counties[[note]]Though in the more populated counties that are 99% city and suburbia, what constitutes a farm will be a small-scale independent operation. You're not going to find cornfields right outside Cleveland[[/note]]--but it's not the whole truth either. Ohio is also one of the most heavily urbanized states in the country. With over 11 million people, it's the densest state outside the Atlantic coast. It has six cities of 100,000 or more; three of which--the "Big C's" Columbus, Cincinnati, and UsefulNotes/{{Cleveland}}--have metro areas in the millions. As such, Ohio is more diverse in people and belief than most outsiders realize.

* '''Central:''' This region is essentially the Columbus Metro Area. As mentioned earlier, Columbus is an anomaly among Ohio cities. Its economy is centered around the state government and [[SpellMyNameWithAThe The]] Ohio State University, the largest college in the U.S. by enrollment, rather than any specific industry at the mercy of economic trends. Snarkier observers refer to Columbus as the world's largest college town, but on the other hand, it hasn't been subjected to the Midwest's usual woes. For this reason, along with the city's low cost of living and relatively low crime, Columbus is becoming increasingly attractive to young professionals looking to build their lives. Not only is it the largest city proper in Ohio in both size and population, but as of the 2020 census, it has surpassed Cleveland as the state's second-largest metro area, and it's expected to overtake Cincinnati within the decade.

* '''Northeast:''' By far the most populous and urbanized region, this is where you'll find UsefulNotes/{{Cleveland}} along with the smaller metropolises of Akron, Canton, and Youngstown. Akron is the "Rubber Capital" of America, as Firestone and Goodyear both got their start here, forming the backbone of the city's industrial base. Both companies have long since moved manufacturing elsewhere, though Goodyear's corporate headquarters is still here. Even though Cleveland and Akron are technically separate metro areas, they're less than an hour apart and close enough to effectively function as one, not unlike UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC and UsefulNotes/{{Baltimore}}. Then there's Canton, where in 1920, a handful of semi-professional football teams from all over Ohio (and one from Illinois) met to form the American Professional Football Association, now known as the [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague NFL]]. The Pro Football Hall of Fame & Museum is in Canton for this reason, and the city hosts the NFL's annual preseason Hall of Fame Game. As for Youngstown, it used to be a steel town until the closure of Youngstown Sheet and Tube cost the city 40,000 manufacturing jobs and 400 satellite businesses, an event known locally as "Black Monday." Since then, the city has been trying to rebrand itself as a college town since it isn't known for much else these days other than crippling poverty and the crime that comes with it. Northeast Ohio is also notorious for getting loads of snow in the winter thanks to Lake Erie's effect on the weather. The "Snow Belt" starts around here and extends to Buffalo, UsefulNotes/{{New York|State}}.

Ohio, the Buckeye[[note]]Named after a nut-bearing tree native to Ohio. The nuts are poisonous, so don't actually eat one unless it's made of chocolate and peanut butter (a favorite local confection).[[/note]] State, is the seventh-most populous state in UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates, and is often stereotyped as socially-conservative farm country. This isn't a total lie--there is at least one working farm in all 88 counties[[note]]Though in the more populated counties that are 99% city and suburbia, what constitutes a farm will be a small-scale independent operation. You're not going to find cornfields right outside Cleveland[[/note]]--but it's not the whole truth either. Ohio is also one of the most heavily urbanized states in the country. With over 11 million people, it's the densest state outside the Atlantic coast. It has six cities of 100,000 or more, and several smaller cities north of 50,000. As such, it's more diverse in people and belief than most outsiders realize.

Ohio, the Buckeye[[note]]Named after a local nut-bearing tree. The nuts are poisonous, so don't actually eat one unless it's made of chocolate and peanut butter (a favorite local confection).[[/note]] State, is the seventh-most populous state in UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates, and is often stereotyped as socially-conservative farm country. This isn't a total lie--there is at least one working farm in all 88 counties[[note]]Though in the more populated counties that are 99% city and suburbia, what constitutes a farm will be a small-scale independent operation. You're not going to find cornfields right outside Cleveland[[/note]]--but it's not the whole truth either. Ohio is also one of the most heavily urbanized states in the country. With over 11 million people, it's the densest state outside the Atlantic coast. It has six cities of 100,000 or more, and several smaller cities north of 50,000. As such, it's more diverse in people and belief than most outsiders realize.

[[caption-width-right:350:Not entirely accurate. They grow ''soy'' too! ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/Columbus/comments/2f9m04/ohio_map/ larger version]])]]

Ohio, the Buckeye[[note]]Named after a local nut-bearing tree. The nuts are poisonous, so don't actually eat one unless it's made of chocolate and peanut butter (a favorite local confection).[[/note]] State, is the seventh-most populous state in UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates, and is often stereotyped as socially-conservative farm country. This isn't a total lie--there is at least one working farm in all 88 counties[[note]]Though in the more populated counties that are 99% city and suburbia, what constitutes a farm will be a small-scale independent operation. You're not going to find sprawling cornfields right outside Cleveland[[/note]]--but it's not the whole truth either. Ohio is also one of the most heavily urbanized states in the country. With over 11 million people, it's the densest state outside the Atlantic coast. It has six cities of 100,000 or more, and several smaller cities north of 50,000. As such, it's more diverse in people and belief than most outsiders realize.

Ohio, the Buckeye[[note]]Named after a local nut-bearing tree. The nuts are poisonous, so don't actually eat one unless it's made of peanut butter (a favorite local confection).[[/note]] State, is the seventh-most populous state in UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates, and is often stereotyped as socially-conservative farm country. This isn't a total lie--there is at least one working farm in all 88 counties[[note]]Though in the more populated counties that are 99% city and suburbia, what constitutes a farm will be a small-scale independent operation. You're not going to find sprawling cornfields right outside Cleveland[[/note]]--but it's not the whole truth either. Ohio is also one of the most heavily urbanized states in the country. With over 11 million people, it's the densest state outside the Atlantic coast. It has six cities of 100,000 or more, and several smaller cities north of 50,000. As such, it's more diverse in people and belief than most outsiders realize.

Most of its major cities are known for their industrial base, with the notable exception of Columbus. Like elsewhere in the Great Lakes region, current major cities started as industrial towns that grew along trade routes and attracted job-seeking immigrants from all over. Irish, Germans, and African Americans are the largest ethnic groups in the state, and the major cities also house significant Eastern European, Hispanic, Asian, Middle Eastern, and African[[labelnote:Fun Fact]]Columbus in particular has the second-largest Somali-American community in the US, thanks to refugee resettlement programs in the 90's[[/labelnote]] populations as well. The strong presence of racial minorities and a long legacy of labor unions have given Ohio's urban and working-class suburban areas a Democratic lean, though Republicans perform strongly in the more well-off suburban and rural areas (although, like the rest of the country, the suburban coalitions began to invert around the 21st century). This combined with Ohio's size made it a battleground state during election seasons. Presidential candidates on both sides will make an effort to appeal to Ohio, and since the state has voted for the winning president all but three times (in 1944, 1960 and 2020) since 1896--the longest "winning streak" in the nation--this makes the political furor that much more intense. However, the state has become staunchly Republican in recent years due to the party's consolidation of working-class support.

* '''Central:''' This region is essentially the Columbus Metro Area. As mentioned earlier, Columbus is an anomaly among Ohio cities. Its economy is centered around the state government and [[SpellMyNameWithAThe The]] Ohio State University, the largest college in the U.S. by enrollment, rather than any specific industry at the mercy of economic trends. Snarkier observers refer to Columbus as the world's largest college town, but on the other hand, it hasn't been subjected to the Midwest's usual woes. For this reason, along with the city's low cost of living and relatively low crime, Columbus is becoming increasingly attractive to young professionals looking to build their lives. Not only is Columbus the largest city proper in Ohio, but as of the 2020 census, it has surpassed Cleveland as the stat's second-largest metro area, and it's expected to overtake Cincinnati within the decade.

* '''Southwest:''' Anchored by Cincinnati, this region also includes Northern Kentucky (where its main airport is located) and a tiny bit of Indiana due to the Cincinnati Metropolitan Area extending into both states. Cincy has a slightly better reputation and economic outlook than Cleveland, which isn't saying much, but the city has a mediagenic glamor that most of Ohio lacks; quite a few TV shows, movies, and books are set here. It also has a solid counter-park to Cedar Point in Kings Island (both owned by the same company). Dayton is in this region as well, hometown of Wilbur and Orville Wright, inventors of the modern airplane (though their first flight was in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina). Several institutions are named after the Wright Brothers, including the city's main airport and public university, and aviation technology is a big field here. It's also home to Union Terminal, an art-deco train station that was the artistic basis for the [[WesternAnimation/SuperFriends Hall of Justice]] (Cincy-based Taft Broadcasting owned Creator/HannaBarbera at the time, and several HB artists visited Taft's corporate headquarters, likely explaining the similarities). In a case of full-circle irony, stock footage of Union Terminal was used as a Hall of Justice-esque building by Creator/TheCW's Series/{{Arrowverse}} crossover event ''Invasion!''.

* '''Central:''' This region is essentially the Columbus Metro Area. As mentioned earlier, Columbus is an anomaly among Ohio cities. Its economy is centered around the state government and [[SpellMyNameWithAThe The]] Ohio State University, the largest college in the U.S. by enrollment, rather than any specific industry at the mercy of economic trends. Snarkier observers refer to Columbus as the world's largest college town, but on the other hand, it hasn't been subjected to the Midwest's usual woes. For this reason, along with the city's low cost of living and relatively low crime, Columbus is becoming increasingly attractive to young professionals looking to build their lives. As of the 2020 census, it has surpassed Cleveland as Ohio's second-largest metro area, and it's expected to overtake Cincinatti within the decade.

* '''Southwest:''' Culturally, this region also includes Northern Kentucky (where its main airport is located) and a tiny bit of Indiana due to the Cincinnati Metropolitan Area extending into both states. Cincy has a slightly better reputation and economic outlook than Cleveland, which isn't saying much, but the city has a mediagenic glamor that most of Ohio lacks; quite a few TV shows, movies, and books are set here. It also has a solid counter-park to Cedar Point in Kings Island (both owned by the same company). Dayton is in this region as well, hometown of Wilbur and Orville Wright, inventors of the modern airplane (though their first flight was in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina). Several institutions are named after the Wright Brothers, including the city's main airport and public university, and aviation technology is a big field here. It's also home to Union Terminal, an art-deco train station that was the artistic basis for the [[WesternAnimation/SuperFriends Hall of Justice]] (Cincy-based Taft Broadcasting owned Creator/HannaBarbera at the time, and several HB artists visited Taft's corporate headquarters, likely explaining the similarities). In a case of full-circle irony, stock footage of Union Terminal was used as a Hall of Justice-esque building by Creator/TheCW's Series/{{Arrowverse}} crossover event ''Invasion!''.

* '''Central:''' This region is essentially the Columbus Metro Area. As mentioned earlier, Columbus is an anomaly among Ohio cities. Its economy is centered around the state government and [[SpellMyNameWithAThe The]] Ohio State University, the largest college in the U.S. by enrollment, rather than any specific industry at the mercy of economic trends. Snarkier observers refer to Columbus as the world's largest college town, but on the other hand, it hasn't been subjected to the Midwest's usual woes. For this reason, along with the city's low cost of living and relatively low crime, Columbus is becoming increasingly attractive to young professionals looking to build their lives. In 2012, Columbus was chosen as the most gay-friendly city in the nation. It doesn't hurt that its Short North district is the most well-established {{Gayborhood}} in Ohio.

* '''Southwest:''' Culturally, this region also includes Northern Kentucky (where its main airport is located) and a tiny bit of Indiana due to the Cincinnati Metropolitan Area extending into both states. Cincy has a slightly better reputation and economic outlook than Cleveland, which isn't saying much, but the city has a mediagenic glamor that most of Ohio lacks; quite a few TV shows, movies, and books are set here. It also has a solid counter-park to Cedar Point in Kings Island (both owned by the same company). Dayton is in this region as well, hometown of Wilbur and Orville Wright, inventors of the modern airplane (though their first flight was in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina). Several institutions are named after the Wright Brothers, including the city's main airport, and aviation technology is a big field here. It's also home to Union Terminal, an art-deco train station that was the artistic basis for the [[WesternAnimation/SuperFriends Hall of Justice]] (Cincy-based Taft Broadcasting owned Creator/HannaBarbera at the time, and several HB artists visited Taft's corporate headquarters, likely explaining the similarities). In a case of full-circle irony, stock footage of Union Terminal was used as a Hall of Justice-esque building by Creator/TheCW's Series/{{Arrowverse}} crossover event ''Invasion!''.

Ohio, the Buckeye[[note]]Named after a local nut-bearing tree. The nuts are poisonous, so don't actually eat one unless it's made of peanut butter (a favorite local confection).[[/note]] State, is the seventh-most populous state in UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates, and is often stereotyped as socially-conservative farm country. This isn't a total lie--there is at least one working farm in all 88 counties[[note]]Though in the more populated counties that are 99% city and suburbia, what constitutes a farm will be a small-scale independent operation. You're not going to find a sprawling cornfield right outside Cleveland[[/note]]--but it's not the whole truth either. Ohio is also one of the most heavily urbanized states in the country. With over 11 million people, it's the densest state outside the Atlantic coast. It has six cities of 100,000 or more, and several smaller cities north of 50,000. As such, it's more diverse in people and belief than most outsiders realize.

Ohio, the Buckeye[[note]]Named after a local nut-bearing tree. The nuts are poisonous, so don't actually eat one unless it's made of peanut butter (a favorite local confection).[[/note]] State, is the seventh-most populous state in UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates, and is often stereotyped as socially-conservative farm country. This isn't a total lie--there is at least one working farm in all 88 counties[[note]]Though in the more populated counties that are 90% city and suburbia, what constitutes a farm will be a small-scale independent operation. You're not going to find a sprawling cornfield right outside Cleveland[[/note]]--but it's not the whole truth either. Ohio is also one of the most heavily urbanized states in the country. With over 11 million people, it's the densest state outside the Atlantic coast. It has six cities of 100,000 or more, and several smaller cities north of 50,000. As such, it's more diverse in people and belief than most outsiders realize.

Ohio, the Buckeye[[note]]The nuts are poisonous, so don't actually eat one unless it's made of peanut butter (a favorite local confection).[[/note]] State, is the seventh-most populous state in UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates, and is often stereotyped as socially-conservative farm country. This isn't a total lie--there is at least one working farm in all 88 counties[[note]]Though in the more populated counties that are 90% city and suburbia, what constitutes a farm will be a small-scale independent operation. You're not going to find a sprawling cornfield right outside Cleveland[[/note]]--but it's not the whole truth either. Ohio is also one of the most heavily urbanized states in the country. With over 11 million people, it's the densest state outside the Atlantic coast. It has six cities of 100,000 or more, and several smaller cities north of 50,000. As such, it's more diverse in people and belief than most outsiders realize.