Franklin County, Ohio

Franklin County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,163,414, making it the second-most populous county in Ohio. Its county seat is Columbus, the state capital and most populous city in Ohio. The county was established on April 30, 1803, less than two months after Ohio became a state, and was named after Benjamin Franklin. Franklin County originally extended all the way north to Lake Erie before Ohio subdivided further into more counties.

Franklin County is included in the Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Franklin County, particularly Columbus, has been a centerpiece for presidential and congressional politics, most notably the 2000 presidential election, the 2004 presidential election, and the 2006 midterm elections. Franklin County is home to one of the largest universities in the United States, The Ohio State University, which as of fall 2014 has an enrollment of 58,322 students on its main Columbus campus.

History

Franklin County

Franklin County may refer to places:

See also

Franklin County, Idaho

Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 Census the county had a population of 12,786. The county seat and largest city is Preston. The county was established in 1913 and named after Franklin D. Richards, an Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the only Franklin County in the United States that is not named after Benjamin Franklin.

Franklin County is part of the Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Bear River Massacre took place in present-day Franklin County on January 29, 1863.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 668 square miles (1,730 km²), of which 664 square miles (1,720 km²) is land and 4.7 square miles (12 km²) (0.7%) is water.

Adjacent counties

Major highways

US 91

SH-34

SH-36

National protected area

Ohio (disambiguation)

Ohio is a U.S. state.

Ohio may also refer to:

Places

Music

Ohio (Over the Rhine album)

Ohio is a double studio album, their seventh overall, by Over the Rhine, released in 2003. The album was released as both a double CD and limited edition double vinyl LP set.

One additional song from these sessions, "Last Night On Earth Again" was released on the Discount Fireworks compilation, albeit in a re-recorded version.

Track listing

All songs written by Karin Bergquist and/or Linford Detweiler.

Disc one

Disc two

Ohio (Come Back to Texas)

"Ohio (Come Back to Texas)" is a song by American band Bowling for Soup, released as a single from their album A Hangover You Don't Deserve.

The song was used as a Wake-Up Call on Day 10 of the Space Shuttle Discovery's final mission, STS-133, at the request of the crew, on March 5 2011.

Content

The singer's girlfriend leaves him after meeting another man at the bank and moves with him to Cleveland. The singer implores her to come back home to him and the things she left behind in Texas.

References to Ohio and Texas

Ohio

Texas

Charts

"Ohio (Reprise)"