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  2. Columbus, Ohio - Wikipedia

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    Columbus (/ k ə ˈ l ʌ m b ə s /, kə-LUM-bəs) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio.With a 2020 census population of 905,748, [10] it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest (after only Chicago), and the third-most populous U.S. state capital, after only Phoenix, Arizona and Austin, Texas.

  3. Government of Columbus, Ohio - Wikipedia

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    Government of Columbus, Ohio. The government of Columbus, Ohio, headquartered at Columbus City Hall in Downtown Columbus, is organized into a mayor-council system. The mayor is responsible for the administration of city government. The Columbus City Council is a unicameral body consisting of nine members elected or appointed at-large.

  4. History of Columbus, Ohio - Wikipedia

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    History of Columbus, Ohio. Columbus, the capital city of Ohio, was founded on the east bank of the Scioto River in 1812. The city was founded as the state's capital beside the town of Franklinton, since incorporated into Columbus. The city's growth was gradual, as early residents dealt with flooding and cholera epidemics, and the city had few ...

  5. Columbus Division of Police - Wikipedia

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    Columbus Police Website. The Columbus Division of Police ( CPD) is the primary law enforcement agency for the city of Columbus, Ohio, in the United States. It is the largest police department in Ohio, and among the twenty-five largest in the United States. [2] [3] It is composed of twenty precincts and numerous other investigative and support ...

  6. Columbus City Hall (Ohio) - Wikipedia

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    Columbus City Hall is the city hall of Columbus, Ohio, in the city's downtown Civic Center. It contains the offices of the city's mayor, auditor, and treasurer, and the offices and chambers of Columbus City Council . City Hall was designed in a Neoclassical style by the Allied Architects Association of Columbus.

  7. Geography of Columbus, Ohio - Wikipedia

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    The Scioto River flows beside downtown Columbus. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a land area of 220.04 square miles (569.9 km 2). Unlike many other major US cities in the Midwest, Columbus continues to expand its reach by way of extensions and annexations, making it one of the fastest growing large cities in the nation, in terms of both geography and population, and ...

  8. Andrew Ginther - Wikipedia

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    Andrew Ginther. Andrew James Ginther (born April 27, 1975) [ 1] is an American Democratic politician, the 53rd mayor of Columbus, Ohio, and the 48th person to serve in that office. [ 2] He previously served as President of Columbus City Council from 2011 until 2015. [ 3]

  9. Columbus Public Health - Wikipedia

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    Columbus Public Health. / 39.959313; -82.980719. Columbus Public Health is the health department of Columbus, Ohio. The department is accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board. [2] The department dates to 1833, when the city's mayor appointed five citizens to help with its cholera outbreak.