Interesting tidbit someone over at SSC posted about.
If Columbus's estimate of 933,263 is accurate, it's not just the largest municipality in Ohio (duh), it's now the largest municipality Ohio has ever had, surpassing Cleveland's 1950 high-water mark of 914,808.
Now, the land areas are way out of balance (220 sq. miles for Columbus vs. 78 sq. miles for Cleveland and Cincy), so it's nowhere near an apples to apples thing, but still interesting from a trivia standpoint.
Columbus is also the 2nd largest municipality in the Midwest after Chicago (and it appears to have put some distance between it and Indy over the last handful of years), and it's the 3rd largest ever in history after Detroit. I don't think Columbus will ever surpass Detroit's 1950 peak, barring crazy annexation expansion.
Last edited by Steely Dan; May 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM.
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