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'''Columbus''' is the capital city of the [[United States|U.S.]] state of [[Ohio]], as well as the largest city in the state, with a population of 733,203 according to a [[U.S. Census Bureau]] estimate for 2006.<ref>http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/39/3918000.html</ref> It is home to the flagship campus of [[Ohio State University]], which over the years has ranked second or first in enrollment in the United States.<ref>According to [http://www.osu.edu/osutoday/stuinfo.php#enroll a university web page] (accessed Oct. 1, 2008), the Columbus campus had 52,568 enrolled students.</ref>
{{Image|Downtown Columbus OH.jpg|right|350px|Downtown Columbus in 2009.}}
'''Columbus''' is the capital city of the [[United States of America|U.S.]] state of [[Ohio (U.S. state)|Ohio]], as well as the largest city in the state, with a 2020 population of 905,860 (metro area 2.15 million).  Columbus is home to the flagship campus of [[Ohio State University]], that had an enrollment of 60,540 students in 2022.<ref name=unisize />


The metropolitan area of Columbus is actually smaller in population than those of the other two largest cities in Ohio, [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]] and [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]].  This is because of an aggressive annexation policy dating back to the 1950s, in which the city repeatedly incorporated growing suburbs and areas.  It nonetheless has many suburbs, such as [[Westerville, Ohio|Westerville]], [[Dublin, Ohio]], and [[Bexley, Ohio|Bexley]].
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[https://facts.osu.edu/statistical-summary Statistical summary]] by Ohio State University website, for year 2022.
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Downtown Columbus in 2009.

Columbus is the capital city of the U.S. state of Ohio, as well as the largest city in the state, with a 2020 population of 905,860 (metro area 2.15 million). Columbus is home to the flagship campus of Ohio State University, that had an enrollment of 60,540 students in 2022.[1]

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  1. ↑ Statistical summary] by Ohio State University website, for year 2022.
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