The terrain of Ohio ranges from rugged forested hills in the southeast to broad plains in the northwest, home to hundreds of villages, townships, and cities. Some 11,689,000 people live in the Buckeye State, making it the seventh-most-populated state in the union. Here are a few glimpses of the landscape of Ohio and some of the animals and people calling it home.
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Bridges cross the Cuyahoga River, seen from Settler's Landing Park in downtown Cleveland, Ohio #
Storm clouds blanket the sky over Great American Ball Park as Starlin Castro of the Chicago Cubs fields a ground ball in the fifth inning against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Ohio, on July 7, 2014. #
Morning snow blankets trees and cattails in Wayne National Forest, along State Route 93, between New Straitsville and Shawnee, Ohio. #
Cincinnati Union Terminal, photographed at night. The distinctive structure was completed in 1933, and served as a rail terminal for almost 40 years. It was later developed into its current incarnation, the Cincinnati Museum Center, and fully renovated in 2018. #
Local Masters-division racers head down the hill during the All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio, on July 22, 2017. #
An Amish buggy, photographed on a road in Holmes County, Ohio #
The skyline of Columbus, Ohio, reflected in the Scioto River #
A kayaker paddles on the Nimisila Reservoir in Green, Ohio. #
The annual Fourth of July parade in Franklin, Ohio, dubbed "the wettest parade in Ohio," didn't disappoint on a hot July day in 2019. Hundreds lined the streets to get soaked. #
The Knowlton Covered Bridge, in rural Monroe County, Ohio, spanned the Little Muskingum River for well over a century until it collapsed on July 5, 2019. #
Cleveland's skyline on the Lake Erie shore #
Firefighter Greg Geracioti maneuvers the fireboat Anthony J. Celebrezze down the Cuyahoga River on June 13, 2019, in Cleveland. #
A man fishes in the Grand River below the Harpersfield Dam in Harpersfield, Ohio. #
A view of downtown Chillicothe in autumn #
Ice covers a pier along the shore of Lake Erie in Cleveland's Wildwood Park on January 14, 2016. #
A pack of cars races over a hill during the Pirelli World Challenge GT race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, on July 30, 2016. #
Upper Falls waterfall, photographed at Old Man's Cave in Hocking Hills State Park #
Cedar Point amusement park sits along Lake Erie in Sandusky, Ohio. #
The Dayton Power & Light J.M. Stuart station lights up the early-morning sky over the banks of the Ohio River in Aberdeen, Ohio, on September 13, 2017. #
The historic Clifton Mill in Clifton, Ohio, photographed on August 17, 2019. #
Spectators watch a Labor Day fireworks display as part of the city's Riverfest celebration on the Ohio River, on September 6, 2015, in Cincinnati. #
An aerial view of Portsmouth, Ohio #
The Zanesville Y-Bridge spans the Licking and Muskingum Rivers in Zanesville, Ohio. #
A view of Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the evening, photographed on March 5, 2018 #
Canada geese take flight from the Maumee River in northwest Ohio. #
A view of Ohio Stadium prior to the game between the Michigan Wolverines and Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus, Ohio, on November 26, 2016 #
The Ashtabula Harbor Light in Ashtabula, Ohio #
A view of the steeple of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Sedamsville, Cincinnati #
Sunlight filters through branches in Hocking Hills State Park. #
Given National Historic Landmark status in 1975, the Arcade shopping center in downtown Cleveland joins two nine-story Victorian buildings. Photographed on March 5, 2018. #
A woman walks with her dog in a field of fresh snow in Gates Mills, Ohio, on January 31, 2017. #
Sunset, seen from above a Lutheran church in rural northwestern Ohio #
A pedestrian passes over the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge as a dense fog rolls over the Ohio River on October 13, 2017, seen from downtown Cincinnati. #
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