Columbus

Summary

Columbus is a city in the United States^[1]. Columbus ranks in the top 0.3% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,607 views/month, #28 of 9,394).^[2]

Key Facts

• Columbus is located in Franklin County^[3].
• Columbus is located in Delaware County^[4].
• Columbus is located in Fairfield County^[5].
• Columbus is in the country of United States^[6].
• Columbus's head of government is recorded as Andrew Ginther^[7].
• Columbus's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[8].
• Columbus's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Columbus's instance of is recorded as county seat^[10].
• Columbus's instance of is recorded as city of Ohio^[11].
• Columbus's official language is recorded as English^[12].
• Columbus's shares border with is recorded as Bellefontaine^[13].
• Columbus's shares border with is recorded as Bexley^[14].
• Columbus's shares border with is recorded as Whitehall^[15].
• Columbus's shares border with is recorded as Upper Arlington^[16].
• Columbus's shares border with is recorded as Minerva Park^[17].
• Columbus's shares border with is recorded as Worthington^[18].
• Columbus's shares border with is recorded as Westerville^[19].
• Columbus's shares border with is recorded as New Albany^[20].
• Columbus's shares border with is recorded as Dublin^[21].
• Columbus's shares border with is recorded as Hilliard^[22].
• Columbus's shares border with is recorded as Grove City^[23].
• Columbus's shares border with is recorded as Groveport^[24].
• Columbus's shares border with is recorded as Reynoldsburg^[25].
• Columbus's shares border with is recorded as Gahanna^[26].
• Columbus's shares border with is recorded as Grandview Heights^[27].

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Columbus include John Glenn Columbus International Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1929^[31]; Columbus metropolitan area^[32], a metropolitan statistical area^[33], in United States^[34]; Columbus^[35], a city in the United States^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1856^[38]; and USS Columbus^[39], a heavy cruiser^[40].

Why It Matters

Columbus ranks in the top 0.3% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,607 views/month, #28 of 9,394).^[2] Columbus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Columbus is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Columbus include John Glenn Columbus International Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1929^[31]; Columbus metropolitan area^[32], a metropolitan statistical area^[33], in United States^[34]; Columbus^[35], a city in the United States^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1856^[38]; and USS Columbus^[39], a heavy cruiser^[40].