Watch the latest Featured Videos on CBSNews. View more videos on CBS News, featuring the latest indepth coverage from our news team. Friday the 13th. Superstitious folk, the day youve been fearing has arrived. October 13, 2017 806 a. EDT. Columbus, Ohio Wikipedia. Columbus, Ohio. City. City of Columbus. Nicknames The Discovery City,1 Arch City,23 Indie Art Capital,4Cowtown,5 The Biggest Small Town in America,678 Cbus9Location in Franklin County. Location in the state of Ohio, USLocation in Ohio, United States North America. Coordinates 3. 95. N8. 25. 9W 3. N 8. W 3. Coordinates 3. N8. 25. 9W 3. N 8. W 3. Country. United States. State. Ohio. Counties. Watch Christopher Columbus: The Discovery Online Christopher Columbus: The Discovery Full Movie Online' title='Watch Christopher Columbus: The Discovery Online Christopher Columbus: The Discovery Full Movie Online' />Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Pickaway. Watch Face 2 Face Download Full. Settled. February 1. Named for. Christopher Columbus. Government Mayor. Andrew J. Ginther D City Council. Area1. 1 City. Land. Water. 5. 9. 4 sq mi 1. Elevation. 90. 2 ft 2. Population 2. 01. City. 78. 7,0. 33 Estimate 2. Rank. US 1. 4th Density. Urban. 1,3. 68,0. US 3. 6th Metro. US 3. 2nd CSA2,4. US 2. 5thDemonymsColumbusite1. Time zone. EST UTC 5 Summer DSTEDT UTC 4ZIP codes. Area codes. 61. 4, 3. FIPS code. 39 1. GNIS feature ID1. Website. City of Columbus. Columbus k LUM bs is the capital and largest city of the U. S. state of Ohio. It is the 1. 4th largest city in the United States,1. This makes Columbus the third most populous state capital in the United States, and the second largest city in the Midwestern United States, after Chicago. It is the core city of the Columbus, Ohio, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses ten counties. With a population of 2,0. Ohios third largest metropolitan area. Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County. The city proper has also expanded and annexed portions of adjoining Delaware County and Fairfield County. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1. Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1. The city has a diverse economy based on education, government, insurance, banking, defense, aviation, food, clothes, logistics, steel, energy, medical research, health care, hospitality, retail, and technology. Columbus is home to the Battelle Memorial Institute, the worlds largest private research and development foundation Chemical Abstracts Service, the worlds largest clearinghouse of chemical information Net. Jets, the worlds largest fractional ownership jet aircraft fleet and The Ohio State University, one of the largest universities in the United States. As of 2. 01. 3update, the city has the headquarters of five corporations in the U. S. Fortune 5. 00 Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, American Electric Power, L Brands, Big Lots, and Cardinal Health. The food service corporations Wendys, Donatos Pizza, Bob Evans, Max Ermas and White Castle and the nationally known companies Red Roof Inn, Rogue Fitness, and Safelite are also based in the metropolitan area. In 2. 01. 6, Money Magazine ranked Columbus as one of The 6 Best Big Cities, calling it the best in the Midwest, citing a highly educated workforce and excellent wage growth. In 2. 01. 2, Columbus was ranked in Business. Weeks 5. 0 best cities in America. In 2. 01. 3, Forbes gave Columbus an A rating as one of the top cities for business in the U. S. ,2. 8 and later that year included the city on its list of Best Places for Business and Careers. Columbus was also ranked as the No. Forbes in 2. 00. 8,3. Relocate America in 2. In 2. 00. 7, f. Di Magazine ranked the city no. U. S. for cities of the future,3. Columbus Zoo and Aquarium was rated no. USA Travel Guide. HistoryeditOhio Countryedit. Map of the Ohio Country between 1. Ohio. The area including modern day Columbus once comprised the Ohio Country,3. French colonial empire through the Viceroyalty of New France from 1. In the 1. 8th century, European traders flocked to the area, attracted by the fur trade. The area found itself frequently caught between warring factions, including American Indian and European interests. In the 1. 74. 0s, Pennsylvania traders overran the territory until the French forcibly evicted them. In the early 1. 75. Ohio Company sent George Washington to the Ohio Country to survey. Fighting for control of the territory in the French and Indian War 1. Seven Years War 1. During this period, the region routinely suffered turmoil, massacres, and battles. The 1. 76. 3 Treaty of Paris ceded the Ohio Country to the British Empire. Virginia Military DistricteditAfter the American Revolution, the Ohio Country became part of the Virginia Military District, under the control of the United States. Colonists from the East Coast moved in, but rather than finding an empty frontier, they encountered people of the Miami, Delaware, Wyandot, Shawnee, and Mingo nations, as well as European traders. The tribes resisted expansion by the fledgling United States, leading to years of bitter conflict. The decisive Battle of Fallen Timbers resulted in the Treaty of Greenville, which finally opened the way for new settlements. By 1. 79. 7, a young surveyor from Virginia named Lucas Sullivant had founded a permanent settlement on the west bank of the forks of the Scioto River and Olentangy River. An admirer of Benjamin Franklin, Sullivant chose to name his frontier village Franklinton. The location was desirable for its proximity to navigable riversbut Sullivant was initially foiled when, in 1. He persevered, and the village was rebuilt. Old City Hall, completed in 1. After Ohio achieved statehood in 1. Ohio leaders led to the state capital moving from Chillicothe to Zanesville and back again. Desiring to settle on a location, the state legislature considered Franklinton, Dublin, Worthington, and Delaware before compromising on a plan to build a new city in the states center, near major transportation routes, primarily rivers. Named in honor of Christopher Columbus, the city was founded on February 1. High Banks opposite Franklinton at the Forks of the Scioto most known as Wolfs Ridge. At the time, this area was a dense forestland, used only as a hunting ground. The Burough of Columbus sic was officially established on February 1. Nine people were elected to fill the various positions of Mayor, Treasurer, and several others. Although the recent War of 1. Early conditions were abysmal with frequent bouts of fevers and an outbreak of cholera in 1. The National Road reached Columbus from Baltimore in 1. Ohio and Erie Canal and facilitated a population boom. A wave of European immigrants led to the creation of two ethnic enclaves on the citys outskirts.