...of the city also extend into Delaware and Fairfield counties. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816. The city has a diverse economy based on education , insurance, healthcare , retail, and technology. Acknowledged by
Money Magazine as the 8th best large city in the U.S. to inhabit, it is also recognized as an emerging global city.
[GaWC Research Bulletin 5, GaWC, Loughborough University, 28 July 1999] Residents of Columbus are usually referred to as
Columbusites.
The population was 711,470 at the 2000 census. Columbus is located within of half of the United States' population.
In 2006 Columbus was ranked as the 15th largest city in the United States, with 747,755 residents, and was also the 32nd largest metropolitan area, the fourth largest city in the Midwest, and the fourth most populous Capital in the U.S.. The name
Columbus is often used to refer to the Columbus Metropolitan Area, which includes many other municipalities. According to the US Census, the metropolitan area has a population of 1,754,337, while the Combined Statistical Area has 1,982,252 people.
History
Evidence of ancient mound-building societies abounds in the region near the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers. Mound Street, located in downtown Columbus, was so named because of its proximity to a large Native American burial mound.
Numerous other earthworks were found throughout the area, including a surviving edifice on McKinley Avenue.
Those ancient civilizations had long since faded into history when European explorers began moving into the region south of Lake Erie.
Rather than an empty frontier, however, they encountered people of the Miami, Delaware, Wyandot, S
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