Why Ohio's Population Is So Equally Spread Out

Join the Patreon for ad-free and early videos: https://www.patreon.com/GeographyByGeoff 💬 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geographybygeoff/ 💬 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@geographybygeoff 🌎 Podcast: @GeographyPod or https://www.spreaker.com/show/geography-is-everything 🌳 Linktree for everything: https://linktr.ee/geographybygeoff 🗺️ Map store: https://geoffxmuirway.com/ Ohio is NOT empty, which is unlike most other states in the country. The state's three largest metropolitan areas - Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati - all have roughly the same population. And the state is home to many more metro regions with substantial populations. If we compare Ohio to Michigan, Illinois, or Indiana which all have very dominant cities in Detroit, Chicago and Indianapolis respectively, we can see just how different Ohio is. So how did Ohio manage to spread its population out so much? And why doesn't it own the piece of land in between the Ohio River and Pennsylvania border? -- Ancient Ohio people's maps by Herb Roe, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9614331 Stock footage is acquired from www.storyblocks.com and videvo.net. If you think there's been an error in using a video clip, please contact me Animation support provided by DH Designs (needahittman.com) Video editing support provided by Kat Olsen This has been a production of Sound Bight Media (soundbight.com)