Columbus (Ohio) is the largest city in Ohio, capital of the state and seat of Franklin County. While most of Ohio's main urban centers were lowering in population during the 1980s and early 1990s, Columbus was posting development, in part due to its healthy mixed economy. The city is distinguished by its concentration of businesses involved in information processing, and Columbus is home to The Ohio State University.
Columbus is found on the geographical center of Ohio on the junction of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers. The city lies on the rolling Central Lowland of the eastern Midwest in an elevation of 227 m (744 ft). Columbus has four distinct seasons. Winter and spring weather is affected by cold air masses from Canada, and also summer and fall weather by warm air from the south. The average high temperature within January is 0° C (32° F) and also the average low is -8° C (18° F); average high in July is 28° C (82° F) and the average low is 16° C (61° F). Yearly precipitation averages about 940 mm (about 37 in); driest months are January through March.
Columbus was named in honor of explorer Christopher Columbus at that time state legislators dictated to create the city as the state capital.
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