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Web Link City of Columbus
Columbus was named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812.
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city in the United States of America. It is the county seat of Franklin County, yet the city has expanded and annexed portions of adjoining Delaware County and Fairfield County.
The city has a diverse economy based on education, government, insurance, banking, fashion, defense, aviation, food, clothes, logistics, steel, energy, medical research, health care, hospitality, retail, and technology. Modern Columbus has emerged as a technologically sophisticated city.
As of the 2000 census, there were 711,470 people, 301,534 households, and 165,240 families residing in the city. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 3.01.
“Columbus Ohio”, Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio, Retrieved, October 3, 2011 |
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Web Link Franklin County
Franklin County Ohio's government structure includes 33 agencies, 42 independently elected officials, and 39 appointed boards, commissions and committees.
The county was established on April 30, 1803, less than two months after Ohio became a state, and was named after Benjamin Franklin.
Franklin County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. It is the 34th largest county in population in the United States. Franklin County is also the largest in the eight-county Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The county seat of Franklin County is Columbus Ohio. Columbus is the largest city in Ohio and the 15th largest city in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2005 Population Estimates. Columbus makes up about 66.56% of the population of the county, the rest being provided by various suburbs and townships, and Franklin County itself makes up about 9.42% of the state population as of 2000.
According to the 2000 Census, there were 1,068,978 people, as of 2010, the population was estimated at 1,163,414.
“Franklin County”, Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_County,_Ohio, Retrieved, October 3, 2011 |
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Web Link U.S. Department of Education
ED was created in 1980 by combining offices from several federal agencies. ED's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access. 
ED's 4,200 employees and $63.7 billion budget are dedicated to:
Establishing policies on federal financial aid for education, and distributing as well as monitoring those funds.
Collecting data on America's schools and disseminating research.
Focusing national attention on key educational issues.
Prohibiting discrimination and ensuring equal access to education.
“Overview”, U.S. Department of Education, http://www2.ed.gov/about/landing.jhtml, Retrieved, October 4, 2011 |
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