State of Ohio •Ohio's State Bird   Cardinal •Ohio's State Tree   Buckeye •Ohio's State Flower   Red Carnation •Ohio's State Animal   White Tail Deer •Ohio's State Insect   Ladybug •Ohio's State Motto With God All Things Are Possible •Ohio's State Wildflower   Trillium •Ohio's State Song   Beautiful Ohio •Ohio's State Stone   Flint Ohio Geography •Number of Counties   88 •Largest County Ashtabula County (711 square miles) •Smallest County   Lake County   (232 square miles) •Size   44,828 square miles,   the 34th largest state •Length of the State   205 miles •Width of the State   230 miles •Capital City   Columbus Ohio History •Date Admitted to the Union March 1, 1803 (17th State to join the Union) Ashtabula County Facts •County Formed in 1807 •First County in the Western Reserve •Famous Residents   Joshua Giddings   Benjamin Wade