At least for now I have the spot as sponsor for the city of Columbus on Localism.com I have mixed feelings about that. I am disappointed that with only two city of Columbus neighborhoods, Clintonville and Polaris, I got the City of Columbus for free. For at least a month the sponsorship of the city of Columbus is mine for sponsoring the most city of Columbus communities. Sad.

Sad.... also since I wrote this all but unless I repost it to my DiscoverColumbusOH.com it will be gone once someone with money and big ambitions notices they can sponsor three Columbus neighborhoods and get the City of Columbus sponsorship on Localism.com for free. Then what I wrote will be gone, gone, all gone... Nope it is here.

Without further adieu here is a profile of Columbus Ohio...

The city of Columbus Ohio is the 16th largest city in the United States according to the US Census.  Columbus is the largest city in the state of Ohio.  Columbus is the capital of Ohio. Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County.  Bits and pieces of the city of Columbus are in Delaware County and Fairfield County.  Little bits.

Employment in Columbus:

Government is a big employer in the City of Columbus. There are state and federal offices in downtown Columbus as well as city and county offices.  The Ohio State University is a huge employer in Columbus. There are five insurance companies based in Central Ohio including Nationwide with a huge presence on the north side of downtown Columbus. White Castle, Bob Evans and Max and Erma's restaurants are based in Columbus. Retailing giant Limited Brands is based in Central Ohio as are the Value City / Schottensteins stores. DSW is part of that company. Big Lots, Inc. formerly Consolidated Stores Corp. is based in Columbus Ohio. In 2008 Columbus was The Forbes.com Top 10 Up-And-Coming Tech Cities" List "No. 1: Columbus, Ohio." The Forbes.com article focused on Battele.

Schools

Schools in the City of Columbus include the Columbus Public School District and the South-Western City Schools.  There are city of Columbus neighborhoods that are in the Dublin, Westerville, Worthington. Hilliard, Gahanna -Jefferson, Canal Winchester, Hamilton Local, Plain Local (New Albany), Groveport-Madison and Reynolsburg school districts too.   

In addition to 'The Ohio State University',  Columbus is the home to Franklin University, Ohio Dominican University, Columbus State, Capital University Law School, Mount Carmel School of Nursing, and Columbus College of Art & Design.

Neighborhoods

Important neighborhoods in the City of Columbus include:

Downtown Columbus

German Village

Victorian Village

Short North

Brewery District

Arena District

Clintonville Beechwold Area

Polaris Area

Easton Area

The Discovery District

Franklinton

"The Hilltop"

Old Town East

University Area

The 315 Tech Corridor (part of the 315 Tech Corridor is in Clinton Township as well as the city of Columbus)

YOUR Columbus neighborhood