It is reasonable to assume that the 42 percent of the free black slave owners who owned just one slave probably owned a family member to protect that person, as did many of the other black slave owners who owned only slightly larger numbers of slaves.
Ohio has a population density of 282.3 people per square feet, ranking 10th in the nation, with a total land area of 44,825 square feet, which ranks 34th. Ohio's population is spread throughout the state with many major cities. Columbus, the capital, has the highest population with 850,000 residents, followed by Cleveland (388,072), Cincinnati (298,550), Toledo (298,550) and Akron (197,542). Interestingly, the cities are wildly different when it comes to demographics and growth.
Cities with populations over 10,000 include: Akron, Alliance, Amherst, Ashland, Ashtabula, Athens, Aurora, Avon Lake, Barberton, Beavercreek, Bedford, Bellefontaine, Blue Ash, Bowling Green, Brunswick, Bucyrus, Cambridge, Canton, Celina, Centerville, Chillicothe, Cincinnati, Circleville, Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Conneaut, Coshocton, Cuyahoga ...