| Town | Population 1820 | Population 1840 |
Population 1857 |
| Akron | 700 | n/a | 4,000 |
| Chillicothe | 2,416 | n/a | 10,000 |
| Cincinnati | 2,602 | 46,338 | 200,000 |
| Circleville | 500 | n/a | 3,500 |
| Cleveland | 400 | 6,071 | 60,000 |
| Columbus | 1,400 | 6,048 | 25,000 |
| Dayton | 1,139 | 6,067 | 16,000 |
| Hamilton | 600 | n/a | 4,000 |
| Newark | 700 | n/a | 4,000 |
| Portsmouth | 500 | 1,000 in 1830 | 5,000 |
| Toledo | 500 | 1,322 | 14,000 |
| Zanesville | 2,000 | n/a | 12,000 |
| State | Population 1800 |
Population 1810 |
Population 1820 |
Population 1850 |
| Ohio | 45,365 | 230,760 | 581,295 | 1,980,329 |
Copyright © 1997 Wendy J. Adkins