located_in_the_administrative_territorial_entity jackson hill park
___MASK11___ is a city in the U . S . state ___MASK2___ ___MASK44___ that serves as county seat ___MASK2___ Hamilton County . Settled in 1788 , the city is located on the north side ___MASK2___ the confluence ___MASK2___ the Licking with the ___MASK44___ River . With a population ___MASK2___ 298 , 550 , ___MASK11___ is the third - largest city in ___MASK44___ and the 65th - largest city in the United States . Its metropolitan statistical area is the 28th - largest in the United States and the largest centered in ___MASK44___ . The city is also part ___MASK2___ the larger ___MASK11___  Middletown  Wilmington combined statistical area , which had a population ___MASK2___ 2 , 172 , 191 in the 2010 census . ___MASK44___ is an Eastern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States . ___MASK44___ is the 34th largest by area , the 7th most populous , and the 10th most densely populated of the 50 United States . The state ' s capital and largest city is Columbus . A combined statistical area ( CSA ) is composed ___MASK2___ adjacent metropolitan ( MSA ) and micropolitan statistical areas ( µSA ) in the United States and Puerto Rico that can demonstrate economic or social linkage . The United States Office ___MASK2___ Management and Budget defines a CSA as consisting ___MASK2___ various combinations ___MASK2___ adjacent metropolitan and micropolitan areas with economic ties measured by commuting patterns . These areas that combine retain their own designations as metropolitan or micropolitan statistical areas within the larger combined statistical area . In the United States , a metropolitan statistical area ( MSA ) is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area . Such regions are neither legally incorporated as a city or town would be , nor are they legal administrative divisions like counties or separate entities such as states . As such , the precise definition ___MASK2___ any given metropolitan area can vary with the source . A typical metropolitan area is centered on a single large city that wields substantial influence over the region ( e . g ., Chicago or ___MASK88___ ). However , some metropolitan areas contain more than one large city with no single municipality holding a substantially dominant position ( e . g ., Dallas  Fort Worth metroplex , Norfolk - Virginia Beach ( Hampton Roads ), ___MASK58___  San Bernardino ( Inland Empire ) or Minneapolis  ___MASK56___ ). A county seat is an administrative ___MASK71___ , seat of government , or capital city of a county or civil parish . The term is used in the United States , Canada , Romania , ___MASK48___ and Taiwan . In the United Kingdom and Ireland , county towns have a similar function . Landscaping refers to any activity that modifies the visible features ___MASK2___ an area ___MASK2___ land , including : A U . S . state is a constituent political entity ___MASK2___ the United States ___MASK2___ America . There are 50 states , which are bound together in a union with each other . Each state holds administrative jurisdiction over a defined geographic territory , and shares its sovereignty with the United States federal government . Due to the shared sovereignty between each state and the federal government , Americans are citizens ___MASK2___ both the federal republic and ___MASK2___ the state in which they reside . State citizenship and residency are flexible , and no government approval is required to move between states , except for persons covered by certain types ___MASK2___ court orders ( e . g ., paroled convicts and children ___MASK2___ divorced spouses who are sharing custody ). The ___MASK44___ River , which streams westward from Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , to Cairo , Illinois , is the largest tributary , by volume , of the Mississippi River in the United States . At the confluence , the ___MASK44___ is considerably bigger than the Mississippi ( ___MASK44___ at Cairo : 281 , 500 cu ft / s ( 7 , 960 m / s ); Mississippi at Thebes : 208 , 200 cu ft / s ( 5 , 897 m / s )) and , thus , is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system , including the Allegheny River further upstream . The ___MASK11___ Park Board maintains and operates all city parks in ___MASK11___ , ___MASK44___ . Established in 1911 with the purchase of , today the board services more than of city park space . The board receives its funding from the city , state and federal grants , as well as private endowments . In 1932 the ___MASK11___ Zoo was purchased by the city and placed under the management of the board . Jackson Hill Park is a ___MASK11___ park located in the neighborhood ___MASK2___ Mt . Auburn , purchased by the city in 1930 . The park is owned and operated by the ___MASK11___ Park Board . In 1983 the park received new landscaping and facilities , including a picnic shelter .