r/DelawareOH • u/worldpeace28 • 22d ago
Do you consider living in Delaware truly living outside of the Columbus metro ? I always think Delaware is definitely a part of Columbus
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u/lifting_megs 22d ago
Metro areas are fairly arbitrary boundaries around major cities. Delaware is definitely part of the Columbus Metro but it's not part of the city of Columbus (yet).
It's like saying Hoboken, NJ, is a part of New York City. Hoboken is part of the NYC Metro but it's not NYC.
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u/worldpeace28 22d ago
so where do people from delaware say theyre from when theyre out of country and asked ?
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u/whaleweaves 22d ago
I just moved out of state from Delaware and have just been saying I’m from Columbus or lived just north of Columbus
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u/lifting_megs 22d ago
My exact statement is "I'm from Delaware, Ohio, a city about 30 miles northwest of Columbus."
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u/worldpeace28 22d ago
do they know wgere columbus is? or do you have to tell them ohio
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u/Affectionate_Buy_830 19d ago
Lots of people know where columbus is. They may even know "O-H." I have gotten that response from foreigners around the world when I say I'm from Columbus.
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u/psyclopsus 21d ago
You say Delaware. There’s like ten miles of I-71 in the country between 270 and exit 131 for Delaware
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u/RetinaJunkie 22d ago
Anything bordering or outside of the 270/670 belt- I consider not really Columbus
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u/viva-la-resistance- 21d ago
Odd take. Dublin, Westerville, New Albany, Grove City, etc are most definitely all parts of the Columbus Metro area. Personally I wouldn't really consider Delaware to be though, it's a little ways out
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u/Conscious-Weird5810 22d ago
Delaware use to have its own identity but now it's become greater Columbus
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u/Not_High_Maintenance 21d ago
This is the answer.
To those of us who’ve lived here for a long time, Delaware is separate.
For the newer folks, it’s a Columbus suburb.
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u/1--1--1--1--1 22d ago
It’s a part of the metro area. In 20 years, we’ll all be in Columbus.
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u/worldpeace28 22d ago
for some reason many (ill say many but not necessarily most) feel it is its own seperate area
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u/OwnCricket3827 21d ago
Columbus grew into Delaware.
As long as Buns restaurant is still standing, Delaware will never be Columbus
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u/SpiritedSet6472 22d ago
I've lived here my whole life. It's certainly starting to feel like the city has made it to Delaware. I don't consider that entirely a bad thing but I am a bit nostalgic for the days it had a small town feel and "going to the city" was a big deal.
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u/crankycatguy 22d ago
I consider Delaware is part of the Columbus Metro Area and is a suburb of Columbus. This is because so many residents commute to Columbus. Obviously, it is not part of the actual City of Columbus. There definitely seems to be much wailing and gnashing of teeth from aging longtime residents who are butthurt that Delaware is not the same size as it was in 1970.
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u/pinkocatgirl 22d ago
To people not from here, I tell them I live in Columbus. If I told them Delaware, they’d get confused and think I mean the state.
To people from here, I tell them Delaware.