Columbia, Missouri

Columbia
Columbia
	City
	City of Columbia
	Jesse Hall and the columns on Francis Quadrangle at the University of Missouri
	; Flag
	Nickname(s): "Athens of Missouri", or CoMo
	Location in Boone County and the state of Missouri
	Coordinates: 38°57′5″N 92°19′42″W / 38.95139°N 92.32833°WCoordinates: 38°57′5″N 92°19′42″W / 38.95139°N 92.32833°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Boone
Settled	1816
Founded	1821
Incorporated	1826
Government
• Type	Council-manager government
• Mayor	Brian Treece
• City manager	Mike Matthes
Area
• City	63.5 sq mi (164 km2)
• Land	63.08 sq mi (163.4 km2)
• Water	.42 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Elevation	758 ft (231 m)
Population (2010)
• City	108,500
• Estimate (2016)	120,612
• Rank	US: 245th; MO: 4th
• Density	1,700/sq mi (660/km2)
• Urban	124,748 (US: 255th)
• Metro	176,594 (US: 237th)
Demonym(s)	Columbians
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	65201, 65202, 65203, 65211
Area code(s)	573
FIPS code	29-15670
GNIS feature ID	0716133
Website	www.como.gov

Columbia is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is home to the University of Missouri.

References[change | change source]

↑ Switzler, William (1882). History of Boone County, Missouri. St. Louis Western Historical Company. pp. 220–221.
↑ "How CoMO does Halloween". The Maneater. Retrieved July 18, 2008.
↑ "Mayor Brian Treece - City Council".
↑ "Columbia, Missouri". city-data.com. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
↑ "About Columbia". City of Columbia, Missouri. Retrieved January 1, 2008.
↑ "City of Columbia, Missouri Demographic Statistics" (PDF). City of Columbia, Missouri. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2008.

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