Columbia, Missouri
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City of Columbia | ||
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Nickname(s): "Athens of Missouri",[1] or CoMo[2] | ||
![]() Location in Boone County and the state of Missouri |
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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[3] | |
• 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[4] | 758 ft (231 m) | |
Population (2010) | ||
• City | 108,500 | |
• Estimate (2016) | 120,612 | |
• Rank | US: 245th MO: 4th |
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• Density | 1,708.7/sq mi (659.7/km2) | |
• Urban | 124,748 (US: 255th) | |
• Metro | 176,594 (US: 237th) | |
Demonym(s) | Columbians | |
Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | |
ZIP Codes | 65201, 65202, 65203, 65211 | |
Area code(s) | 573 | |
FIPS code | 29-15670 | |
GNIS feature ID | 0716133 | |
Website | www |
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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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