'Columbia' definitions:

Definition of 'Columbia'

(from WordNet)
noun
A North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring [syn: Columbia, Columbia River]
noun
A town in west central Tennessee
noun
Capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in central South Carolina [syn: Columbia, capital of South Carolina]
noun
A university town in central Missouri
noun
A university in New York City [syn: Columbia University, Columbia]

Definition of 'Columbia'

From: GCIDE
  • Columbia \Co*lum"bi*a\, n. America; the United States; -- a poetical appellation given in honor of Columbus, the discoverer. --Dr. T. Dwight. [1913 Webster]

Columbia, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Columbia, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
Population (2000) :
2405
Housing Units (2000) :
1162
Land area (2000) :
6.171680 sq. miles (15.984577 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.009092 sq. miles (0.023549 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
6.180772 sq. miles (16.008126 sq. km)
FIPS code :
14904
Located within :
California (CA), FIPS 06
Location :
38.033881 N, 120.401172 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
95310
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Columbia, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Columbia, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
Population (2000) :
819
Housing Units (2000) :
411
Land area (2000) :
0.466218 sq. miles (1.207499 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.466218 sq. miles (1.207499 sq. km)
FIPS code :
13940
Located within :
North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location :
35.917902 N, 76.249688 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
27925
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Columbia, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Columbia, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois
Population (2000) :
7922
Housing Units (2000) :
3219
Land area (2000) :
9.414095 sq. miles (24.382393 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.020655 sq. miles (0.053497 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
9.434750 sq. miles (24.435890 sq. km)
FIPS code :
15833
Located within :
Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location :
38.449172 N, 90.208500 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
62236
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Columbia, AL -- U.S. town in Alabama

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Columbia, AL -- U.S. town in Alabama
Population (2000) :
804
Housing Units (2000) :
462
Land area (2000) :
3.926264 sq. miles (10.168977 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.065814 sq. miles (0.170457 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
3.992078 sq. miles (10.339434 sq. km)
FIPS code :
16744
Located within :
Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location :
31.292283 N, 85.112123 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
36319
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Columbia, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Columbia, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000) :
10311
Housing Units (2000) :
4595
Land area (2000) :
2.438868 sq. miles (6.316640 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.231624 sq. miles (0.599903 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.670492 sq. miles (6.916543 sq. km)
FIPS code :
15384
Located within :
Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location :
40.033197 N, 76.496802 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
17512
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Columbia, SC -- U.S. city in South Carolina

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Columbia, SC -- U.S. city in South Carolina
Population (2000) :
116278
Housing Units (2000) :
46142
Land area (2000) :
125.224157 sq. miles (324.329064 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
2.492108 sq. miles (6.454529 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
127.716265 sq. miles (330.783593 sq. km)
FIPS code :
16000
Located within :
South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
Location :
34.017105 N, 81.010759 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
29201 29203 29204 29205 29206 29209
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Columbia, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Columbia, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota
Population (2000) :
140
Housing Units (2000) :
76
Land area (2000) :
1.576089 sq. miles (4.082052 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.576089 sq. miles (4.082052 sq. km)
FIPS code :
13420
Located within :
South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location :
45.611364 N, 98.311929 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
57433
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Columbia, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Columbia, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
Population (2000) :
4014
Housing Units (2000) :
1789
Land area (2000) :
3.437013 sq. miles (8.901823 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
3.437013 sq. miles (8.901823 sq. km)
FIPS code :
16750
Located within :
Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location :
37.100652 N, 85.306056 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Columbia, TN -- U.S. city in Tennessee

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Columbia, TN -- U.S. city in Tennessee
Population (2000) :
33055
Housing Units (2000) :
14322
Land area (2000) :
29.599278 sq. miles (76.661776 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.010709 sq. miles (0.027737 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
29.609987 sq. miles (76.689513 sq. km)
FIPS code :
16540
Located within :
Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
Location :
35.615022 N, 87.044464 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
38401
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Columbia, LA -- U.S. town in Louisiana

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Columbia, LA -- U.S. town in Louisiana
Population (2000) :
477
Housing Units (2000) :
237
Land area (2000) :
0.757311 sq. miles (1.961427 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.013489 sq. miles (0.034936 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.770800 sq. miles (1.996363 sq. km)
FIPS code :
16830
Located within :
Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location :
32.104042 N, 92.076921 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Columbia, MD -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maryland

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Columbia, MD -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maryland
Population (2000) :
88254
Housing Units (2000) :
35281
Land area (2000) :
27.562264 sq. miles (71.385933 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.102232 sq. miles (0.264779 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
27.664496 sq. miles (71.650712 sq. km)
FIPS code :
19125
Located within :
Maryland (MD), FIPS 24
Location :
39.203573 N, 76.857034 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
21044 21045 21046
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Columbia, VA -- U.S. town in Virginia

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Columbia, VA -- U.S. town in Virginia
Population (2000) :
49
Housing Units (2000) :
22
Land area (2000) :
0.199078 sq. miles (0.515609 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.011349 sq. miles (0.029395 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.210427 sq. miles (0.545004 sq. km)
FIPS code :
18624
Located within :
Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
Location :
37.752206 N, 78.162291 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
23038
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Columbia, MS -- U.S. city in Mississippi

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Columbia, MS -- U.S. city in Mississippi
Population (2000) :
6603
Housing Units (2000) :
2821
Land area (2000) :
6.388838 sq. miles (16.547015 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.003717 sq. miles (0.009627 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
6.392555 sq. miles (16.556642 sq. km)
FIPS code :
15340
Located within :
Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location :
31.256781 N, 89.828779 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
39429
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Columbia, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Columbia, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000) :
84531
Housing Units (2000) :
35916
Land area (2000) :
53.069184 sq. miles (137.448551 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.269607 sq. miles (0.698280 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
53.338791 sq. miles (138.146831 sq. km)
FIPS code :
15670
Located within :
Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location :
38.948351 N, 92.333779 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
65201 65202 65203
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Columbia -- U.S. County in New York

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Columbia -- U.S. County in New York
Population (2000) :
63094
Housing Units (2000) :
30207
Land area (2000) :
635.734021 sq. miles (1646.543485 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
12.538469 sq. miles (32.474484 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
648.272490 sq. miles (1679.017969 sq. km)
Located within :
New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location :
42.265195 N, 73.656200 W

Columbia -- U.S. County in Oregon

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Columbia -- U.S. County in Oregon
Population (2000) :
43560
Housing Units (2000) :
17572
Land area (2000) :
656.720491 sq. miles (1700.898190 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
31.612968 sq. miles (81.877207 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
688.333459 sq. miles (1782.775397 sq. km)
Located within :
Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
Location :
45.929074 N, 123.005999 W

Columbia -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Columbia -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania
Population (2000) :
64151
Housing Units (2000) :
27733
Land area (2000) :
485.546308 sq. miles (1257.559112 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
4.240671 sq. miles (10.983287 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
489.786979 sq. miles (1268.542399 sq. km)
Located within :
Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location :
41.041897 N, 76.394082 W

Columbia -- U.S. County in Wisconsin

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Columbia -- U.S. County in Wisconsin
Population (2000) :
52468
Housing Units (2000) :
22685
Land area (2000) :
773.790713 sq. miles (2004.108661 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
21.914019 sq. miles (56.757045 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
795.704732 sq. miles (2060.865706 sq. km)
Located within :
Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location :
43.459182 N, 89.344149 W

Columbia -- U.S. County in Washington

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Columbia -- U.S. County in Washington
Population (2000) :
4064
Housing Units (2000) :
2018
Land area (2000) :
868.814404 sq. miles (2250.218881 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
4.714629 sq. miles (12.210833 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
873.529033 sq. miles (2262.429714 sq. km)
Located within :
Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location :
46.337053 N, 117.958346 W

Columbia -- U.S. County in Florida

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Columbia -- U.S. County in Florida
Population (2000) :
56513
Housing Units (2000) :
23579
Land area (2000) :
797.047379 sq. miles (2064.343146 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
3.994868 sq. miles (10.346659 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
801.042247 sq. miles (2074.689805 sq. km)
Located within :
Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location :
30.183900 N, 82.638781 W

Columbia -- U.S. County in Arkansas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Columbia -- U.S. County in Arkansas
Population (2000) :
25603
Housing Units (2000) :
11566
Land area (2000) :
766.113922 sq. miles (1984.225864 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.747300 sq. miles (1.935498 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
766.861222 sq. miles (1986.161362 sq. km)
Located within :
Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location :
33.249422 N, 93.229778 W

Columbia -- U.S. County in Georgia

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Columbia -- U.S. County in Georgia
Population (2000) :
89288
Housing Units (2000) :
33321
Land area (2000) :
290.014532 sq. miles (751.134157 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
17.762829 sq. miles (46.005514 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
307.777361 sq. miles (797.139671 sq. km)
Located within :
Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location :
33.512018 N, 82.174583 W

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