Columbia, Louisiana
| Columbia | |||
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 The Caldwell Parish Courthouse in Columbia |
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| Location in Louisiana | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1827 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Louisiana | ||
| Parish : | Caldwell Parish | ||
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 6 ′ N , 92 ° 5 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 390 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 185.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 2.1 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 19 m | ||
| Postal code : | 71418 | ||
| Area code : | +1 318 | ||
| FIPS : | 22-16830 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1629925 | ||
 Gate to the Ouachita River |
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Columbia is a small town (with the status of " Town ") and the administrative seat of Caldwell Parish in US -amerikanischen State Louisiana . In 2010 , Columbia had 390 residents.
geography
Columbia is located in north central Louisiana, on the west bank of the Ouachita River . The geographical coordinates of Columbia are 32 ° 06'19 "north latitude and 92 ° 04'40" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 2.1 km².
Neighboring towns to Columbia are Banks Springs (3 km southwest), Grayson (7.1 km in the same direction), Clarks (11.3 km in the same direction).
The closest major cities are Mississippi's capital Jackson (221 km northeast), Louisiana's capital Baton Rouge (261 km south-southeast), Louisiana's largest city New Orleans (389 km in the same direction), Lafayette (150 miles south), Shreveport (199 km west-northwest ) and Arkansas' capital, Little Rock (333 km north).
traffic
The US Highway 165 and the congruently here running Louisiana Highway 4 run from southwest to northeast as the main road through Columbia. The US 165 leaves the city in a northeast direction over the John J. McKeithen Bridge over the Ouachita River. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A railway line of the Union Pacific Railroad runs parallel to the US 165 for freight traffic .
With the Caldwell Parish Airport there is a small airfield 3.8 km northeast. The nearest major airports are Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (375 km south-southeast) and Jackson-Evers International Airport (236 km east).
population
As of the 2010 census , Columbia had 390 people in 165 households. The population density was 185.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.12 people lived in each of the 165 households.
The racial the population was composed of 66.4 percent white and 32.8 percent African American; 0.8 percent (three people) were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
20.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.9 percent were 65 years or older. 49.5 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 36,071 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,322. 17.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Charles J. Boatner (1849–1903) - Member of the US House of Representatives from 1889 to 1897 - was born and raised in Columbia
- John McKeithen (1918–1999) - from 1964 to 1972 49th Governor of Louisiana - lived in Columbia and is buried there
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved December 3, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed December 3, 2013
- ↑ AirNav.com - Caldwell Parish Airport Retrieved on December 3, 2013
- ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Charles J. Boatner.Retrieved December 3, 2013
- ^ Find a Grave - John McKeithen. Retrieved December 3, 2013