Columbus (Georgia)

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Columbus
Nickname : The Lowell of the South or The Fountain City
Columbus location in Muscogee County (left) and Georgia (right)
Location of Columbus in Georgia
Basic data
Foundation : 1828
State : United States
State : Georgia
County : Muscogee County
Coordinates : 32 ° 30 ′  N , 84 ° 56 ′  W Coordinates: 32 ° 30 ′  N , 84 ° 56 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 189,885 (as of 2010)
296,506 (as of 2010)
Population density : 339.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 572 km 2  (approx. 221 mi 2 ) of
which 559.7 km 2  (approx. 216 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 91 m
Area code : +1 706 762
FIPS : 13-19007
GNIS ID : 331443
Website : www.columbusga.gov
Mayor : Teresa Tomlinson

Columbus is a city and also the county seat of Muscogee County in the US state of Georgia with 189,885 inhabitants (as of 2010). After Atlanta and Augusta , Columbus is the third largest city in Georgia.

In 2001, the city of Columbus merged with Muscogee County to form a consolidated city-county , which has been jointly administered since then. The city is the hub of the Columbus metropolitan area .

history

In 1828 the Georgia House of Representatives gave the city town charter , a decision that was influenced by its strategic location. Above Columbus, the Chattahoochee River was no longer navigable, and here the road that led from the then state capital Milledgeville via Macon to Mobile and New Orleans left the state of Georgia before it entered the land of the Muskogee (also known as Muskogee or Muscogee). traversed in Alabama . The city was named after Christopher Columbus , presumably influenced by the writings of Washington Irving . A plan for the city was drawn up by Edwin L. DeGaffenried, which stipulated that the city should be laid out on a hill above the river. On the other bank, where Phenix City is today, the Muskogee lived until they were expelled in 1836.

The river connected Columbus to the world, and was particularly important in linking the region's plantations to the international cotton market in New Orleans (and ultimately Liverpool ). The city's commercial importance increased in the 1850s when the railroad reached Columbus. An increasing number of textile - factories emerged along the river and also brought industry in an area that was only dependent on agriculture so far.

By 1860 the city had become one of the more important industrial centers of the US southern states, so that it had earned the nickname " Lowell of the South". With the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, the industries of Columbus expanded their production, making the city one of the most important industrial centers of the Confederate States of America . In addition to the textile industry, the city housed an ironworks and a shipbuilding yard for the Confederate fleet. The only fighting of the war that affected the city occurred in early April 1865, shortly before the end of the war, when a contingent of Union troops under General James H. Wilson attacked the city and burned down many of the industrial buildings.

Reconstruction began almost immediately afterwards, and a period of prosperity followed. The industrialization of the city led to rapid growth; the city grew beyond the originally planned area. During this time, the Springer Opera House opened on 10th Street, which has provided a stage for great actors for over a century and is still used today.

During the 1970s and 1980s, decay and urban exodus were serious problems for most of the urban area and the adjacent neighborhoods. Early efforts to halt the gradual process of decay resulted in the establishment of various historical monument zones in the central areas of the city, larger problem areas demolished, and a government center built.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the 189,885 inhabitants at that time were distributed among 74,081 inhabited households, which gives an average of 2.47 people per household. There are a total of 82,690 households.

64.4% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring) with an average size of 3.08 persons. Children under the age of 18 lived in 35.0% of all households and persons aged 65 or over in 22.6% of all households.

28.8% of the population were younger than 20 years old, 29.2% were 20 to 39 years old, 25.4% were 40 to 59 years old, and 16.3% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 34 years. 47.9% of the population were male and 52.1% were female.

46.3% of the population identified themselves as whites , 45.5% as African-Americans , 0.4% as Indians and 2.2% as Asian Americans . 2.8% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 3.0% to several ethnic groups. 6.4% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

The average annual income per household was 42,661 USD , while 20.9% of the population lived below the poverty line.

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Climate table

Columbus, Georgia
Climate diagram
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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: National Weather Service, US Dept of Commerce
Monthly average temperatures and rainfall for Columbus, Georgia
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 13.4 16.1 20.6 25.2 28.7 32.4 33.2 32.9 30.1 25.3 20.1 15.0 O 24.5
Min. Temperature (° C) 1.8 3.1 7.3 11.2 16.1 20.2 22.1 21.9 19.1 12.3 7.2 3.4 O 12.2
Precipitation ( mm ) 116.6 123.2 146.6 109.2 105.9 103.4 140.7 94.7 82.0 56.4 90.4 126.2 Σ 1,295.3
Rainy days ( d ) 8.9 8.3 8.9 6.3 7.0 8.0 10.9 8.2 6.3 4.2 6.5 7.8 Σ 91.3
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Other Information

Town twinning

Columbus maintains a city ​​partnership with the following cities :

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Columbus, Georgia  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  2. ^ Columbus website , accessed June 2, 2017