Columbia, Kentucky

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The 2000 Census showed that Columbia had a population of 4,014 people^<1>. This represents 0.1% of the total population of Kentucky, making it the state's 83rd most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
80	Benton	W	169 mi [272 km]	4,367	4.05% increase
81	Vine Grove	NW	61 mi [98.2 km]	4,362	4.63% increase
82	Paintsville	E	145 mi [233.4 km]	4,216	2.03% increase
-83-	Columbia			4,288	6.83% increase
84	Crescent Springs	N	140 mi [225.3 km]	4,043	2.85% increase
85	Hurstbourne	N	79 mi [127.1 km]	4,423	13.88% increase
86	Grayson	NE	154 mi [247.8 km]	3,985	2.79% increase

Columbia had 1,789 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Columbia has an area^<4> of 3.44 square miles [8.9 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Columbia had a 2000 population density of 1,167 people per square mile [450.9 people/km²].

Adair County

The city of Columbia is located in Adair County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 17,285 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 4,014 people, Columbia contained 23.22% of the Adair County total.

In addition, where the community of Columbia has a population density of 1,167 people per square mile [450.9 people/km²], Adair County averages 42.49 people per square mile [16.4 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Adair County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Columbia and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Columbia. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Columbia.

A Census Quickfact is available for Adair County (QF-21001).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Adair County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Casey	QF-21045	NE	16,214	4.73% increase
	Cumberland	QF-21057	S	6,817	4.83% decrease
	Green	QF-21087	NW	11,613	0.55% increase
	Metcalfe	QF-21169	SW	10,288	2.67% increase
	Russell	QF-21207	SE	17,296	5.93% increase
	Taylor	QF-21217	N	24,069	5.03% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Columbia:

Columbia is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Columbia.

The Commemorative Quarter for Kentucky<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Columbia. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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