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Columbia, Missouri

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(Knox County)

Columbia
(Saint Louis County)

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The 2000 Census showed that Columbia had a population of 84,531 people ^<1>. This represents 1.51% of the total population of Missouri, making it the state's 5th most populous community.

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

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	100,733	+19.17%	+1.81% since 2007
2007	98,943	+17.05%	+2.35% since 2006
2006	96,673	+14.36%	+3.14% since 2005
2005	93,734	+10.89%	+2.72% since 2004
2004	91,249	+7.95%	+2.02% since 2003
2003	89,441	+5.81%	+1.82% since 2002
2002	87,842	+3.92%	+1.36% since 2001
2001	86,664	+2.52%	+2.52% since 2000
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2000	84,531	The Last Census

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
2	Saint Louis	E	116 mi [186.7 km]	354,361	1.77% increase
3	Springfield	SW	131 mi [210.8 km]	156,206	3.05% increase
4	Independence	W	108 mi [173.8 km]	110,440	2.51% decrease
-5-	Columbia			100,733	19.17% increase
6	Saint Joseph	NW	144 mi [231.7 km]	76,197	2.98% increase
7	Lee's Summit	W	110 mi [177 km]	84,208	19.11% increase
8	Saint Charles	E	97 mi [156.1 km]	64,386	6.74% increase

Columbia had 35,916 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Columbia has an area ^<4> of 53.1 square miles [137.4 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Columbia had a 2000 population density of 1,592 people per square mile [615 people/km²], making it the state's 139th most densely populated area.

Boone County

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

The county had a population of 135,839 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 84,531 people, Columbia contained 62.2% of the Boone County total.

In addition, where the community of Columbia has a population density of 1,592 people per square mile [615 people/km²], Boone County averages 198.2 people per square mile [76.5 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Boone 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>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	1	100,733	19.17% increase
10 mi [16 km]	4	100,822	19.14% increase
15 mi [24 km]	9	104,747	18.7% increase
20 mi [32 km]	15	110,536	17.58% increase
25 mi [40 km]	27	146,821	14.6% increase
30 mi [48 km]	38	201,758	10.78% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Columbia. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Columbia, it also contains a comparison between Columbia and the state of Missouri.

Click here for the Columbia QuickFact (QF-2915670).

A Census Quickfact is available for Boone County (QF-29019).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Boone County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Audrain	QF-29007	NE	26,049	0.93% increase
Callaway	QF-29027	SE	43,464	6.2% increase
Cole	QF-29051	S	74,313	3.97% increase
Cooper	QF-29053	W	17,535	4.99% increase
Howard	QF-29089	NW	9,918	2.57% decrease
Moniteau	QF-29135	SW	15,121	1.93% increase
Randolph	QF-29175	N	25,723	4.26% increase

Miscellaneous Information

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

	State Code:	29 (Missouri)
	County Code:	019 (Boone County)
	Place Code:	15670 (Columbia)

	State & County Code:	29019 (Missouri/Boone County)

	State & Place Code:	2915670 (Missouri/Columbia)

Columbia is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

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

The Commemorative
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Missouri ^<6>

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Columbia and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Columbia. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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