Columbia, Missouri

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

Columbia is 220 feet [67.06 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Columbia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Columbia can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Columbia had a population of 84,531 people^<3> (or 62.23% of the total population of Boone County). The population of Columbia represented 1.51% of the total of Missouri, making it the state's 5th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Columbia had a population of 100,733 people. This is an increase of 19.17% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Columbia.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Ashland	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	2,190	17.17% increase
	Hallsville	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	958	2.04% decrease
	Harrisburg	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	182	1.09% decrease
	Hartsburg	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	104	3.7% decrease
	Jamestown	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	393	2.88% increase
	Prairie Home	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	226	2.73% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Columbia.

Websites for Columbia

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning 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.

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