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Columbus, North Carolina

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The town of Columbus is located in Polk County and is the county seat.

Columbus is 340 feet [103.63 m] above sea level.<1>

Time Zone: Columbus lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Columbus can be found in:

 AlabamaMissouri
 ArkansasMontana
 CaliforniaNebraska
 ColoradoNevada (historic)
 FloridaNew Jersey
 GeorgiaNew Mexico
 IllinoisNew York
 IndianaNorth Dakota
 KansasOhio
 KentuckyOntario
 Louisiana (historic<2>)Pennsylvania
 MichiganTennessee (historic)
 MinnesotaTexas
 MississippiWisconsin

At the time of the 2000 Census, Columbus had a population of 992 people<3> (or 5.39% of the total population of Polk County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Columbus had a population of 975 people. This is a decrease of 1.71% 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 Columbus.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000		Year-to-Year Change
2008975-1.71% 
2007975-1.71%-0.31% since 2006
2006978-1.41%-0.1% since 2005
2005979-1.31% 
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2000992The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance<4>2008
Population		Change
Since 2000
 Flat Rock   W14 mi [22.53 km]2,91013.45% increase
 Forest City   E19 mi [30.58 km]7,1724.99% decrease
 Hendersonville   W15 mi [24.14 km]12,00515.21% increase
 Lake Lure   N13 mi [20.92 km]1,0121.46% decrease
 Laurel Park   W17 mi [27.36 km]2,16117.77% increase
 Rutherfordton   NE15 mi [24.14 km]4,0402.2% decrease

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


The Commemorative Quarter for North Carolina
The Commemorative
Quarter for
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Search for Local Businesses

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) Columbus. 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.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

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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The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Columbus:

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Columbus? Please visit the Map Page for Columbus.


Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Columbus - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Columbus, please let us know so that we can make corrections.

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<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Columbus.

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<4>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Columbus and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<5>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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