Welcome to Columbia County ...
Time Zone: Columbia County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Portage is the Seat for Columbia County.
Columbia County was founded in 1846 and was created by taking area from Portage County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Columbia had a population of 57,537 people. This is an increase of 1.24% since the last Census (which gave a population of 56,833 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Columbia represented 1% of the total population of Wisconsin.
Below are some of the communities located in Columbia County:
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Caledonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caledonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Caledonia is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Cambria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Cambria is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Columbus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
- Courtland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courtland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Courtland is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Dekorra
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dekorra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekorra
- Dekorra is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,347 people
- Doylestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Doylestown is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Fall River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
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- Fort Winnebago
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Winnebago
- Fort Winnebago is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
- Fountain Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Prairie
- Fountain Prairie is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
- Friesland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friesland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
- Friesland is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Hampden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
- Hampden is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 581 people
- Leeds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Leeds is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
- Lewiston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Lewiston is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
- Lodi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lodi is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Lowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Lowville is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,030 people
- Marcellon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcellon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellon
- Marcellon is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
- Otsego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otsego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Otsego is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
- Pacific
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
- Pacific is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,761 people
- Pardeeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Portage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Poynette
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poynette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynette
- Poynette is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
- Randolph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
- Rio
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Rio is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Scott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Scott is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
- Springvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Springvale is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- West Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- West Point is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,002 people
- Wisconsin Dells
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
- Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Wyocena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyocena
- Wyocena is located in Columbia County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Former names for Wyocena:
- Duck Creek
- Wiocena
Websites of Interest ...
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- Websites specific to Columbia County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Marquette County
- Green Lake County
- Dodge County
- Dane County
- Sauk County
- Juneau County
- Adams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |