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City of Columbia, Missouri
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Nickname: ""College Town, USA""
Location in the state of Missouri
Location in the state of Missouri
Coordinates: 38°56′54″N, 92°20′2″W
Country United States
State Missouri
County Boone
Mayor Darwin Hindman
Area  
 - City 138.1 km²  (53.3 sq mi)
 - Land 137.5 km²  (53.1 sq mi)
 - Water 0.7 km² (0.3 sq mi)
Population  
 - City (2006) 90,593 (city proper)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Website: http://www.gocolumbiamo.com

Columbia is a city in Boone County, Missouri, USA. It is the principal city of the Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Boone County and Columbia. The city has an estimated population of 90,947, as of 2006.

The city was founded in 1819. The surrounding Metropolitan Statistical Area has a population of 151,129, as of 2006. Columbia is located roughly equidistant from St. Louis and Kansas City on Interstate 70. It is the county seat of Boone County, Missouri.

Columbia lies in the heart of the Little Dixie region of Missouri. Columbia is frequently ranked on various "top places" in the United States lists, such at Money Magazine's annual lists. <ref>MONEY Magazine: Best Places to Live 2006 - Columbia at #76</ref> <ref>MONEY Magazine: Best Places to Live 2006 - Most educated cities - Columbia at #13 ranked by percentage of residents with graduate degrees</ref> The city is home to the University of Missouri–Columbia, the flagship campus of the University of Missouri System. The city is also home to Stephens College, a traditionally-female college, and Columbia College, which led in the past to Columbia being known by the nickname "College Town USA".

As a whole the city has a very young and active population. The downtown area is self-proclaimed as "Mid-Missouri's cultural and entertainment center, featuring a diversity of restaurants, bars, live music, and independent films." Downtown is also host to many events including the True/False Film Festival, Art in the Park, The Blind Boone Ragtime and Early Jazz Festival, and the Twilight Festivals in June and September. Recently an association of downtown business<ref>Discover the District: About Us</ref> has initiated a campaign to rename the downtown area to "The District" though this naming has yet to catch on among locals. The population generally supports progressive causes such as the extensive city recycling programs and the legalization of marijuana's use medicinally at the municipal level (though this law has since been tightened). The mayor of Columbia is Darwin Hindman.

On October 10, 2006, the City Council approved an oridinance to prohibit smoking in restaurants and bars. The ordinance was passed with protest, and several amendments to the ordinance reflect this. [1].

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[edit] Geography

Columbia is located at 38°56′54″N, 92°20′2″W (38.948351, -92.333779)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 138.1 km² (53.3 mi²). 137.5 km² (53.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (0.51%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 84,531 people, 33,689 households, and 17,282 families residing in the city. The population density was 615.0/km² (1,592.8/mi²). There were 35,916 housing units at an average density of 261.3/km² (676.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 81.54% White, 10.85% Black or African American, 0.39% Native American, 4.30% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.81% from other races, and 2.07% from two or more races. 2.05% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 33,689 households out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.7% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city the population was spread out with 19.7% under the age of 18, 26.7% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,729, and the median income for a family was $52,288. Males had a median income of $34,710 versus $26,694 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,507. About 9.4% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Transportation

Cars are the dominant form of transportation in Columbia, Missouri, but ridership in the Columbia Transit bus system is increasing [citation needed]. Also, Mayor Darwin Hindman is largely in favor of a non-motorized transportation system, and can often be seen riding his bicycle around the city

Columbia is also known for its MKT Spur of the Katy Trail State Park, which allows foot and bike traffic across the city, and, conceivably, the state. It consists of a soft gravel surface, excellent for running and biking.

[edit] OneREAD

Many businesses in Columbia support the Daniel Boone Public Library's OneREAD program, a program designed to get as many people in the city as possible to read the same book. This program not only encourages people to read, but allows discussion of the book to occur with far more people than normal. This year's book is The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle. Previous books have included Ender's Game, Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Plainsong.

[edit] Music Scene

Columbia has a flourishing and progressive music scene thanks to many acts that come out of the local university, Mizzou. The post-punk electronic band, Mahjongg and the garage rock band The Untamed Youth are two of the larger known groups to come from the area. Other notable acts are: the Doxies, Bald Eagle, Shirelle C Limes and the Lemons, Megazilla, Slug Trail, Black$mith, Warhammer 48k, Witch's Hat, Foundry Field Recordings, Sabertooth, Dadbot!, and Miami Dragons (the latter recently disbanded in 2005). Over 100 musical artists from Columbia have been compiled by Painfully Midwestern Records with the ComoMusic Anthology series, and the "Das Kompilation" release. Although the hip genre continues to give Columbia its music recognition is their progressive psychedelic-heavy metal music scene.

[edit] Sister Cities

Columbia has five sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI)

[edit] Schools

[edit] In The District (Downtown Columbia)

[edit] Festivals

[edit] Famous People

[edit] External links

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