Columbus, IN

Columbus is located at 75km south of Indianapolis. The number of structures designed by famous 20th-century architects in Columbus is amazing -and unprecedented for a town of its size. In the Commons, downtown, there's a satellite gallery of the Indianapolis Museum of Art. To the north of town stands one of the state's larger outlet malls, and to the south there's an antique mall. The Chautauqua of the Arts, considered one of the Midwest's best juried art festivals, is held in Columbus every September.

Population (year 2000): 39,059. Estimated population in July 2005: 39,380 (+0.8% change)
Males: 18,795 (48.1%), Females: 20,264 (51.9%)

Bartholomew County

Zip codes: 47201, 47203.

Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $41,723 (year 2000)
Median house value: $111,900 (year 2000)

Races in Columbus:

Ancestries: German (21.9%), United States (15.8%), English (11.4%), Irish (10.4%), French (2.3%), Italian (2.1%).

Elevation: 640 feet

Land area: 25.9 square miles

For population 25 years and over in Columbus

• High school or higher: 84.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 10.8%
• Unemployed: 3.7%
• Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Columbus city

• Never married: 20.5%
• Now married: 58.5%
• Separated: 1.3%
• Widowed: 6.7%
• Divorced: 13.0%

5.5% Foreign born (2.2% Asia, 1.9% Latin America, 1.1% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +4,718 (+13.7%).