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Population (year 2000): 4,014. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,174 (+4.0% change)
Males: 1,830 (45.6%), Females: 2,184 (54.4%)
Adair County
Zip code:
42728
Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $22,861 (year 2000)
Median house value: $63,300 (year 2000)
Races in Columbia:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.6%)
- Black (7.4%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (20.3%), English
(9.0%), German (7.0%), Irish (6.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%),
Subsaharan African (1.4%).
Elevation: 752 feet
Land area: 3.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Columbia
- High school or higher: 65.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.0%
- Unemployed: 22.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Columbia city
- Never married: 23.1%
- Now married: 51.8%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 13.9%
- Divorced: 9.7%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +113 (+2.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Columbia:
- WESTLAKE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (901 WESTLAKE
DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Columbia:
- JANE TODD CRAWFORD MEMORIAL HOSP (about 18 miles;
GREENSBURG, KY)
- RUSSELL CO HOSP (about 18 miles; RUSSELL SPRINGS,
KY)
- TAYLOR CO HOSP (about 19 miles; CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Columbia:
- BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (about 78 miles;
BOWLING GREEN, KY; ID: BWG)
- LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 79 miles;
LOUISVILLE, KY; ID: SDF)
- BLUE GRASS (about 81 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Columbia:
- COLUMBIA-ADAIR CO. (about 3 miles; COLUMBIA, KY; ID:
I96)
- RUSSELL COUNTY (about 16 miles; JAMESTOWN, KY; ID:
K24)
- TAYLOR COUNTY (about 18 miles; CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY;
ID: AAS)
College/University in Columbia:
- LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
1,264; Location: 210 LINDSEY WILSON ST; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.lindsey.edu; Offers
Master's degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Columbia:
- ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles;
ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,217)
- TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles;
COOKEVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,204)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 80 miles;
LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 15,514)
- WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; BOWLING
GREEN, KY; FT enrollment: 12,806)
- SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY;
FT enrollment: 2,342)
- BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; LOUISVILLE,
KY; FT enrollment: 2,030)
- EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles;
RICHMOND, KY; FT enrollment: 11,214)
Public high school in Columbia:
- ADAIR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 749;
Location: 526 INDIAN DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Columbia:
- COLONEL WILLIAM CASEY ELEMENTARY (Students:
566; Location: 220 GENERAL JOHN ADAIR DR; Grades: PK -
03)
- JOHN ADAIR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students:
421; Location: 202 GENERAL JOHN ADAIR DRIVE; Grades: 04
- 06)
- ADAIR COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 306;
Location: 322 GENERAL JOHN ADAIR DR; Grades: 07 - 08)
- SHEPHERD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 201;
Location: 7445 LIBERTY RD; Grades: PK - 08)
- SPARKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 156;
Location: 44 WEED-SPARKSVILLE; Grades: PK - 08)
- ADAIR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER (Students: 41;
Location: 401 APPLEBY DR; Grades: 05 - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Columbia:
- COLUMBIA SDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 12;
Location: PO BOX 597; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Columbia:
- ADAIR COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $187,197; Location: 307 GREENSBURG STREET;
41,649 books; 120 audio materials; 790 video materials;
56 serial subscriptions)
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