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Population (year 2000): 6,603. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,408 (-3.0% change)
Males: 3,093 (46.8%), Females: 3,510 (53.2%)
Marion County
Zip code:
39429
Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $19,644 (year 2000)
Median house value: $57,600 (year 2000)
Races in Columbia:
- White Non-Hispanic (62.2%)
- Black (35.6%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (19.9%), English
(9.1%), Irish (4.6%), German (3.5%), Scottish (1.5%),
Scotch-Irish (1.5%).
Elevation: 154 feet
Land area: 6.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Columbia
- High school or higher: 68.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 8.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Columbia city
- Never married: 24.2%
- Now married: 46.3%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 13.9%
- Divorced: 12.4%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -547 (-7.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Columbia:
- MARION GENERAL HOSPITAL (1560 SUMRALL RD P O
BOX 630)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Columbia:
- WALTHALL COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
TYLERTOWN, MS)
- PRENTISS CO REGIONAL HOSP (about 25 miles; PRENTISS,
MS)
- LAWRENCE COUNTY HOSPITAL CAH (about 29 miles;
MONTICELLO, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Columbia:
- HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 38 miles;
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; ID: PIB)
- STENNIS INTL (about 67 miles; BAY ST LOUIS, MS; ID:
HSA)
- JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 74 miles; JACKSON, MS;
ID: JAN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Columbia:
- COLUMBIA-MARION COUNTY (about 3 miles; COLUMBIA, MS;
ID: 0R0)
- PRENTISS-JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY (about 23 miles;
PRENTISS, MS; ID: M43)
- PAUL PITTMAN MEMORIAL (about 25 miles; TYLERTOWN,
MS; ID: T36)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Columbia:
- PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles;
POPLARVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,433)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 38 miles;
HATTIESBURG, MS; FT enrollment: 12,541)
- JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 49 miles;
ELLISVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 4,072)
- MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64
miles; PERKINSTON, MS; FT enrollment: 6,329)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles;
HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
- JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; JACKSON,
MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)
- HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; RAYMOND,
MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
Public high schools in Columbia:
- COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 509;
Location: 1009 BROAD STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- EAST MARION HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 295;
Location: 527 EAST MARION SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MARION CO VOC COMPLEX (Location: 1140 HIGHWAY
13 SOUTH; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Columbia:
- COLUMBIA PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 640;
Location: 501 DALE STREET; Grades: PK - 03)
- JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 434;
Location: 611 OWENS STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- EAST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 356;
Location: 527 EAST MARION SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: KG - 03)
- COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 290;
Location: 401 MARY STREET; Grades: 04 - 05)
- EAST MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 272;
Location: 527 EAST MARION SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 04 - 06)
- EAST MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
194; Location: 527 EAST MARION SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 07 -
08)
- EAST COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 104;
Location: 1730 HWY 44; Grades: 03 - 12)
Library in Columbia:
- SOUTH MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $417,909; Location: 900 BROAD STREET; 53,989
books; 196 audio materials; 219 video materials; 128
serial subscriptions)
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