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Population (year 2000): 10,311. Estimated
population in July 2005: 10,092 (-2.1% change)
Males: 4,863 (47.2%), Females: 5,448 (52.8%)
Lancaster County
Zip code:
17512
Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $32,385 (year 2000)
Median house value: $73,700 (year 2000)
Races in Columbia:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.5%)
- Hispanic (4.5%)
- Black (4.4%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- Other race (1.7%)
Ancestries: German (40.0%), Irish (12.6%),
United States (10.7%), English (5.8%), Italian (4.1%), French
(2.0%).
Elevation: 300 feet
Land area: 2.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Columbia
- High school or higher: 70.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Columbia borough
- Never married: 27.8%
- Now married: 47.5%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 12.4%
- Divorced: 10.5%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -541 (-5.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Columbia:
- LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL SUSQUEHANNA (631
POPLAR STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Columbia:
- YORK HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; YORK, PA)
- COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF LANCASTER (about 12 miles;
LANCASTER, PA)
- LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
LANCASTER, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Columbia:
- LANCASTER (about 16 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
- HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 21 miles;
HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 45
miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Columbia:
- MC GINNESS (about 2 miles; COLUMBIA, PA; ID: 8N7)
- DONEGAL SPRINGS AIRPARK (about 6 miles; MOUNT
JOY/MARIETTA, PA; ID: N71)
- BAUBLITZ COMMERCIAL (about 13 miles; BROGUE, PA; ID:
9W8)
Amtrak stations near Columbia:
- 6 miles: MOUNT JOY (DELTA & HENRY STS.). Services:
public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi
service, public transit connection.
- 12 miles: ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.). Services:
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 14 miles: LANCASTER (53 MCGOVERN AVE.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for
taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit
connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Columbia:
- YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 8 miles; YORK, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
- MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 10
miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG
(about 21 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
- HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about
33 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
- MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 36 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,761)
- HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; BEL AIR,
MD; FT enrollment: 2,646)
- MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; BALTIMORE,
MD; FT enrollment: 5,564)
Public high school in Columbia:
- COLUMBIA JSHS (Students: 696; Grades: 07 -
12)
Public primary/middle schools in Columbia:
- PARK EL SCH (Students: 465; Grades: KG - 06)
- TAYLOR EL SCH (Students: 305; Grades: KG -
06)
Private primary/middle schools in Columbia:
- OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS SCHOOL (Students: 345;
Location: 215 UNION STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- LITTLE PEOPLE DAY CARE (Students: 116;
Location: 780 CHICKIES HILL RD; Grades: PK - KG)
- LANCASTER PREP SCHOOL (Students: 39;
Location: 3950 COLUMBIA AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Columbia:
- COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$76,285; Location: 24 SOUTH 6TH ST; 24,124 books; 391
audio materials; 518 video materials; 44 serial
subscriptions)
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