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Population (year 2000): 33,055. Estimated
population in July 2005: 33,777 (+2.2% change)
Males: 15,653 (47.4%), Females: 17,402 (52.6%)
Maury County
Zip codes:
38401.
Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $35,879 (year 2000)
Median house value: $89,100 (year 2000)
Races in Columbia:
- White Non-Hispanic (72.8%)
- Black (21.1%)
- Hispanic (4.7%)
- Other race (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (18.6%), Irish (8.2%),
English (7.3%), German (7.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%), French
(1.9%).
Elevation: 637 feet
Land area: 29.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Columbia
- High school or higher: 75.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 5.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Columbia city
- Never married: 25.1%
- Now married: 50.6%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 12.8%
3.4% Foreign born (2.6% Latin America, 0.4%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,882 (+13.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Columbia:
- MAURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (1224 TROTWOOD AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Columbia:
- WILLIAMSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; FRANKLIN,
TN)
- MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; LEWISBURG,
TN)
- HILLSIDE HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; PULASKI, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Columbia:
- NASHVILLE INTL (about 44 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; ID:
BNA)
- SMYRNA (about 46 miles; SMYRNA, TN; ID: MQY)
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 71 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Columbia:
- MAURY COUNTY (about 10 miles; COLUMBIA/MOUNT
PLEASANT, TN; ID: MRC)
- ELLINGTON (about 19 miles; LEWISBURG, TN; ID: LUG)
- LAWRENCEBURG-LAWRENCE COUNTY (about 30 miles;
LAWRENCEBURG, TN; ID: 2M2)
Colleges/Universities in Columbia:
- COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 2,784; Location: 1665 HAMPSHIRE PIKE;
Public; Website: www.coscc.cc.tn.us)
- NASHVILLE AUCTION SCHOOL (Location: PO BOX
1764; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Columbia:
- DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles;
NASHVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,260)
- TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles;
NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,346)
- NASHVILLE STATE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 40 miles;
NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 3,642)
- BELMONT UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; NASHVILLE, TN;
FT enrollment: 2,654)
- VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; NASHVILLE,
TN; FT enrollment: 9,823)
- MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles;
MURFREESBORO, TN; FT enrollment: 16,617)
- MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles;
Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
Public high schools in Columbia:
- COLUMBIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,427; Location: 921 LION PKWY; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SPRING HILL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 880;
Location: ONE RAIDER DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Columbia:
- COLUMBIA ACADEMY (Students: 800; Location:
1101 W 7TH ST; Grades: PK - 12)
- ZION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 301;
Location: 6901 OLD ZION RD; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Columbia:
- WHITTHORNE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,168;
Location: 915 LION PKWY; Grades: 06 - 08)
- R HOWELL ELEMENTARY (Students: 685; Location:
653 BEAR CREEK PK; Grades: KG - 05)
- E A COX MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 654;
Location: 633 BEAR CREEK PK; Grades: 06 - 08)
- J E WOODARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 603;
Location: 207 RUTHERFORD LA; Grades: PK - 05)
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 450;
Location: 203 CARTER ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- J BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 383;
Location: 301 CORD DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- J R BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 358;
Location: 1301 HAMPHIRE PK; Grades: KG - 05)
- HIGHLAND PARK ELEMENTARY (Students: 351;
Location: 1606 HIGHLAND AV; Grades: PK - 05)
- MCDOWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 250;
Location: 714 WEST 7TH ST; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Columbia:
- THE KINGS DAUGHTERS SCHOOL (Students: 70;
Location: 412 WEST 9TH STREET; Grades: UG - UG)
- MAGNOLIA ACADEMY (Students: 60; Location:
2513 B KERR RD; Grades: 7 - 11; Boys only)
- COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 29;
Location: 724 NEW LEWISBURG HWY; Grades: KG - KG)
- LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 14;
Location: 2000 WILLIAMSPORT PIKE; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Columbia:
- MAURY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $380,422; Location: 211 WEST 8TH STREET; 80,920
books; 1,183 audio materials; 233 video materials; 125
serial subscriptions)
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