Columbia, Missouri

Columbia, Missouri
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Nicknames:  "The Athens of Missouri",[1] or CoMo[2]
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Location in Boone County and the state of Missouri
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Coordinates: 38°56′51″N 92°19′36″W / 38.94750°N 92.32667°W / 38.94750; -92.32667
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Boone
Founded	1821; 204 years ago (1821)
Incorporated	1826
Named for	Columbia
Government
• Type	Council–manager
Area [3]
• Total	67.45 sq mi (174.70 km2)
• Land	67.17 sq mi (173.98 km2)
• Water	0.28 sq mi (0.72 km2)
Elevation [4]	761 ft (232 m)
Population  (2020)[5]
• Total	126,254
• Rank	4th in Missouri
• Density	1,879.48/sq mi (725.67/km2)
• Metro	210,864 (217th)
• CSA	410,851 (102nd)
Demonym	Columbian
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	65201, 65202, 65203, 65211
Area code	573
FIPS code	29-15670
GNIS feature ID	2393605[4]
Website	www.como.gov
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Columbia is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. The University of Missouri is located there.

1. ↑ Switzler, William (1882). History of Boone County, Missouri. St. Louis Western Historical Company. pp. 220–221.
2. ↑ Alban, Sarah (30 October 2007). "How CoMO does Halloween". The Maneater. Archived from the original on October 16, 2008. Retrieved July 18, 2008.
3. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Columbia, Missouri
5. ↑ "QuickFacts: Columbia city, Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
6. ↑ "About Columbia". City of Columbia, Missouri. Archived from the original on December 25, 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2008.
7. ↑ "City of Columbia, Missouri Demographic Statistics" (PDF). City of Columbia, Missouri. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2008.