Back مقاطعة كولومبيا (ويسكونسن) Arabic Columbia County, Wisconsin BAR Колумбия (окръг, Уисконсин) Bulgarian কলম্বিয়া কাউন্টি, উইসকনসিন BPY Columbia Gông (Wisconsin) CDO Колумбия (гуо, Висконсин) CE Columbia County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Wisconsin) CEB Columbia County, Wisconsin Welsh Columbia County (Wisconsin) German Κομητεία Κολούμπια (Ουισκόνσιν) Greek
Columbia County | |
|---|---|
 Columbia County courthouse in December 2014 | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin | |
 Wisconsin's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 43°28′N 89°20′W / 43.47°N 89.33°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| Founded | 1846 |
| Named for | Christopher Columbus |
| Seat | Portage |
| Largest city | Portage |
| Area | |
| • Total | 796 sq mi (2,060 km2) |
| • Land | 766 sq mi (1,980 km2) |
| • Water | 30 sq mi (80 km2) 3.8% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 58,490 |
| • Density | 76.4/sq mi (29.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 6th |
| Website | www |
Columbia County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2020, 58,490 people lived in Columbia county.[1] Portage is the county seat and largest city in the county.[2]
Columbia County is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1850 | 9,565 | — | |
| 1860 | 24,441 | 155.5% | |
| 1870 | 28,802 | 17.8% | |
| 1880 | 28,065 | −2.6% | |
| 1890 | 28,350 | 1.0% | |
| 1900 | 31,121 | 9.8% | |
| 1910 | 31,129 | 0.0% | |
| 1920 | 30,468 | −2.1% | |
| 1930 | 30,503 | 0.1% | |
| 1940 | 32,517 | 6.6% | |
| 1950 | 34,023 | 4.6% | |
| 1960 | 36,708 | 7.9% | |
| 1970 | 40,150 | 9.4% | |
| 1980 | 43,222 | 7.7% | |
| 1990 | 45,088 | 4.3% | |
| 2000 | 52,468 | 16.4% | |
| 2010 | 56,833 | 8.3% | |
| 2020 | 58,490 | 2.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] 1790–1960[4] 1900–1990[5] 1990–2000[6] 2010–2020[1] | |||
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "QuickFacts: Columbia County, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ↑ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-09. Retrieved August 2, 2015.