Columbia, Connecticut
Columbia, Connecticut Location within the state of Connecticut
Coordinates: 41°41′28″N 72°18′26″W / 41.69111, -72.30722
NECTA	Hartford
Region	Windham Region
Incorporated	1804
Government
- Type	Selectman-town meeting
- First selectman	Donald P. Cianci
Area
- Total	57.0 km² (22.0 sq mi)
- Land	55.3 km² (21.4 sq mi)
- Water	1.6 km² (0.6 sq mi)
Elevation	168 m (551 ft)
Population (2005)
- Total	5,336
- Density	96/km² (249/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	06237
Area code(s)	860
FIPS code	09-16400
GNIS feature ID	0213411
Website: http://www.columbiact.org/

Columbia is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 4,971 at the 2000 census.

Columbia was incorporated in May, 1804, from Lebanon.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 22.0 square miles (56.9 km²), of which, 21.4 square miles (55.3 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (2.78%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2004, there were 5,229 people, 1,994 households, and 1,783 families residing in the town. The population density was 232.8 people per square mile (89.9/km²). There were 1,988 housing units at an average density of 93.1/sq mi (35.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.43% White, 0.38% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.56% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.69% of the population.

There were 1,864 households out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.1% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $70,208, and the median income for a family was $77,665. Males had a median income of $51,250 versus $37,685 for females. The per capita income for the town was $29,446. About 1.8% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 25, 2005 (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of State. Retrieved on 2006-10-02.

External links

• Town Web site
• Windham Technical High School
• Windham High School
• Lyman Memorial High School
• Saxton B. Little Free Library, Columbia's public library
• Mystic Country: The Eastern Regional Tourism District

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