Profile for Columbia, Missouri, MO

Public transportation: Columbia Transit (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 422. The number of murders and homicides was 2. The violent crime rate was 4.8 per 1,000 people.

Rated No. 9 on Healthy Cities list, by Organic Style magazine, September/October 2003

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Panera Bread, Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Boone County Fair - July 23-29, 2007
• Festival of the Arts - Sept. 29-30, 2007
• Twilight Festival - June 1-29, 2007
• Art in the Park - June 2-3, 2007
• Boone County Art Show - Sept. 29-30, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Finger Lakes State Park, Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, Nifong Park, Katy Trail

Historic sites and museums: Jewell Cemetery State Historic Site, Museum of Art and Archaeology, Walters-Boone County Historical Museum

Colleges and universities: Columbia College, Stephens College, University of Missouri-Columbia

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 98

Listed places near Columbia

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (16)

Colleges (3)

Communities (1)

Hotels (24)

Libraries (1)

Parks (1)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Columbia
• School enrollment & education levels in Columbia
• Transportation & commute times in Columbia
• Boone County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Missouri
• State data - Missouri
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Columbia demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Boone County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Columbia area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 65203 ZIP code.

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• Columbia city government
• Boone County government
• Columbia business alliance
• Columbia Chamber of Commerce

24% of Columbia residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Columbia ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Columbia
• Cemeteries in Boone County
• Genealogy page (MO GenWeb) for Boone County
• Libraries in or near Columbia

Post a query on a message board:

• Boone County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - MO data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Columbia area attractions
• Columbia museums
• Columbia historic sites
• Columbia area parks
• Wineries near Columbia

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• Columbia area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Boone County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Missouri cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Columbia
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Boone County

• Columbia business guide
• Columbia Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Missouri
• Local ordinances in Missouri (Partial selection)

• Crime in Boone County
• Arrests in Boone County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Missouri
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Columbia was $19,507, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Boone County economic census
• Boone County economic summary
• Boone County employment growth
• Boone County unemployment rate
• Missouri economic data

50% of Columbia residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Columbia
• Colleges in Missouri
• Learning Disabilities Association in Missouri
• Schools in or near Columbia
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• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Missouri high schools

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• Air pollution in Boone County
• Diesel soot in Boone County
• Land contamination in Boone County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Missouri
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Boone County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Missouri

Columbia festival dates:

• Boone County Fair - July 23-29, 2007
• Festival of the Arts - Sept. 29-30, 2007
• Twilight Festival - June 1-29, 2007
• Art in the Park - June 2-3, 2007
• Boone County Art Show - Sept. 29-30, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Columbia festival web sites:

• Festival of the Arts

• ePodunk festival listings
• Missouri county fairs
• Missouri festivals (Missouri tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Columbia

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Columbia
• Geocaches in Missouri

• Columbia items now on sale

• Columbia local government Web site
• Boone County government
• Missouri state government
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• Local historical societies in Missouri
• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Columbia
• Historic sites in Missouri
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• Museums in Missouri
• Missouri state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Boone County genealogy forum

Median rent in Columbia, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $427.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $998.

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Libraries in Columbia include Daniel Boone Regional Library ... View libraries

• Missouri library

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• Census map of Columbia area
• Historic maps of MO cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Missouri
• Topographic map of Columbia

Newspapers in Columbia include Columbia Daily Tribune, Columbia Missourian

TV stations in Columbia include KMIZ, KOMU.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by KBIA., KOPN.

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Boone County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Columbia political report.

• Missouri Democratic party
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• Missouri elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Columbia
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The average commute time for Columbia workers is 15 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 33 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Columbia between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 3.9 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was slightly lower than the national norm.

• Columbia travel guide
• Airports near Columbia
• Hotels near Columbia
• Missouri tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Missouri
• Wildlife refuges in Missouri

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