Profile for Columbia, Louisiana, LA

Columbia is on the Ouachita River.

Steamboat town

Local festivals include:

• Louisiana Art and Folk Festival - Oct. 13, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Boeuf Wildlife Management Area

Historic sites and museums: Martin Homeplace, Schepis Museum

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.)

Listed places near Columbia

Cemeteries (17)

Communities (2)

Libraries (1)

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• Columbia population
• Ancestry of people in Columbia
• Housing in Columbia
• Income in Columbia
• Marital status of adults in Columbia
• Place of birth of people in Columbia
• Residence in 1995, of people in Columbia
• School enrollment & education levels in Columbia
• Transportation & commute times in Columbia
• Caldwell Parish data
• Fastest-growing counties in Louisiana
• State data - Louisiana
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Columbia demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Caldwell Parish economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 71418 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

3% of Columbia residents report German ancestry, and 3% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Columbia ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Columbia
• Libraries in or near Columbia

Post a query on a message board:

• Caldwell Parish Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - LA 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 museums
• Columbia historic sites
• Columbia area parks

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Columbia area cemeteries
• Cemetery record compendium
• Louisiana 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

• Columbia business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses

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

• Crime in Caldwell Parish
• Arrests in Caldwell Parish

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

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

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Columbia was $13,999, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Caldwell Parish economic census
• Caldwell Parish economic summary
• Caldwell Parish employment growth
• Caldwell Parish unemployment rate
• Louisiana economic data

11% of Columbia residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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

• Movies playing in or near Columbia

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

Columbia festival dates:

• Louisiana Art and Folk Festival - Oct. 13, 2007

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

• ePodunk festival listings
• Louisiana county fairs
• Louisiana festivals (Louisiana tourism department)
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• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Columbia
• Geocaches in Louisiana

• Louisiana state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Columbia medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

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

Median rent in Columbia, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $358.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $560.

• Find Foreclosure in Columbia
• Homes for sale in the Columbia area
• Find a Columbia Realtor
• Get free moving quotes
• Free home valuation
• Check Louisiana mortgage rates
• Property and neighborhood reports
• Mortgage calculator

• Help wanted ads - newspapers
• Job services in Louisiana
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Columbia include Caldwell Parish Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Columbia

• Louisiana library

• Census map of Columbia area
• Historic maps of LA cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Louisiana
• Topographic map of Columbia

• Daily newspapers in or near Columbia
• AM radio stations in or near Columbia
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• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in Louisiana

• Military bases in Louisiana
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Columbia
• Search obituaries in Louisiana
• Recent death notices - selected LA newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in Louisiana
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Louisiana
• Lions clubs in Louisiana
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Columbia
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Columbia

• Parks near Columbia
• National forests in Louisiana
• State parks in Louisiana

• Find friends & family

• Find a local animal shelter
• Report animal cruelty

• Aerial photo of Columbia
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• Photo collection - Louisiana communities
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• Post cards of Louisiana communities

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

• Louisiana Democratic party
• Louisiana Republican party
• Louisiana elections board

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• ZIP code reverse lookup (find cities in a ZIP code)

• Churches, other places of worship in or near Columbia
• Total membership by faith, in Caldwell Parish

• Chowhound message boards for LA

The average commute time for Columbia workers is 29 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• Louisiana coastal water temperatures
• National weather map

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

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