Profile for Columbia, Kentucky, KY

Columbia is on Russell Creek.

Well-known residents have included:
· Steve Absher Hamilton, athlete who played professional basketball and baseball

Local festivals include:

• Adair County Fair - July 7-14, 2007
• Downtown Days Folklore of the Ol' West Festival - Oct. 12-13, 2007

Colleges and universities: Lindsey Wilson College

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 (21)

Colleges (1)

Hotels (1)

Libraries (1)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Columbia
• School enrollment & education levels in Columbia
• Transportation & commute times in Columbia
• Adair County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Kentucky
• State data - Kentucky
• 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 Adair County 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 42728 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

11% of Columbia residents report German ancestry, and 10% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Columbia ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Columbia
• Cemeteries in Adair County
• Libraries in or near Columbia

Post a query on a message board:

• Adair County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - KY 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
• Wineries near Columbia

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Columbia area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Adair County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Kentucky 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 Adair County

• Columbia business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

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

• Crime in Adair County
• Arrests in Adair County

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

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

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Columbia was $17,836, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Adair County economic census
• Adair County economic summary
• Adair County employment growth
• Adair County unemployment rate
• Kentucky economic data

16% of Columbia residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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

• Movies playing in or near Columbia

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

Columbia festival dates:

• Adair County Fair - July 7-14, 2007
• Downtown Days Folklore of the Ol' West Festival - Oct. 12-13, 2007

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

• ePodunk festival listings
• Kentucky county fairs
• Kentucky festivals (Kentucky tourism department)
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• Geocaches in Kentucky

• Columbia items now on sale

• Adair County government
• Kentucky state government
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• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

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• Sports & rec
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• Columbia medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

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

Median rent in Columbia, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $229.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $664.

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Libraries in Columbia include Adair County Public Library District ... View libraries

• Libraries near Columbia

• Kentucky library

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• Census map of Columbia area
• Historic maps of KY cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Kentucky
• Topographic map of Columbia

Newspapers in Columbia include Adair Progress

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• Military bases in Kentucky
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• Search obituaries in Kentucky
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• Chambers of commerce in Kentucky
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Kentucky
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Columbia
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Columbia

• Parks near Columbia
• National forests in Kentucky
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Adair County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Columbia political report.

• Kentucky Democratic party
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• Kentucky elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Columbia
• Total membership by faith, in Adair County

• Chowhound message boards for KY

The average commute time for Columbia workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Columbia include Best Western Columbia.

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

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

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

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