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Columbia is a city in the State of Missouri in the United States.It was founded in 1821 as the county seat of Boone County and had a population of 126,254 as of the 2020 census, making it the fourth-most populous city in Missouri.
The Columbia metropolitan area is the region centered around the City of Columbia in the U.S. state of Missouri. Located in Mid-Missouri, it consists of five counties: Boone, Audrain, Randolph, Cooper, and Howard. [2] The population was estimated at 256,640 in 2017, making it the 4th largest metropolitan area in Missouri.
A municipality incorporates as a 4th Class city if the population is between 500 and 2,999 (under 500, it may incorporate as a village [1] – see list of villages in Missouri). It may incorporate as a 3rd Class city if the population is between 3,000 and 29,999. [2] There is more flexibility in government for 3rd Class cities than 4th Class.
Downtown Columbia is an area of approximately one square mile surrounded by the University of Missouri on the south, Stephens College to the east, and Columbia College on the north. The area serves as Columbia's financial and business district and is the topic of a large initiative to draw tourism, which includes plans to capitalize on the area ...
Columbia College (distinct from today's), later to become the University of Missouri, was founded in 1839. When the state legislature decided to establish a state university, Columbia raised three times as much money as any other competing city and donated the land that is today the Francis Quadrangle.
The city of St. Louis is an independent city, and is not within the limits of a county. Its residents voted to secede from St. Louis County in 1876. Throughout the United States, St. Louis is one of three independent cities outside the state of Virginia (the other two are Baltimore, Maryland, and Carson City, Nevada). [4]
Columbia Regional Airport (IATA: COU, ICAO: KCOU) [2] is a commercial passenger airport serving Columbia, Missouri.Located about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Columbia in Boone County, Missouri, it is the only commercial airport in Mid-Missouri and also serves the state capital of Jefferson City. [1]
The U.S. State of Missouri currently has 31 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On March 6, 2020, the OMB delineated six combined statistical areas, seven metropolitan statistical areas, and 18 micropolitan statistical areas in Missouri. [1]