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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.
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 ...
Official Manual State of Missouri 2005-2006. Issued by the Secretary of State. Jefferson City, Missouri. "Missouri Revised Statutes — Chapter 72: Classification and Consolidation of Cities, Towns and Villages". Missouri General Assembly. August 28, 2011. "Missouri Revised Statutes — Chapter 77: Third Class Cities". Missouri General Assembly ...
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.
Rocheport is a city in Boone County, Missouri, United States. It is part of the Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 201 at the 2020 census. Rocheport includes the Rocheport Historic District, an area with buildings dating from 1830 and which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Muriel Williams Battle High School (commonly known as Battle) is a public high school in Columbia, Missouri, United States. It opened for summer school on June 3, 2013, and began its first school year in August 2013. [3] The school serves students in grades 9–12, although seniors did not attend the first year of operation.
KMIZ (channel 17) is a television station licensed to Columbia, Missouri, United States, serving the Columbia–Jefferson City market as an affiliate of ABC and MyNetworkTV.It is owned by the News-Press & Gazette Company alongside Fox affiliate KQFX-LD (channel 22, also licensed to Columbia); the stations together are branded as the "Networks of Mid-Missouri".
Columbia College, also known as Columbia College of Missouri, is a private college based in Columbia, Missouri, United States.Founded in 1851 as a nonsectarian college, it has retained a covenant with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) since its inception.