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  2. Columbia, South Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Columbia is the capital city of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-most populous city in South Carolina. [7] . The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County.

  3. Columbia, South Carolina - Simple English Wikipedia, the free...

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    Columbia is the state capital and the second most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 Census , it has a population of 136,632 as compared to Charleston, South Carolina, with 150,227.

  4. Columbia metropolitan area, South Carolina - Wikipedia

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    It is the second-largest metropolitan statistical area in the state of South Carolina, since the Anderson metropolitan statistical area was combined with Greenville's following the 2010 census.

  5. Columbia | Capital City & Home of the University of South ...

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    ...(Show more) Columbia, city, capital of South Carolina, U.S., and seat (1799) of Richland county. It lies in the centre of the state on the east bank of the Congaree River at the confluence of the Broad and Saluda rivers.

  6. Downtown Columbia, South Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Downtown Columbia is the downtown area of Columbia, South Carolina, United States. It contains the city's central business district and the State House. It also encompasses the University of South Carolina. Columbia is the capital of South Carolina.

  7. Columbia, South Carolina - Wikiwand

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    Columbia is the capital city of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-most populous city in South Carolina. [7] . The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County.

  8. THE 1700s. For nearly a century before the creation of Columbia by the General Assembly in 1786, the site of Columbia was important to the overall development of the state. The Congarees, a frontier fort on the west bank of the Congaree River, was the head of navigation in the Santee River system.

  9. Columbia - South Carolina Encyclopedia

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    Named for Christopher Columbus and created in 1786 as the nation’s first truly planned capital city, Columbia has a unique history indeed. While now the setting for state, county, and municipal governments, it took shape in the wilderness near the geographic center of South Carolina, thus answering the demands of the populous upcountry for an ...

  10. Columbia (South Carolina) – Travel guide at Wikivoyage

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    Columbia is the capital city and second largest city in South Carolina. It is home to the main campus of the University of South Carolina, and to the Army's Fort Jackson. It is in the approximate geographic center of the state, and was one of the first planned cities in the United States.

  11. Columbia, South Carolina - WorldAtlas

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    Columbia is a large city situated in the Richland and Lexington Counties of the US State of South Carolina. Columbia serves as the state's capital city and is located approximately 21km northwest of the state's geographic center. It is also South Carolina's second-largest city and the first US City to bear Christopher Columbus' name.