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Columbia County

county in Pennsylvania, United States
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Columbia County

Summary

Columbia County is a county of Pennsylvania[1]. It draws 163 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #33 of 67).[2]

Key Facts

  • Columbia County is located in Pennsylvania[3].
  • Columbia County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Columbia County's instance of is recorded as county of Pennsylvania[5].
  • Columbia County's capital is recorded as Bloomsburg[6].
  • Columbia County's shares border with is recorded as Montour County[7].
  • Columbia County's shares border with is recorded as Northumberland County[8].
  • Columbia County's shares border with is recorded as Sullivan County[9].
  • Columbia County's shares border with is recorded as Luzerne County[10].
  • Columbia County's shares border with is recorded as Lycoming County[11].
  • Columbia County's shares border with is recorded as Schuylkill County[12].
  • Christopher Columbus is named after Columbia County[13].
  • Columbia County's Commons category is recorded as Columbia County, Pennsylvania[14].
  • March 22, 1813 marks the founding of Columbia County[15].
  • Columbia County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.05, 'lon': -76.4}[16].
  • Columbia County's official website is recorded as http://www.columbiapa.org[17].
  • Columbia County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Columbia County, Pennsylvania[18].
  • Columbia County has a population of {'amount': '+67295'}[19].
  • Columbia County has a population of {'amount': '+67321'}[20].
  • Columbia County has a population of {'amount': '+66917'}[21].
  • Columbia County has a population of {'amount': '+66852'}[22].
  • Columbia County has a population of {'amount': '+66797'}[23].
  • Columbia County has a population of {'amount': '+66672'}[24].
  • Columbia County has a population of {'amount': '+64727'}[25].
  • Columbia County's coordinates of northernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 41.308245, 'lon': -76.311092}[26].
  • Columbia County's coordinates of southernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 40.774822, 'lon': -76.379757}[27].

Body

Geography

Columbia County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Pennsylvania[3].

Physical Characteristics

Columbia County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1269'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+67295'}[19], {'amount': '+67321'}[20], {'amount': '+66917'}[21], {'amount': '+66852'}[22], {'amount': '+66797'}[23], and {'amount': '+66672'}[24].

Designation and Status

Columbia County's instance of is recorded as county of Pennsylvania[5].

History and Context

March 22, 1813 marks the founding of Columbia County[15]. Christopher Columbus is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Columbia County draws 163 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #33 of 67).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Bloomsburg University Christopher Columbus Pennsylvania United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . State/County Subdivision Outline Maps. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . State/County Subdivision Outline Maps. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . State/County Subdivision Outline Maps. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . State/County Subdivision Outline Maps. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . State/County Subdivision Outline Maps. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . State/County Subdivision Outline Maps. wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Q12013. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Q12013. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+67295'}, {'amount': '+67321'}, {'amount': '+66917'} +4
    Inception → —
    Water as percent of area → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+1.4'}
    Country → United States
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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