Columbus
city in Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States
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Summary
Columbus is a city in the United States[1]. Columbus ranks in the top 4% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,812 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bartholomew County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: East Fork White River[5], Driftwood River[6], Flatrock River[7]
- Instance of: county seat[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Löhne[9], Xiangyang[10]
- Postal code: 47201[11], 47202[12], 47203[13]
- Commons category: Columbus, Indiana[14]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[15]
- Local dialing code: 812[16], 930[17]
- Inception: January 1, 1820[18]
- Official website: http://www.columbus.in.gov[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Columbus, Indiana[20]
- Population: 44,061[21], 50,474[22]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Columbus, Indiana[23]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[25], New International Encyclopedia[26], The New Student's Reference Work[27]
- Capital of: Bartholomew County[28]
- Official name: Columbus[29]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Columbus, Indiana[30]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Columbus, Indiana[31]
- Number of households: 19,466[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Columbus, Indiana[33]
- Different from: Columbus[34]
- Elevation above sea level: 192 m[35]
- Area: 72.540267 km²[36], 72.217214 km²[37]
- Water as percent of area: 1.3844 percent[38]
Why It Matters
Columbus has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Columbus is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]