Columbus
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Summary
Columbus is a city in the United States[1]. Columbus ranks in the top 7% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,318 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Lowndes County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Keith Gaskin[5]
- Instance of: county seat[6]
- Postal code: 39701[7], 39702[8], 39703[9], 39704[10], 39705[11], 39710[12]
- Commons category: Columbus, Mississippi[13]
- Local dialing code: 662[14]
- Inception: 1821[15]
- Official website: https://www.thecityofcolumbusms.org/[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Columbus, Mississippi[17]
- Population: 23,798[18], 23,640[19], 24,084[20]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[22], New International Encyclopedia[23]
- Capital of: Lowndes County[24]
- Official name: Columbus[25]
- Category for people born here: Q31816794[26]
- Category for people who died here: Q32103298[27]
- Number of households: 9736[28]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Columbus, Mississippi[29]
- Different from: Columbia[30], Columbus[31]
- Elevation above sea level: 66 m[32]
- Area: 66.955376 km²[33], 59.180125 km²[34]
- Water as percent of area: 3.4522 percent[35]
- Territory overlaps: Columbus urban area[36]
- Per capita income: 23,784 US dollars[37]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Columbus include Columbus Air Force Base[38], an air base[39], in United States[40], founded in 1941[41] and Columbus-Lowndes County Airport[42], an airport[43], in United States[44].
Why It Matters
Columbus has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Columbus is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for Columbus include Columbus Air Force Base[38], an air base[39], in United States[40], founded in 1941[41] and Columbus-Lowndes County Airport[42], an airport[43], in United States[44].