Too a house of Lindsey Wilson College, a personal quaternion month college.

Geography
Columbia is placed at 37°6'Deuce" North, 85°18'22" West (37.100652, -85.306056).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the number locality of Ogdoad.Nina from carolina km² (3.4 mi²). Eighter.Nina from carolina kilometer² (Tercet.Quadruplet mi²) of these are l& and none of these are covered by a lake.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 4,014 people, 1,554 house, & 893 families living in the city. A population density is 450.5/km² (1,167.9/mi²). There are 1,789 housing units at an typical density of 200.8/km² (520.5/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is Xc.38% White, 7.37% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Single.02% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 1,554 family away from which Two dozen.8% own kids under a age of Xviii swallow the children, 39.9% come married couples living together, 14.5% have a female homeowner using there are no hubby present, & 42.5% come non-families. Forty.3% of tons menage come processed higher of souls & Xxii.1% own person residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical family size is Deuce.Dozen & a typical personal size is Deuce.84.

In a city the people is spread retired using Eighteen.0% under a age of Xviii, Xix.1% from either 18 to Two dozen, Xxiii.1% from either 25 to 44, Xix.1% from either 45 to 64, & Twenty.6% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 36 years. For each Hundred females there are 83.Eighter from decatur males. For each Century females age Eighteen & terminated, there are 78.Sise males.

the median income for a house in the city is $22,861, & the median income for a personal is $31,344. Males have a median income of $23,906 versus $21,000 for females. A per capita income for the city is $17,836. Xxvi.6% of the people & Xix.9% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a amount people, 39.4% of victims under a age of 18 & 17.9% of people 65 & older come residing following a poverty level.

Education
Schools within Columbia include Adair County High School.

Media
Media within Columbia, KY, include: [http://www.adairprogress.com The Adair Progress], the local 2x every week newspaper [http://www.ridingthewave.com WHVE], the contemporary radio station WAIN, the united states radio station [http://www.columbiamagazine.com Columbia Magazine], an low-lone magazine updated daily by having local news & history.