Columbia, Louisiana

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Columbia, Louisiana
Town
Town of Columbia
Columbia on the Ouachita, LA, IMG 2705.JPG
Gateway to Ouachita River at Columbia
Nickname: 
Columbia on the Ouachita
Caldwell Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Columbia Highlighted.svg
Location of Columbia in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana.
Louisiana in United States (US48).svg
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 32°06′15″N92°04′37″W / 32.10417°N 92.07694°W / 32.10417; -92.07694
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
Parish Caldwell
Founded1827
Area
[1]
 • Total0.77 sq mi (2.00 km2)
 • Land0.76 sq mi (1.98 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
75 ft (23 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total277
 • Rank CW: 3rd
 • Density362.57/sq mi (139.94/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
71418
Area code 318
FIPS code 22-16830

Columbia is a town in, and the parish seat of, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, United States. [2] The population was 277 in 2020. [3]

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History

The land that became Columbia was first cleared by Daniel Humphries in 1827. A store was built a few years later the only settlement between Monroe, Louisiana, and the settlements of the Black River was formed. The harbor became a busy port for shipping cotton by steamboats and Packet boats until the arrival of the railroad. In February 1864 Columbia was the location of a skirmish between Federal and Confederate troops during the Civil War and there are several plantations in the area. [4]

Geography

Columbia is located just east of the center of Caldwell Parish at 32°6′15″N92°4′37″W / 32.10417°N 92.07694°W / 32.10417; -92.07694 (32.104042, -92.076921), [5] on the southwest bank of the Ouachita River. U.S. Route 165 passes through the center of town and bridges the river, leading north 32 miles (51 km) to Monroe and south 64 miles (103 km) to Alexandria.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.77 square miles (2.00 km2), of which 0.76 square miles (1.96 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 1.75%, is water. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1870 235—
1880 210−10.6%
1890 35267.6%
1900 3828.5%
1910 50030.9%
1920 434−13.2%
1930 76075.1%
1940 84010.5%
1950 9209.5%
1960 1,02111.0%
1970 1,000−2.1%
1980 687−31.3%
1990 386−43.8%
2000 47723.6%
2010 390−18.2%
2020 277−29.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]
Columbia racial composition as of 2020 [3]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (non-Hispanic)20272.92%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)4817.33%
Asian 20.72%
Other/Mixed 103.61%
Hispanic or Latino 155.42%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 277 people, 152 households, and 107 families residing in the town.

Government and infrastructure

Law enforcement services are provided by the Columbia Police Department [8] and the Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office. [9] Fire protection services are provided by the Columbia Volunteer Fire Department, and by other Volunteer Fire Departments across the parish when needed. [10] [11]

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  4. ↑ Google books: The WPA Guide to Louisiana: The Pelican State; "Columbia"- Retrieved 2017-03-11
  5. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Columbia town, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Town of Columbia". caldwellparishla. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office". caldwellparishla. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Fire Departments - Caldwell Parish, LA (Fire Stations & Marshals)". www.countyoffice.org. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Fire Services | Caldwell Parish, Louisiana". June 21, 2019. Archived from the original on June 21, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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