Columbus, Wisconsin

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Columbus is a city in south-central Wisconsin. The population was 4,479 at the 2000 census. Columbus is located about 28 miles northeast of Madison on the Crawfish River. Nearly all of the city is located within the Town of Columbus in Columbia County, though a small portion lies the Town of Elba in Dodge County.

Columbus is noted for having the closest Amtrak train stop to the city of Madison, and one of the highest number of antique shops per capita in southern Wisconsin. The city is served by the Columbus School District.

[edit] Geography

Columbus is located at 43°20′14″N, 89°1′21″W (43.337366, -89.022753)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.4 km² (4.0 mi²). 10.3 km² (4.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.25% is water.

[edit] Demographics

In 1900, 2,349 people lived in Columbus, Wisconsin; in 1910, 2,523 residents existed.

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,479 people, 1,843 households, and 1,194 families residing in the city. The population density was 433.4/km² (1,122.7/mi²). There were 1,927 housing units at an average density of 186.5/km² (483.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.28% White, 0.36% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.98% of the population.

There were 1,843 households out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,667, and the median income for a family was $52,604. Males had a median income of $36,518 versus $22,891 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,435. About 3.7% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.