Columbia

Town of Columbia
Town
Nickname: Columbia on the Ouachita
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Caldwell
Elevation	75 ft (22.9 m)
Coordinates	32°06′15″N 92°04′37″W / 32.10417°N 92.07694°W / 32.10417; -92.07694
Area	0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
- land	0.8 sq mi (2 km2)
- water	0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0%
Population	500 (2008)
Density	629.9 /sq mi (243.2 /km2)
Founded	1874
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code	318
Location of Columbia in Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States

Columbia is a town in and the parish seat of Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, United States.^[1] The population was 477 at the 2000 census. They have a volunteer fire department

Geography

Columbia is located at 32°6′15″N 92°4′37″W / 32.10417°N 92.07694°W / 32.10417; -92.07694 (32.104042, -92.076921)^[2].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²), of which, 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²) of it is land and 1.30% is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 477 people, 184 households, and 101 families residing in the town. The population density was 629.9 people per square mile (242.3/km²). There were 237 housing units at an average density of 312.9/sq mi (120.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 70.02% White, 27.25% African American, 0.63% Native American, 1.47% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 0.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.

There were 184 households out of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.8% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.6% were non-families. 41.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $33,523. Males had a median income of $33,000 versus $18,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,999. About 19.0% of families and 25.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.0% of those under age 18 and 32.0% of those age 65 or over.

Arts and culture

• Noe Corp Tower, a 604.7 metre high guyed mast.

Notable natives and residents

• Jack Keahey, was a former member and president of the Caldwell Parish School Board and member of the Tensas Basin Levee Board, having served as president from 2000 until his death in 2007.
• J.D. DeBlieux, Former State Senator, was born in Columbia and graduated in 1929 from
• John McKeithen (1918-1999), a Louisiana governor resided in Columbia.
• Neil Riser in 2007 became the first Republican since Reconstruction to have been elected to the Louisiana State Senate from the 32nd District, which includes Caldwell Parish.
• W. Fox McKeithen, was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1984-1988 and secretary of state from 1988 until his death in 2005.

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References

1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.