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Columbus, Georgia 

A consolidated city-county named Columbus can be found in Georgia, in the west-central part of the country. On the Chattahoochee River, Columbus is situated across from Phenix City, Alabama. It serves as the administrative center for Muscogee County, which it formally merged into in 1970. Georgia's fourth-largest metropolitan area is located in Columbus, the state's second-largest city (after Atlanta). Columbus had 206,922 residents as of the 2020 Census, with 328,883 living in the Columbus metropolitan area. The Columbus-Auburn-Opelika Combined Statistical Area, which includes the metro region and the close-by Alabama communities of Auburn and Opelika, had a 2019 population estimate of 486,645 people. 

100 miles (160 km) southwest of Atlanta is Columbus. South of the city, in southern Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties, is Fort Benning, the Maneuver Center of Excellence for the United States Army and a significant employer. The National Infantry Museum, which honors the Infantry Branch of the United States Army, is one of the museums and tourist attractions in Columbus. On the Chattahoochee River, it features the longest urban whitewater rafting course in the world. 

Geography 

Together with Augusta and Macon, Columbus is one of Georgia's three Fall Line Cities. The Piedmont plateau's mountainous terrain and the coastal plain's level ground converge at the Fall Line. As a result, Columbus has a diverse landscape, with flat plains on the south and rolling hills on the north. Rivers in the region swiftly descend toward sea level as a result of the fall line. To utilize the water power from the falls, textile mills were built nearby in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 

Nine exits are located in Muscogee County along Interstate 185, which runs north-south through the center of the city. From its origin, I-185 travels north for about 50 miles (80 km), intersecting with I-85 just east of LaGrange and roughly 60 miles (97 km) southwest of Atlanta. At the center of the city, U.S. Route 27, U.S. Route 280, and Georgia State Road 520 (sometimes called the South Georgia Parkway) come together. Locally known as J.R. Allen Parkway, U.S. Route 80 passes through the northern section of the city. Manchester Expressway, an alternate to U.S. Route 27 and Georgia State Road 85, travels northeast from the city. 

The location of the city is 32°29′23′′N 84°56′26′′W. 

The city has a total area of 221.0 square miles (572 km2), of which 216.3 square miles (560 km2) are land and 4.7 square miles (12 km2) (2.14%) are water. This information comes from the US Census Bureau. 

Climate 

(Köppen Cfa) Columbus has a humid subtropical climate. The average low temperature in the winter is in the upper 30s, and daytime highs in the summer can reach the mid-90s. Columbus is frequently seen as a dividing line or "natural snowline" of the southeastern United States, with locations north of the city typically receiving snowfall every year while places to the south usually do not. Zones 8a and 8b of the USDA's hardiness scale apply to Columbus' suburbs and city center, respectively. 

Cityscape 

There are five geographic divisions in Columbus: 

The city's central business district, downtown, also referred to as "Uptown" (though "Uptown" is actually the name of both a nonprofit organization that promotes neighborhood growth and development or "urban renewal" in the city and the actual physical area of that development itself, which is an expanding subsection of the downtown district located in the areas from Broadway to the Chattahoochee River), is home to numerous historic districts, homes, and buildings. 

East of MidTown lies a neighborhood that is primarily residential: East Columbus. 

Just east of Downtown lies the residential and business region known as MidTown, which has several recognized historic districts. That is where Aflac's corporate headquarters are located. 

A diversified suburban community, North Columbus, commonly known as Northside, is home to established communities and neighborhoods like Green Island Hills and Oldtown. It has numerous commercial and entertainment districts. 

South Columbus is located directly north of Fort Benning and just south of the MidTown neighborhood. The National Infantry Museum, which celebrates the history of infantry forces in the American Army, is located there. The museum was built in this area in an effort to create jobs and draw tourists to encourage a range of activities. Bars, honky tonks, and other businesses that draw young male soldiers from Fort Benning have existed there. 

Population 

Georgia's Muscogee County is home to the city of Columbus. It serves as Muscogee County's county seat as well. It is the 118th largest city in the United States and the second largest city in Georgia with a population of 212,034 in 2023. Columbus' population has grown by 2.47% from the most recent census, which showed a population of 206,922 in 2020. Currently, Columbus is expanding at a pace of 0.81% year. Columbus has a population density of 979 persons per square mile with a total length of nearly 221 miles. 

The poverty rate of Columbus is 24.44%, with an average household income of $65,942. The median monthly cost of rent in recent years has been, and the median value of a home is. In Columbus, the median age is 34.4 years, 32.5 years for men and 36.2 years for women.