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Columbus, Georgia Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 185,781
Males: 90,375 (48.6%), Females: 95,406 (51.4%)

Zip codes: 31901, 31903, 31904, 31906, 31907, 31909.

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.6 years
Median household income: $34,853
Median house value: $84,100

Population by Race

Races in Columbus:

  • White Non-Hispanic (48.6%)
  • Black (43.9%)
  • Hispanic (4.5%)
  • Other race (1.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Korean (0.5%)

Ancestries: United States (9.8%), German (6.7%), Irish (6.6%), English (6.2%), Italian (1.6%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%).

Elevation: 300 feet

Land area: 216.1 square miles

Map of Columbus, GA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Columbus

  • High school or higher: 79.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.0%
  • Unemployed: 7.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Columbus city (balance)

  • Never married: 29.0%
  • Now married: 47.6%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 11.9%

4.6% Foreign born (1.8% Latin America, 1.4% Europe, 1.2% Asia).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Columbus:

  • BRADLEY CENTER OF ST FRANCIS,THE (2000 16TH AVE PO BOX 7000)
  • COLUMBUS DOCTORS HOSPITAL, INC (616 W 19 ST)
  • HUGHSTON SPORTS MEDICINE HOSPITAL (100 FIRST COURT PO BOX 7188)
  • MEDICAL CENTER,THE (710 CENTER ST BOX 951)
  • ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (2122 MANCHESTER EXPRESSWAY BOX 7000)
  • WEST CENTRAL GA REG HOSP (3000 SCHATULGA RD BOX 12435)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Columbus:

  • COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN (about 1 miles; COLUMBUS, GA; Abbreviation: CSG)
  • LAWSON AAF (FORT BENNING) (about 12 miles; FORT BENNING(COLUMBUS), GA; Abbreviation: LSF)
  • SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 85 miles; ALBANY, GA; Abbreviation: ABY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Columbus:

  • CALLAWAY GARDENS-HARRIS COUNTY (about 25 miles; PINE MOUNTAIN, GA; Abbreviation: PIM)
  • LANNET MUNI (about 29 miles; LANETT, AL; Abbreviation: 7A3)
  • MARION COUNTY (about 35 miles; BUENA VISTA, GA; Abbreviation: 82A)

Amtrak station:
COLUMBUS (818 VETERANS PKY.) – Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Columbus:

  • COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 3,886; Location: 4225 UNIVERSITY AVE; Public; Website: www.colstate.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • COLUMBUS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,110; Location: 928 MANCHESTER EXPY; Public; Website: www.columbustech.org)
  • RIVERTOWN SCHOOL OF BEAUTY (Full-time enrollment: 82; Location: 3750 WOODRUFF RD; Private, for-profit; Website: [email protected])
  • SOUTHEASTERN BEAUTY SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment: 54; Location: 3448 N LUMPKIN RD; Private, for-profit)
  • SOUTHEASTERN BEAUTY SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment: 29; Location: 1826 MIDTOWN DR; Private, for-profit)
  • BEACON COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 13; Location: 6003 Veterans Parkway; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.beacon.edu)
  • CALVARY CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRIES INC (Location: 1638 13TH AVE; Private, not-for-profit)
  • MEDICAL CENTER INC-SCHOOL OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY (Location: 710 CENTER ST HOSPITAL DRAWER 85; Private, not-for-profit)
  • MEADOWS JUNIOR COLLEGE (Location: 1170 BROWN AVE; Private, for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Columbus:

  • AUBURN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 39 miles; AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 19,703)
  • TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; WADLEY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,925)
  • GORDON COLLEGE (about 68 miles; BARNESVILLE, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,263)
  • FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; FT VALLEY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,233)
  • STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA (about 76 miles; CARROLLTON, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,241)
  • TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 85 miles; TROY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,143)

Schools

Public high schools in Columbus:

  • CARVER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,515; Location: 3100 EIGHTH STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • HARDAWAY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,357; Location: 2901 COLLEGE DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,264; Location: 1700 CHEROKEE AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • SHAW HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,173; Location: 7601 SCHOMBURG ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • SPENCER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,076; Location: 4340 VICTORY DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,049; Location: 2002 AMERICAN WAY; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • KENDRICK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,022; Location: 6015 GEORGETOWN DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • JORDAN VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 936; Location: 3200 HOWARD AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Columbus:

  • BROOKSTONE SCHOOL (Students: 888; Location: 440 BRADLEY PARK DRIVE; Grades: PK – 12)
  • CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 666; Location: 7556 OLD MOON RD; Grades: PK – 12)
  • PACELLI HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 236; Location: 3556 TRINITY DRIVE; Grades: 9 – 12)
  • HALLIE TURNER PRIVATE SCH (Students: 114; Location: PO BOX 12008; Grades: 9 – 12)
  • EDGEWOOD CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (Students: 114; Location: 1909 MORRIS RD; Grades: PK – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Columbus:

  • BLACKMON ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 873; Location: 7251 BLACKMON ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • DOUBLE CHURCHES MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 854; Location: 7611 WHITESVILLE ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • DOUBLE CHURCHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 825; Location: 1213 DOUBLE CHURCHES ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • EAST COLUMBUS MAGNET ACADEMY (Students: 768; Location: 6100 GEORGETOWN DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • EDDY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 733; Location: 2100 SOUTH LUMPKIN ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • RICHARDS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 721; Location: 2892 EDGEWOOD ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • ARNOLD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 706; Location: 2011 51ST STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • BLANCHARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 679; Location: 3512 WEEMS ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • ROTHSCHILD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 656; Location: 1136 HUNT AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • WADDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 646; Location: 6101 MILLER ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Columbus:

  • ST ANNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 384; Location: 3550 TRINITY DRIVE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 311; Location: 2303 DOUBLE CHURCHES RD; Grades: PK – 6)
  • SAINT LUKE CHILD DEVELOPMENT C (Students: 242; Location: PO BOX 867; Grades: PK – 2)
  • PINEHURST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 220; Location: 4217 SAINT MARY’S ROAD; Grades: PK – 2)
  • OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC S (Students: 180; Location: 1973 TORCH HILL ROAD; Grades: KG – 8)
  • BRIARCREST (Students: 151; Location: 7300 LIVINGSTON DR; Grades: PK – KG)
  • REDEEMER LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 52; Location: 4700 ARMOUR ROAD; Grades: PK – 7)
  • THE ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY INC (Students: 46; Location: 5700 RIVER ROAD; Grades: UG – UG)
  • COLUMBUS SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST (Students: 20; Location: 3700 MACON RD; Grades: 1 – 8)
  • LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 18; Location: 3641 NORRIS ROAD; Grades: KG – 11)

Libraries

Library in Columbus:

  • CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $4,937,083; Location: 1120 BRADLEY DRIVE; 264,476 books; 6,127 audio materials; 11,516 video materials; 1,355 serial subscriptions)

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