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Notable locations in Columbia City: CZ Tracks 1, 2, and 3 (A), Caples House Museum (B), Columbia River Fire and Rescue Columbia City (C), Columbia City Public Works (D), Columbia City City Hall (E), Columbia City Municipal Court (F), Columbia City Community Library (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Columbia City include: Jim Bundy Memorial Park (1), Datis City Park (2), Harvard City Park (3), Ruth Rose Richardson Park (4), Pixie Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attraction: Knapp Social Center (Museums; 1915 1st Street).
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Columbia County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 28.2. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.28. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.8 miles away from the city center.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2003 was 0.00814. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 20.1 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Columbia City and their reported violations in the past:
COLUMBIA CITY MUN WATERWORKS (Population served: 1665, Purch_groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- Failure to Filter (SWTR) - Between FEB-02-2004 and DEC-31-2025. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (MAR-11-2004), St Public Notif received (5 times from MAR-24-2004 to SEP-07-2005)
- OCCT Installation/Demonstration - Between JAN-2001 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JAN-1998 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (2 times from JUL-29-1998 to JUL-01-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-19-2003 and FEB-27-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-27-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and FEB-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-27-2004)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2003 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 5.7%
(5.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.5 people | | Oregon: | 2.3 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 76.4% | | Whole state: | 63.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 5.9% | | Whole state: | 6.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Columbia City, OR
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Columbia City compared to Oregon state average:
- Median household income above state average.
- Median house value significantly above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (71%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Columbia County Oregon:
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Religion statistics for Columbia City (based on Columbia County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 23.51%
| Here |  | 23.5% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Assemblies of God | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | International Church of the Foursquare Gospel |
| Adherents | 18.7% | 17.5% | 8.7% | 7.8% | 6.4% |
| Congregations | 10.0% | 8.3% | 10.0% | 5.0% | 6.7% |
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| Name | Conservative Baptist Association of America | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Other |
| Adherents | 5.9% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 24.0% |
| Congregations | 6.7% | 1.7% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 41.7% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 9 | Columbia County: | 1.84 / 10,000 pop. | | Oregon: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5 | Columbia County: | 1.02 / 10,000 pop. | | Oregon: | 2.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 15 | Columbia County: | 3.07 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.69 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 32 | Here: | 6.54 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 9.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 8.1% | | Oregon: | 7.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | Columbia County: | 30.4% | | Oregon: | 25.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 19.7% | | State: | 14.2% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $5,957 | $71,484 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,452 | $29,424 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,908 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $7,927 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,763 | $33,156 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $434 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $7,714 | $46,284 | 1 | $1,755 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $248 |
| Totals for Government |
5 | $18,886 | $45,326 | 10 | $12,272 |
Columbia City government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $177,000 ($90.96)
All Other: $2,000 ($1.03)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $58,000 ($29.80)
Regular Highways: $24,000 ($12.33)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $232,000 ($119.22)
Financial Administration: $151,000 ($77.60)
Sewerage: $141,000 ($72.46)
Police Protection: $80,000 ($41.11)
Regular Highways: $63,000 ($32.37)
General - Other: $35,000 ($17.99)
Welfare - Other: $23,000 ($11.82)
Parks & Recreation: $20,000 ($10.28)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000 ($0.51)
- General - Interest on Debt: $41,000 ($21.07)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $5,000 ($2.57)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $20,000 ($10.28)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $915,000 ($470.20)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $840,000 ($431.65)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $18,000 ($9.25)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $75,000 ($38.54)
Water Utilities: $2,000 ($1.03)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $92,000 ($47.28)
Interest Earnings: $13,000 ($6.68)
- Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $11,000 ($5.65)
Sewerage: $10,000 ($5.14)
Water Utilities: $8,000 ($4.11)
Police Protection: $4,000 ($2.06)
Regular Highways: $4,000 ($2.06)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $362,000 ($186.02)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $236,000 ($121.27)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $76,000 ($39.05)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $91,000 ($46.76)
General Support: $25,000 ($12.85)
All Other: $9,000 ($4.62)
Water Utilities: $7,000 ($3.60)
- Tax - Property: $174,000 ($89.41)
Public Utilities: $79,000 ($40.60)
NEC: $29,000 ($14.90)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $268,000 ($137.72)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000 ($0.51)
9.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,916 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.20% | | Oregon average: | 8.89% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,486 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.48% | | Oregon average: | 7.91% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Columbia City:
- KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
- KOHI (1600 AM; 1 kW; ST. HELENS, OR)
- KKAD (1550 AM; 50 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-WASHINGTON, INC)
- KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
- KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KKSN (1520 AM; 50 kW; OREGON CITY, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
- KFXX (910 AM; 10 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC (DE))
- KKGT (1150 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: WESTERN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KBAM (1270 AM; 5 kW; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
- KUPL (970 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KKSL (1290 AM; 10 kW; LAKE OSWEGO, OR; Owner: ABC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Columbia City:
- K273AI (102.5 FM; ARIEL, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KJVH (89.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KRVO (105.9 FM; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KINK (101.9 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KKCW (103.3 FM; BEAVERTON, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KOPB-FM (91.5 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
- KPDQ-FM (93.7 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OREGON, INC.)
- KKRZ (100.3 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- K216DH (91.1 FM; CATHLAMET, WA; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
- KMHD (89.1 FM; GRESHAM, OR; Owner: MT. HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
- KVMX (107.5 FM; BANKS, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KLTH (106.7 FM; LAKE OSWEGO, OR; Owner: INIFINITY RADIO OF PORTLAND INC.)
- KUPL-FM (98.7 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OF PORTLAND INC.)
- KUFO-FM (101.1 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KBVM (88.3 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING NORTHWEST, INC)
- KBPS-FM (89.9 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: SCHOOL DISTRICT #1, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OR)
- KUKN (105.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON INTERSTATE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KRQT (107.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
- KWYQ (90.3 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KNRK (94.7 FM; CAMAS, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC (DE))
TV broadcast stations around Columbia City:
- KATU (Channel 2; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND TV, L.L.C.)
- KPDX (Channel 49; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- KPTV (Channel 12; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- K57IF (Channel 57; SALEM, OR; Owner: LaGRANDE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOIN (Channel 6; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KNMT (Channel 24; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- KGW (Channel 8; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KOPB-TV (Channel 10; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
- KPXG-LP (Channel 54; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- K14HN (Channel 14; VANCOUVER/CAMAS, WA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- KWBP-LP (Channel 4; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: TRIBUNE BROADCASTING HOLDINGS, INC.)
Columbia City fatal accident list:
Aug 7, 1994 01:15 PM, 92, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 551
Total average daily truck traffic: 55
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 787
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 3 | $195,183 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $318,330 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $197,730 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $200,720 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $266,440 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $163,250 | 2 | $243,090 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $316,260 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $105,840 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $198,405 | 2 | $188,130 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $209,930 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $148,590 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 3 | $124,910 | 3 | $146,610 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1 | $60,210 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $93,540 | 2 | $128,220 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $191,350 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $130,285 | 2 | $185,070 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $203,940 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $163,580 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $164,200 | 5 | $146,720 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $116,310 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 2 | $121,320 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $179,350 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2002 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $144,220 | 3 | $135,183 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $136,140 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100,740 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2001 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $137,200 | 2 | $157,055 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $159,440 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $83,740 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2000 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $137,510 | 1 | $107,600 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $66,200 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $105,725 | 2 | $95,005 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $78,300 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
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| Most common first names in Columbia City, OR among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 11 | 78.5 years |
| Thomas | 6 | 62.5 years |
| Frank | 5 | 82.6 years |
| Charles | 5 | 76.0 years |
| Arthur | 5 | 77.8 years |
| Robert | 5 | 76.6 years |
| Mary | 5 | 82.4 years |
| Richard | 4 | 83.5 years |
| Dorothy | 4 | 79.2 years |
| James | 4 | 85.7 years |
| Most common last names in Columbia City, OR among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Smith | 6 | 78.6 years |
| Jensen | 4 | 87.5 years |
| Anderson | 4 | 71.0 years |
| Knight | 3 | 74.3 years |
| Abram | 2 | 89.0 years |
| Hay | 2 | 81.0 years |
| Hayes | 2 | 85.0 years |
| Applegate | 2 | 87.5 years |
| Dreier | 2 | 79.0 years |
| Mcvey | 2 | 87.4 years |
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