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Notable locations in Columbia: Chestnut Hill (A), Hop River (B), Wells Woods (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Utley Hill Cemetery (1), Columbia Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Brousseous Pond (A), Columbia Lake (B), Mono Pond (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dam Brook (A), Columbia Lake Brook (B), Clarks Brook (C), Hop River (D), Macht Brook (E), Giffords Brook (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotel: Hop River Motel (152 Route 66 East) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Columbia and their reported violations in the past:
ABBY WATER LLC (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between AUG-10-2005 and NOV-23-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-15-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-23-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1997 and FEB-03-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-17-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-17-1997), St BCA signed (DEC-31-1997), St Admin Penalty assessed (AUG-31-1998), St Compliance achieved (FEB-03-1999)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1997 and FEB-03-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1995 and DEC-23-1995, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (DEC-13-1995), St Public Notif received (DEC-22-1995), St Compliance achieved (DEC-23-1995)
- One other older monitoring violation
REST N NEST CAMPGROUND (Serves VT, Population served: 92, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Notification, Public - Between JAN-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (APR-11-2000), St Public Notif requested (JUL-06-2000), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-06-2000)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
DARTMOUTH VILLAGE ELDERLY HOUSING (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between AUG-10-2005 and DEC-05-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-15-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-05-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and DEC-05-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-15-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-05-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2000 and JUN-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed PAO issued (MAY-30-2001)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 4.2% | | Whole state: | 7.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 2.1% | | Whole state: | 3.9% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Columbia, CT
24 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Columbia compared to Connecticut state average:
- Median household income above state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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Banks with branches in Columbia (2009 data):
- NewAlliance Bank: Middletown Road Branch at 164 Middletown Road, Route 66, branch established on 1991-08-27. Info updated 2007-11-30: Bank assets: $8,286.3 mil, Deposits: $4,572.2 mil, headquarters in New Haven, CT, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 91 total offices, Holding Company: Newalliance Bancshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Tolland County Connecticut:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (81%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (4%)
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Religion statistics for Columbia
| Name | Catholic Church | United Church of Christ | Episcopal Church | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| Adherents | 70.3% | 13.9% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 1.9% |
| Congregations | 18.8% | 23.8% | 6.3% | 7.5% | 5.0% |
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| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Inc. Apostolic Christian Church of America | Lutheran Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Other religions |
| Adherents | 1.9% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 4.6% |
| Congregations | 2.5% | 1.3% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 27.5% |
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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.
8.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,619 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.06% | | Connecticut average: | 5.12% |
0.29% of residents moved from foreign countries ($334 average AGI)| Tolland County: | 0.29% | | Connecticut average: | 0.19% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($52,038 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.91% | | Connecticut average: | 5.64% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($270 average AGI)| Tolland County: | 0.06% | | Connecticut average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Columbia:
- WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WILI (1400 AM; 1 kW; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Owner: THE NUTMEG BROADCASTING CO.)
- WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
- WICH (1310 AM; 5 kW; NORWICH, CT; Owner: WICH, INCORPORATED)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
- WDRC (1360 AM; 5 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Columbia:
- WILI-FM (98.3 FM; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Owner: NUTMEG BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WECS (90.1 FM; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Owner: EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE COLLEGE)
- WHUS (91.7 FM; STORRS, CT; Owner: THE BD. OF TRUSTEES, THE UNIV. OF CT)
- W258AC (99.5 FM; STORRS, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC)
- WRCH (100.5 FM; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WTIC-FM (96.5 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WWUH (91.3 FM; WEST HARTFORD, CT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD)
- WKSS (95.7 FM; HARTFORD-MERIDEN, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WWYZ (92.5 FM; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZMX (93.7 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WHCN (105.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCCC-FM (106.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MARLIN BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WMRQ (104.1 FM; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WPKT (90.5 FM; MERIDEN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC)
- WDRC-FM (102.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCTY (97.7 FM; NORWICH, CT; Owner: WICH, INC.)
- WKCI-FM (101.3 FM; HAMDEN, CT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBMW (106.5 FM; LEDYARD, CT; Owner: RED WOLF BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WAQY (102.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
- WPLR (99.1 FM; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Columbia:
- WHPX (Channel 26; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: PAXSON HARTFORD LICENSE, INC.)
- WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
- W11BJ (Channel 11; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS SITE MANAGEMENT LLC)
- WTXX (Channel 20; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WTXX INC.)
- WUVN (Channel 18; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
- WEDN (Channel 53; NORWICH, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WVIT (Channel 30; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC)
- WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
- WEDH (Channel 24; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFSB (Channel 3; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- WTNH (Channel 8; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHTX-LP (Channel 10; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- WCTX (Channel 59; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEDY (Channel 65; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRDM-LP (Channel 13; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ZGS HARTFORD, INC.)
- WMLD-LP (Channel 6; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: HARVARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHCT-LP (Channel 38; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Columbia, Connecticut:
- Fatal accident count: 41
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 68
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 17
- Fatalities: 45
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 103
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Connecticut average:
- Fatal accident count: 99
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 144
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 42
- Fatalities: 107
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 240
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 9
See more detailed statistics of Columbia fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 19 meters (62ft)
Total costs: $10,000
Total average daily traffic: 26,235
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,487
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 13,118
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 24 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Columbia)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Columbia)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 10 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 5
- Hazardous Condition: 29
- Service Call: 1
- Good Intent Call: 1
Incident types - Columbia
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Columbia, CT
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