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Notable locations in Columbia: Tyrrell County Library (A), Tyrrell County Schools Administration Office (B), Tideland Mental Health Center of Columbia (C), North Carolina State Highway Patrol (D), Columbia Police Department (E), Tyrrell County Sheriff's Office (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Columbia include: Faith Baptist Church (A), Zion Grove Disciples Church (B), Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church (C), Salem Baptist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotel: Dalton House (Highway 64 West).
Court: Tyrrell County - Clerk of Court (403 Main Street).
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Tyrrell County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 31.4. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 17.3. This is better than average. There were 82 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.61. This is about average. There were 31 monitors within city limits.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 0.00282. This is significantly better than average. There were 41 monitors within city limits.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 1.99. This is significantly better than average. There were 20 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Columbia and their reported violations in the past:
COLUMBIA WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 1089, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-26-2005), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-04-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-26-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-26-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-13-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-26-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-17-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-05-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2003 and OCT-16-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-16-2003), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-04-2003), St Public Notif requested (DEC-04-2003)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and OCT-16-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-18-2003), St Public Notif requested (SEP-18-2003), St Compliance achieved (OCT-16-2003)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 29.9%
(7.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 47.3% for Black residents, 32.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 34.1% for other race residents, 80.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.4 people | | North Carolina: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 65.9% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.1% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Columbia, NC
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Columbia compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Columbia (2011 data):
- The East Carolina Bank: Columbia Branch at Water Street And Scuppernong Drive, branch established on 1936/12/01. Info updated 2010/05/27: Bank assets: $921.7 mil, Deposits: $797.6 mil, headquarters in Engelhard, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 25 total offices, Holding Company: Ecb Bancorp, Inc.
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Columbia Nc Main Branch at 107 Main Street, branch established on 1937/01/01. Info updated 2010/03/29: Bank assets: $168,867.6 mil, Deposits: $127,549.5 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1793 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (37%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
- Wood (1%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Tyrrell County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Columbia (based on Tyrrell County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.38%
| Here |  | 43.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | United Methodist Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Original Free Will Baptists | Other |
| Adherents | 23.1% | 20.9% | 19.9% | 14.9% | 21.1% |
| Congregations | 17.6% | 17.6% | 11.8% | 17.6% | 35.3% |
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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: 2 | This county: | 4.82 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4 | This county: | 9.65 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 2 | Tyrrell County: | 4.82 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 11.1% | | North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Here: | 31.0% | | North Carolina: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Tyrrell County: | 19.5% | | State: | 15.6% |
| 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 |
2 | $5,464 | $32,784 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,732 | $32,784 | 6 | $1,550 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,732 | $32,784 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $5,464 | $32,784 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
6 | $16,392 | $32,784 | 6 | $1,550 |
Columbia government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $324,000 ($362.82)
All Other: $76,000 ($85.11)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $666,000 ($745.80)
- Current Operations - Housing & Community Development: $561,000 ($628.22)
Sewerage: $188,000 ($210.53)
Central Staff Services: $175,000 ($195.97)
Water Utilities: $80,000 ($89.59)
Regular Highways: $58,000 ($64.95)
General Public Buildings: $6,000 ($6.72)
Health Services - Other: $4,000 ($4.48)
Fire Protection: $3,000 ($3.36)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $530,000 ($593.51)
- General - Interest on Debt: $44,000 ($49.27)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $66,000 ($73.91)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $726,000 ($812.99)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $681,000 ($762.60)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $45,000 ($50.39)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $52,000 ($58.23)
Interest Earnings: $35,000 ($39.19)
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $13,000 ($14.56)
Water Utilities: $1,000 ($1.12)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,294,000 ($1449.05)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $139,000 ($155.66)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $693,000 ($776.04)
Highways: $28,000 ($31.35)
Housing & Community Development: $23,000 ($25.76)
- Tax - Property: $100,000 ($111.98)
NEC: $34,000 ($38.07)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $219,000 ($245.24)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
8.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,370 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.14% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
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:
7.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,547 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.24% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
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:
- WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
- WJPI (1470 AM; 5 kW; PLYMOUTH, NC; Owner: FREE TEMPLE MINISTRIES INC..)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGH (1310 AM; 20 kW; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE BAY BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WPMH (1010 AM; 10 kW; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WGAI (560 AM; 1 kW; ELIZABETH CITY, NC; Owner: MAX RADIO OF THE CAROLINAS LICENSES LLC)
- WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Columbia:
- WRSF (105.7 FM; COLUMBIA, NC; Owner: EAST CAROLINA RADIO, INC.)
- WERX-FM (102.5 FM; COLUMBIA, NC; Owner: LAWRENCE LOESCH & MARGARET LOESCH)
- WCXL (104.1 FM; KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC; Owner: MAX RADIO OF THE CAROLINAS LICENSES LLC)
- WKOC (93.7 FM; CHESAPEAKE, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH RADIO, L.L.C.)
- WFMZ (104.9 FM; HERTFORD, NC; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WWOC (94.5 FM; HATTERAS, NC; Owner: MAX MEDIA OF THE CAROLINAS LLC)
- WCBZ (103.7 FM; WILLIAMSTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WFMI (100.9 FM; SOUTHERN SHORES, NC; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.)
- WGPS (88.3 FM; ELIZABETH CITY, NC; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
TV broadcast stations around Columbia:
- WUND-TV (Channel 2; COLUMBIA, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WSKY-TV (Channel 4; MANTEO, NC; Owner: SKY TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
Columbia fatal accident list:
Feb 14, 1976 03:25 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Columbia)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 20 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 13 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Columbia, NC)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Columbia)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: PIPER J3C-65 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 40664 , Serial Number: 7419, Year manufactured: 1941
Registrant (Individual): Delmar C Owens, Route 2 Box 294, Columbia, NC 27925 - Aircraft: PIPER J3C-65 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 42552 , Serial Number: 14829, Year manufactured: 1945, Airworthiness Date: 04/27/1956
Registrant (Individual): Delmar C Owens, Route 2 Box 294, Columbia, NC 27925 - Aircraft: PIPER J3C-65 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7091H , Serial Number: 20341, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 04/22/1952
Registrant (Individual): Delmar C Owens, Route 2 Box 294, Columbia, NC 27925
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Columbia, NC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 56 | 75.5 years |
| James | 50 | 68.4 years |
| Mary | 31 | 79.2 years |
| John | 24 | 74.8 years |
| Joseph | 21 | 74.1 years |
| Henry | 17 | 77.8 years |
| George | 16 | 76.7 years |
| Charles | 16 | 69.4 years |
| Annie | 15 | 81.9 years |
| Robert | 15 | 65.9 years |
| Most common last names in Columbia, NC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Spencer | 67 | 69.5 years |
| Brickhouse | 55 | 75.0 years |
| Liverman | 38 | 78.6 years |
| Basnight | 37 | 71.7 years |
| Swain | 35 | 74.6 years |
| Davenport | 34 | 74.8 years |
| Sykes | 28 | 64.6 years |
| Hill | 26 | 68.8 years |
| Bryant | 26 | 76.5 years |
| Cooper | 26 | 76.0 years |
| Businesses in Columbia, NC |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Dunkin Donuts | 1 | | T-Mobile | 1 |
| Ethan Allen | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Lowe's | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
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