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Notable locations in Columbus: Columbus Country Club (A), Columbus-Lowndes Industrial Park North (B), Columbus-Lowndes Industrial Park South (C), Lowndes County Fairgrounds (D), Lowndes County Riverside Industrial Park (E), Riverview (F), Camelia Place (G), Lehmquen (H), Lowndes County Courthouse (I), Beckrone (J), Hickory Sticks (K), Leighcrest (L), Franklin Square (M), Colonnade (N), Shadowlawn (O), Snowdoun (P), Taynore (Q), Temple Heights (R), Themerlaine (S), Columbus City Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: University Mall Shopping Center (1), Fairlane Shopping Center (2), Gateway Shopping Center (3), Leigh Mall Shopping Center (4), Mid-City Shopping Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Columbus include: Saint James United Methodist Church (A), Broadacres United Methodist Church (B), Canaan Baptist Church (C), Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (D), Central United Methodist Church (E), Plymouth Baptist Church (F), Pleasant Ridge Church (G), Church of Christ of Columbus (H), Church of God of Prophecy (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Sandfield Cemetery (1), Greenlawn Memorial Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs and swamps: Norris Lake (A), White Slu (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: McCrary Creek (A), Moore Creek (B), Magby Creek (C), Vernon Branch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Columbus include: Lee Park (1), Propst Park (2), Saunders Field (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Columbus Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Columbus Convention & Visitors Bureau (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 318 7th Street North) (1), T Caldwell LBR (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 283 Badger Lane) (2), Jumper's Inflatables and Party Zone (Amusement & Theme Parks; 208 Conway Drive) (3), Wallace Amusement CO Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 605 Alabama Street) (4), Fairway Ice (Amusement & Theme Parks; 802 Moss Street) (5), Slip N Dip (Amusement & Theme Parks; 312 Lake Lowndes Road) (6), Columbus Historic Foundation (300 Main Street) (7), Columbus Lowndes Convention & Visitors Bureau (300 Main Street) (8), Tennessee Williams Welcome Center (300 Main Street) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Economy Inn (2206 Main Street) (1), Plaza Motel (243 Island Road) (2), Travelers Deluxe Motel (1001 Island Road) (3), Gilmer Inn (321 Main Street) (4), Motel 6 (1203 Highway 45 North) (5), Holiday Inn (1200 Highway 45 North) (6), Heritage Inn (1209 Highway 45 North) (7), Ramada Inn Columbus (506 Highway 45 N) (8), Days Inn (1133 Highway 45 North) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: Federal Bureau Of Investigation (605 2nd Avenue North) (1), Lowndes County - Justice Court- District Offices-Supervisors (11 Airline Road) (2), Lowndes County - Courthouse- Circuit Clerk Dept- Juvenile Detention- Youth Court- Colu (505 2nd Avenue North) (3). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Columbus and their reported violations in the past:
COLUMBUS LIGHT & WATER (Population served: 30000, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and DEC-01-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-2005)
AIRBASE TRAILER PARK (Population served: 378, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between AUG-07-2003 and SEP-07-2003, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between FEB-22-2002 and MAR-22-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-22-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
- Notification, Public - Between FEB-22-2002 and MAR-22-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- One minor monitoring violation
COUNTRY COURTS (Population served: 104, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUN-24-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-01-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-01-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (FEB-22-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUN-16-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-16-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-14-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-14-2004), St Public Notif received (OCT-20-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-09-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
RUBENS FISH HOUSE (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JAN-2002 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Columbus that have no violations reported:
- EAST LOWNDES W/A #3-OLD YORKVI (Population served: 9225, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- EAST LOWNDES W/A #2-HUCKLEBERR (Population served: 4718, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- EAST LOWNDES #4-HERMAN-VAUGHN (Population served: 3751, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- EAST LOWNDES W/A #1-LEE STOKES (Population served: 2542, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- EAST LOWNDES W/A-#5 (Population served: 1954, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
- AIRBASE VILLAGE (Population served: 142, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 25.7% | | Whole state: | 19.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 14.0% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Columbus, MS
People in group quarters in Columbus
- 622 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 491 people in nursing homes
- 201 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 127 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 76 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 36 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 11 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 8 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Columbus compared to Mississippi state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
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Banks with branches in Columbus (2009 data):
- Cadence Bank, N.A.: Fairlane Branch, Columbus Branch, Center Road Branch, North Columbus Branch, Bluecutt Branch. Info updated 2006-11-30: Bank assets: $1,967.2 mil, Deposits: $1,461.5 mil, headquarters in Starkville, MS, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 41 total offices, Holding Company: Cadence Financial Corporation
- Trustmark National Bank: Unisouth Branch, Unisouth Financial Center Branch, New Hope Branch, Leigh Mall Branch, Gateway Branch. Info updated 2006-10-17: Bank assets: $9,657.3 mil, Deposits: $6,680.5 mil, headquarters in Jackson, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 171 total offices, Holding Company: Trustmark Corporation
- Regions Bank: East Columbus Branch, 45 North Branch, Columbus Main Branch. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- BancorpSouth Bank: Lehmberg Branch, Highway 45 North Branch, Columbus Branch. Info updated 2007-07-18: Bank assets: $13,488.9 mil, Deposits: $9,668.6 mil, headquarters in Tupelo, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 298 total offices, Holding Company: Bancorpsouth, Inc.
- BankFirst Financial Services: Lehmberg Branch, Main Street Branch, University Mall Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $662.2 mil, Deposits: $538.6 mil, headquarters in Macon, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Bankfirst Capital Corporation
- The Citizens National Bank of Meridian: Columbus Branch at 2412 Highway 45 North, branch established on 1996-08-01; East Columbus Banking Centre Branch at 115 Lehmberg Road, branch established on 2001-01-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,158.0 mil, Deposits: $913.5 mil, headquarters in Meridian, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 28 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens National Banc Corp.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Columbus, Mississippi
- Ramada Inn - Columbus, 506 Hwy 45 N, Columbus, MS 39701, Phone: (662) 328-5202
- Best Western Executive Inn - Columbus, 303 Shoney Dr, Columbus, MS 39701, Phone: (800) 528-1234
- Wingate Inn (74360) - Columbus, 129 Brickerton St, Columbus, MS 39701, Phone: (662) 327-9999
- Comfort Inn, 1210 Hwy 45 N, Columbus, MS 39705, Phone: (662) 329-2422, Fax: (662) 329-2422
- Hampton Inn, 2015 Military Rd, Columbus, MS 39701, Phone: (662) 328-6720, Fax: (662) 328-0843
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (53%)
- Electricity (42%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Religon statistics for Columbus
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | Assemblies of God | Catholic Church |
| Adherents | 59.5% | 15.3% | 4.8% | 3.7% | 3.0% |
| Congregations | 29.2% | 18.0% | 11.2% | 5.6% | 1.1% |
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| Name | Episcopal Church | Baptist Missionary Association of America | Cumberland Presbyterian Church | Presbyterian Church in America | Other religions |
| Adherents | 2.0% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 7.6% |
| Congregations | 2.2% | 2.2% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 24.7% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
6 | $20,669 | $41,338 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
12 | $43,273 | $43,273 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
7 | $23,684 | $40,601 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
84 | $260,485 | $37,212 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
8 | $16,919 | $25,379 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
71 | $228,946 | $38,695 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $2,679 | $32,148 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
8 | $24,087 | $36,131 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
92 | $179,421 | $23,403 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
3 | $11,076 | $44,304 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
45 | $165,514 | $44,137 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
27 | $79,768 | $35,452 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
364 | $1,056,521 | $34,830 | 0 | $0 |
Columbus government finances in 2006:
- Charges - Sewerage: $3,159,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,665,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $53,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,027,000
Electric Utilities: $425,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $32,801,000
Police Protection: $4,993,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,349,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,675,000
Water Utilities: $2,118,000
Regular Highways: $2,001,000
General - Other: $1,857,000
Financial Administration: $1,721,000
Sewerage: $1,666,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $430,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $302,000
Parks and Recreation: $203,000
General Public Buildings: $181,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $64,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $178,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General - Other: $1,127,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,248,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $754,000
Interest Earnings: $455,000
Fines and Forfeits: $449,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $43,827,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,579,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $159,000
Electric Utilities: $71,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,056,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $34,669,000
Water Utilities: $4,036,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $9,434,000
All Other: $2,179,000
Highways: $2,027,000
- Tax - Property: $6,083,000
Other License: $563,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $16,545,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,462,000
7.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,897 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.66% | | Mississippi average: | 7.82% |
0.24% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,368 average AGI)| Lowndes County: | 0.24% | | Mississippi average: | 0.09% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.23% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,166 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.23% | | Mississippi average: | 8.35% |
0.28% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,302 average AGI)| Lowndes County: | 0.28% | | Mississippi average: | 0.08% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Columbus:
- WACR (1050 AM; 1 kW; COLUMBUS, MS)
- WJWF (1400 AM; 1 kW; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WVSA (1380 AM; 5 kW; VERNON, AL; Owner: LAMAR CTY. B/CING. CO., INC.)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- WROB (1450 AM; 1 kW; WEST POINT, MS; Owner: BOB MCRANEY ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WKOR (980 AM; 1 kW; STARKVILLE, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Columbus:
- WMBC (103.1 FM; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WKOR-FM (94.9 FM; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WAJV (98.9 FM; BROOKSVILLE, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- WSYE (93.3 FM; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: JMD, INC.)
- WSMS (99.9 FM; ARTESIA, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
- WZBQ (94.1 FM; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WACR-FM (103.9 FM; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: T & W COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WWKZ (105.3 FM; ABERDEEN, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMXU (106.1 FM; STARKVILLE, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WMSU (92.1 FM; STARKVILLE, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- WALN (89.3 FM; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WMSV (91.1 FM; STARKVILLE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WKBB (100.9 FM; WEST POINT, MS; Owner: BOB MCRANEY ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WTXT (98.1 FM; FAYETTE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBEI (101.7 FM; REFORM, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
- WMAB-FM (89.9 FM; ACKERMAN, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- W213AY (90.5 FM; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- WQTP-LP (106.9 FM; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: RTBT, LLC)
- W213AS (90.5 FM; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: WEST ALABAMA CHRISTIAN COMMS., INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Columbus:
- W25AD (Channel 25; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WCBI-TV (Channel 4; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: COLUMBUS TELEVISION, INC.)
- WTVA (Channel 9; TUPELO, MS; Owner: WTVA, INC.)
- WKDH (Channel 45; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
- WMAB-TV (Channel 2; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WLOV-TV (Channel 27; WEST POINT, MS; Owner: LINGARD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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See more detailed statistics of Columbus fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 51
Total length: 561 meters (1,841ft)
Total costs: $6,547,000
Total average daily traffic: 542,790
Total average daily truck traffic: 42,724
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1930-1939: 2
- 1940-1949: 0
- 1950-1959: 2
- 1960-1969: 3
- 1970-1979: 23
- 1980-1989: 11
- 1990-1999: 6
- 2000-2009: 4
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Columbus, MS
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Columbus)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 40 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Columbus, MS)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 45 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 23 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 108 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Columbus)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 70 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Columbus)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 406
- Hazardous Condition: 95
- Service Call: 10
- Good Intent Call: 4
Incident types - Columbus
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Columbus, MS
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