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Cemetery: Polk Memorial Gardens (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Hotels: Days Inn (626 West Mills Street), Days Inn Columbus Tryon (626 West Mills Street Exit 67), Columbus-Days Inn (501 W-Mills Street).
Courts: Polk County - Court House Maintenance (105 Gibson Street), Polk County - Clerk of Superior Court (Court House).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Columbus and their reported violations in the past:
COLUMBUS TOWN OF (Population served: 2038, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-07-2004), St Public Notif requested (OCT-07-2004)
- 7 regular monitoring violations
HICKORY GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-03-1999), St Public Notif requested (SEP-03-1999), St Compliance achieved (FEB-29-2000)
MILL SPRING BAP CHURCH (Population served: 125, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
GREEN RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In MAY-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-28-1999), St Public Notif requested (JUN-28-1999), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1999)
MIDWAY BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
PACOLET HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-04-2000), St Public Notif requested (FEB-04-2000), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2000)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This town: |  15.8% | | Whole state: |  12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This town: | 6.5% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Columbus, NC
People in group quarters in Columbus
- 63 people in nursing homes
- 54 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 13 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Columbus compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Columbus (2009 data):
- Macon Bank, Inc.: Columbus Branch at 160 W Mills St, branch established on 2007-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,115.4 mil, Deposits: $716.4 mil, headquarters in Franklin, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Macon Bancorp
- Mountain 1st Bank & Trust Company: Polk County Branch at 80 Walker Street, branch established on 2005-01-26. Info updated 2008-07-29: Bank assets: $707.1 mil, Deposits: $596.4 mil, headquarters in Hendersonville, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: 1st Financial Services Corporation
- Carolina First Bank: Columbus Branch at 250 West Mills Street, branch established on 1999-05-02. Info updated 2008-09-12: Bank assets: $13,568.3 mil, Deposits: $9,660.1 mil, headquarters in Greenville, SC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 183 total offices, Holding Company: South Financial Group, Inc., The
- First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Tryon Estates Branch at 617 Laurel Lake Drive, branch established on 1996-12-09. Info updated 2009-01-06: Bank assets: $13,862.8 mil, Deposits: $11,768.4 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 343 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
- Bank of America, National Association: Columbus Branch at 170 East Mills Street, branch established on 1954-05-18. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Polk County North Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (44%)
- Utility gas (35%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Religion statistics for Columbus
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 63.12%
| Here | | 63.1% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Episcopal Church |
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| Adherents | 59.7% | 10.5% | 6.9% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
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| Congregations | 50.0% | 2.0% | 14.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% |
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| Name | United Church of Christ | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Church of the Brethren | Lutheran Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 5.0% | 2.2% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 2.6% |
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| Congregations | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 14.0% |
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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 |
2 | $7,225 | $43,350 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $1,530 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $10,322 | $41,288 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
2 | $6,273 | $37,638 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $9,410 | $37,640 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
10 | $33,230 | $39,876 | 5 | $1,530 |
Columbus government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $424,000
Solid Waste Management: $132,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $162,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $386,000
Liquor Stores: $340,000
Police Protection: $204,000
Central Staff Services: $193,000
Water Utilities: $165,000
Regular Highways: $156,000
Solid Waste Management: $143,000
Fire Protection: $31,000
General - Other: $9,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $33,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $10,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $120,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $259,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $243,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $16,000
Water Utilities: $1,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $25,000
Interest Earnings: $15,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $369,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $418,000
Water Utilities: $182,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $40,000
General Support: $30,000
All Other: $1,000
- Tax - Property: $223,000
Other Selective Sales: $21,000
NEC: $10,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $398,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0
7.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($53,154 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.82% | | 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:
6.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,563 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.64% | | 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 Columbus:
- WJFJ (1160 AM; 10 kW; TRYON, NC; Owner: COLUMBUS BROADCAST CORPORATION, INC.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WGCR (720 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PISGAH FOREST, NC; Owner: ANCHOR BAPTIST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
- WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
- WTZQ (1600 AM; 5 kW; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: HOUSTON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
- WWRN (1350 AM; 10 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLACK MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WSPA (910 AM; 4 kW; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WORD (950 AM; 5 kW; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Columbus:
- WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
- WEPR (90.1 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WLFJ-FM (89.3 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQNQ (104.3 FM; OLD FORT, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBZT-FM (96.7 FM; MAULDIN, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WOLT (103.3 FM; GREER, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Columbus:
- WSPA-TV (Channel 7; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W24BA (Channel 24; TRYON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- W05AC (Channel 5; TRYON, ETC., NC; Owner: WLOS LICENSEE, LLC)
- WYFF (Channel 4; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
- WSQY-LP (Channel 66; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
- WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
- WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
- WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
- WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WBSC-TV (Channel 40; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: ANDERSON (WFBC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
- W27AX (Channel 27; LAKE LURE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W31AZ (Channel 31; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
Columbus fatal accident list:
Dec 10, 1994 12:20 AM, Mills St, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 5, 1992 06:39 AM, Powell Blv, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 18, 1989 10:15 AM, 26, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 17, 1982 08:12 AM, 108-Wlkrst, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 11
Total length: 72 meters (236ft)
Total costs: $2,193,000
Total average daily traffic: 102,100
Total average daily truck traffic: 9,045
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1960-1969: 2
- 1970-1979: 9
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Columbus, NC
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Columbus)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Columbus, NC)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 6- TRYON PEAK, .8 Mi N Of I26, Overall height: 65.2 m, Call Sign: WMQ203
Assigned Frequencies : 6286.19 MHz
Grant Date: 02/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy., Ste 150 (Mc: Gasa5reg), Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- COLUMBUS, 394 Smith Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 48.8 m, Overall height: 53.3 m, Call Sign: WPTM664
Assigned Frequencies : 10558.1 MHz
Grant Date: 10/31/2001, Expiration Date: 10/31/2011, Certifier: John E Rooney
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- Tryon Peak, HP-1285, Skyuka Mountain Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 36.5 m, Call Sign: WQJI982
Assigned Frequencies : 6785.00 MHz, 6805.00 MHz
Grant Date: 09/25/2008, Expiration Date: 09/25/2018, Certifier: Wayne E Eberhard
Registrant: North Carolina State Highway Patrol, 4702 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 26799-4702, Phone: (919) 662-4440, Fax: (919) 662-4444, Email:
- TRYON PEAK, Atop Tryon Peak, Type: Tower, Structure height: 42.7 m, Overall height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: WHF564
Assigned Frequencies : 6855.00 MHz, 6795.00 MHz
Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- 0.5 Mi Ne Tryon Peak, Overall height: 152.4 m, Call Sign: WLP919
Assigned Frequencies : 947.000 MHz
Grant Date: 02/15/1991, Expiration Date: 12/01/1995, Cancelation Date: 02/03/1997
Registrant: Radio Hendersonville, Hendersonville, NC 28793 - 0.5 Mile Ne Of Tryon, Overall height: 152.4 m, Call Sign: WLP927
Assigned Frequencies : 946.000 MHz
Grant Date: 02/15/1991, Expiration Date: 12/01/1995, Cancelation Date: 02/10/1997
Registrant: Radio Hendersonville, Inc., Hendersonville, NC 28793
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 41 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Columbus)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 7- Aircraft: CESSNA 172M (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 12780 , Serial Number: 17262253, Year manufactured: 1973
Registrant (Corporation): Orrs Aero Mechanix Inc, Po Box 144, Columbus, NC 28722 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28R-200 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 32036 , Serial Number: 28R-7535016, Year manufactured: 1974
Registrant (Corporation): Orrco Corporation, Po Box 144, Columbus, NC 28722 - Aircraft: PIPER PA28-151 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 80 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 41413 , Serial Number: 28-7415207, Year manufactured: 1974
Registrant (Corporation): Orrco Corporation, Po Box 144, Columbus, NC 28722 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-108 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5760Z , Serial Number: 22-9602, Year manufactured: 1963, Airworthiness Date: 03/21/1963
Registrant (Individual): Henry K Gilbert, Rt 2 Box 2710, Columbus, NC 28722 - Aircraft: WEBER EDWARD J GLASTAR (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 722W , Serial Number: 5207, Year manufactured: 2005, Airworthiness Date: 08/05/2005
Registrant (Individual): Edward J Weber, Po Box 980, Columbus, NC 28722 - Aircraft: CESSNA R172K (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 76 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 758MW , Serial Number: R1723214, Airworthiness Date: 08/17/1979
Registrant (Corporation): Green River Boatworks, Po Box 681, Columbus, NC 28722 - Aircraft: FAIRCHILD 24R-46 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 102 mph), Engine: FAIRCHILD 6-440 SERIES (200 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 81236 , Serial Number: R46137, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 11/17/1955
Registrant (Individual): Chester W Phillips, 615 Laurel Lake Dr # 313, Columbus, NC 28722
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 36
- Hazardous Condition: 52
- Service Call: 1
- Good Intent Call: 7
Incident types - Columbus
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Columbus, NC
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