Columbia, New Hampshire
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Population change since 2000: +0.9%
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| Males: 403 |  (53.2%) |
| Females: 354 |  (46.8%) |
| Median resident age: | 50.4 years |
| New Hampshire median age: | 43.9 years |
Zip codes: 03590.
| Columbia: | $60,220 |
| NH: | $89,992 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $32,572 (it was $16,859 in 2000)
Columbia town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $209,319 (it was $80,500 in 2000)
| Columbia: | $209,319 |
| NH: | $384,700 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $223,643; detached houses: $241,655; townhouses or other attached units: $431,348; in 2-unit structures: $202,937; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $301,182; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $411,054; mobile homes: $86,091
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Columbia, NH
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- 74197.9%White alone
- 101.3%Two or more races
- 30.4%Asian alone
- 20.3%Hispanic
- 10.1%American Indian alone
Races in Columbia detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of New Hampshire and other state lists, there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Columbia, New Hampshire as of April 25, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Columbia is 151 to 1.
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Ancestries: French (36.0%), English (24.5%), Irish (16.0%), United States (6.4%), Scottish (5.9%), French Canadian (5.3%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated in 1797
Land area: 60.8 square miles.
Population density: 12 people per square mile (very low).
25 residents are foreign born (3.3% North America).
| This town: | 3.3% |
| New Hampshire: | 4.4% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Columbia town: | 1.5% ($1,212) |
| New Hampshire: | 2.3% ($2,946) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME 
(99.8 miles , pop. 64,249).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (173.3 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (299.4 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Bloomfield, VT (2.6 miles ),
), Lemington, VT (2.9 miles),
Stratford, NH (3.1 miles ),
), Brunswick, VT (3.1 miles),
Stewartstown, NH (3.3 miles ),
), Maidstone, VT (3.6 miles)
Latitude: 44.81 N, Longitude: 71.50 W
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 8 buildings, average cost: $274,200
- 2021: 2 buildings, average cost: $259,200
- 2019: 11 buildings, average cost: $249,800
- 2018: 11 buildings, average cost: $249,800
- 2017: 3 buildings, average cost: $66,700
- 2016: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
- 2015: 2 buildings, average cost: $226,800
- 2014: 9 buildings, average cost: $211,200
- 2013: 6 buildings, average cost: $50,000
- 2012: 1 building, cost: $20,000
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $125,000
- 2010: 3 buildings, average cost: $70,000
- 2009: 1 building, cost: $178,900
- 2008: 1 building, cost: $125,000
- 2007: 9 buildings, average cost: $125,000
- 2006: 9 buildings, average cost: $150,000
- 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $132,300
- 2004: 17 buildings, average cost: $125,000
- 2003: 14 buildings, average cost: $132,800
- 2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $130,700
- 2001: 1 building, cost: $121,400
- 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $118,000
- 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $109,200
- 1997: 1 building, cost: $50,000
| Here: | 3.8% |
| New Hampshire: | 2.5% |
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (15.7%)
- Health care (13.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.0%)
- Plastics & rubber products (7.4%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.6%)
- Educational services (5.6%)
- Metal & metal products (5.3%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (25.4%)
- Plastics & rubber products (7.9%)
- Repair & maintenance (6.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.8%)
- Metal & metal products (4.8%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (4.2%)
- Health care (23.0%)
- Food & beverage stores (10.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.6%)
- Educational services (8.0%)
- Plastics & rubber products (7.0%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (5.9%)
- Metal & metal products (5.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (12.2%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Registered nurses (3.7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (16.9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.3%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4.2%)
- Registered nurses (7.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.8%)
- Art and design workers (4.3%)
- Cashiers (4.3%)
Average climate in Columbia, New Hampshire
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2002 was 48.7. This is significantly better than average.
| City: | 48.7 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2002 was 1.47. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 1.47 |
| U.S.: | 1.51 |
Earthquake activity:
Columbia-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Hampshire state average. It is 77% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 110.2 miles away from Columbia center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 111.6 miles away from the city center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 152.6 miles away from the city center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 90.7 miles away from the city center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi) earthquake occurred 93.6 miles away from Columbia center
On 6/16/1995 at 12:13:11, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 41.7 miles away from Columbia center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Coos County (22) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 9, Hurricanes: 3, Snows: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Columbia:
- University of Maine at Farmington (about 67 miles; Farmington, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,036)
- Plymouth State University (about 74 miles; Plymouth, NH; FT enrollment: 4,838)
- Norwich University (about 74 miles; Northfield, VT; FT enrollment: 4,221)
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine (about 85 miles; Standish, ME; FT enrollment: 2,010)
- Saint Michael's College (about 85 miles; Colchester, VT; FT enrollment: 2,336)
- Community College of Vermont (about 86 miles; Winooski, VT; FT enrollment: 3,394)
- Dartmouth College (about 86 miles; Hanover, NH; FT enrollment: 6,030)
Points of interest:
Churches in Columbia include: Oblate Fathers Novitiate (A), East Columbia Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Lyman Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Cranberry Bog Pond (A), Fish Pond (B), Wallace Pond (C), Lime Pond (D), Blueberry Swamp (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sweatt Brook (A), Schoolhouse Brook (B), West Branch Simms Stream (C), Uran Brook (D), Moran Brook (E), Lyman Brook (F), Harvey Brook (G), East Branch Simms Stream (H), Cone Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.3 people |
| New Hampshire: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 67.9% |
| Whole state: | 66.3% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 10.4% |
| Whole state: | 8.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
| This town: | 7.3% |
| Whole state: | 6.5% |
| This town: | 3.7% |
| Whole state: | 2.8% |
4 people in other noninstitutional facilities in 2010
3 people in religious group quarters in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Columbia:
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 59.8%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 4.4%
- Divorced: 13.3%
For population 25 years and over in Columbia:
- High school or higher: 72.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 6.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.4 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.2 |
| New Hampshire average: | 10.9 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Columbia, NH (based on Coos County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 12,710 | 5 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,105 | 23 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 966 | 14 |
| Other | 323 | 7 |
| Orthodox | 26 | 1 |
| None | 16,925 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 14
| Coos County: | 4.33 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Hampshire: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
| Here: | 0.93 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 30
| This county: | 9.28 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Hampshire: | 4.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 41
| Coos County: | 12.68 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Hampshire: | 9.70 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 9.7% |
| New Hampshire: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Coos County: | 26.9% |
| State: | 24.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 9.7% |
| New Hampshire: | 15.9% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Columbia:
- WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
- WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDEV (550 AM; 5 kW; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTWN (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELLS RIVER, VT; Owner: PUFFER BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Columbia:
- WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WGMT (97.7 FM; LYNDON, VT; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- WMTK (106.3 FM; LITTLETON, NH; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- WXXS (102.3 FM; LANCASTER, NH; Owner: BARRY P. LUNDERVILLE)
- WTOS-FM (105.1 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLKC (103.3 FM; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC.)
- WVPS (107.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
- WEZF (92.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLOB-FM (96.3 FM; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
- WCVT (101.7 FM; STOWE, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT CLASSICS, L.L.C.)
- WVFM (105.7 FM; CAMPTON, NH; Owner: DEVON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WTBM (100.7 FM; MEXICO, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WDOT (95.7 FM; DANVILLE, VT; Owner: MONTPELIER BROADCASTING INC)
- WMOO (92.1 FM; DERBY CENTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSTAR MEDIA, INC.)
- WCKJ (90.5 FM; ST. JOHNSBURY, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WKXH (105.5 FM; ST. JOHNSBURY, VT; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- W243AE (96.5 FM; ORLEANS, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 7Number of bridges
- 62ft / 19.0mTotal length
- $21,994,000Total costs
- 12,593Total average daily traffic
- 726Total average daily truck traffic
- 18,634Total future (year 2042) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
4- Keach Road, 122-270 Keach Rd (Lat: 44.856694 Lon: -71.409500), Type: Pole, Structure height: 26 m, Overall height: 27 m, Call Sign: WRMV950,
Assigned Frequencies: 11405.0 MHz, 11405.0 MHz, 11405.0 MHz, 11405.0 MHz, 11405.0 MHz, 11405.0 MHz, 11405.0 MHz, 11405.0 MHz, Grant Date: 06/14/2021, Expiration Date: 06/14/2031, Certifier: Donald Dawson, Registrant: Intelpath, Hinsdale, IL 60522, Phone: (312) 841-9188, Email:
- 39 Bunnell Rd, 39 Bunnell Rd (Lat: 44.857500 Lon: -71.387694), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 27.4 m, Call Sign: WRVN884,
Assigned Frequencies: 11245.0 MHz, 11245.0 MHz, 11565.0 MHz, 11565.0 MHz, 11245.0 MHz, 11245.0 MHz, 11565.0 MHz, 11565.0 MHz, 11245.0 MHz, 11245.0 MHz... (+6 more), Grant Date: 12/15/2022, Expiration Date: 12/15/2032, Certifier: Donald Dawson, Registrant: Intelpath, Hinsdale, IL 60522, Phone: (312) 841-9188, Email:
- 127 Gray Rd, 127 Gray Rd (Lat: 44.845194 Lon: -71.450861), Type: Building, Structure height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WRVN885,
Assigned Frequencies: 10755.0 MHz, 10755.0 MHz, 10755.0 MHz, 10755.0 MHz, 10755.0 MHz, 10755.0 MHz, 10755.0 MHz, 10755.0 MHz, Grant Date: 12/15/2022, Expiration Date: 12/15/2032, Certifier: Donald Dawson, Registrant: Intelpath, Hinsdale, IL 60522, Phone: (312) 841-9188, Email:
- 216 Stoddard Rd, 216 Stoddard Rd (Lat: 44.817889 Lon: -71.445500), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WRVN887,
Assigned Frequencies: 11075.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, 11075.0 MHz, Grant Date: 12/15/2022, Expiration Date: 12/15/2032, Certifier: Donald Dawson, Registrant: Intelpath, Hinsdale, IL 60522, Phone: (312) 841-9188, Email:
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 82.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 15.6%Wood
- 2.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 73.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 17.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 8.8%Wood
Columbia compared to New Hampshire state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.