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HISTORY Columbia was originally chartered in 1762 and named Preston, after Richard Graham, Viscount Preston of Scotland . Settlers failed to meet the terms of the original grant, so the town was regranted in 1770 with the name Cockburntown, after Sir James Cockburn of Scotland. The town was incorporated in 1797 . In 1811 , in the lead-up to the War Of 1812 , Governor John Langdon changed the name to Columbia. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 157.7 Km&2 (60.9 Mi&2 ). 157.5 km&2 (60.8 mi&2) of it is land and 0.2 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.10% water. The highest point is Blue Mountain (3720 ft). DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 750 people, 300 households, and 218 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 4.8/km&2 (12.3/mi&2). There were 449 housing units at an average density of 2.8/km&2 (7.4/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.60% White , 0.13% African American , 0.27% Native American , 0.27% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.00% from Other Races , and 1.73% from two or more races. 0.67% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 300 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were Married Couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.82. In the town the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 113.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $36,964, and the median income for a family was $42,143. Males had a median income of $27,604 versus $19,732 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $16,859. 7.3% of the population and 4.0% of families were below the Poverty Line . 6.8% of those under the age of 18 and 10.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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