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  established Title Incorporated
  established Date 1804
  government Type Selectman-town Meeting
  subdivision Type NECTA
  subdivision Name Hartford
  subdivision Type1 Region
  subdivision Name1 Windham Region
  leader Title First selectman
  leader Name Donald P Cianci
  area Total Km2 570
  area Total Sq Mi 220
  population As Of 2005
  population Total 5336
  population Density Sq Mi 249
  population Density Km2 96
  timezone EST
  utc Offset -5
  timezone DST EDT
  utc Offset DST -4
  latd 41latm=41lats=28latNS=N
  longd 72longm=18longs=26longEW=W
  postal Code Type ZIP code
  postal Code 06237
  website http://wwwcolumbiactorg/


Columbia is a Town in Tolland County , Connecticut , United States . The population was 4,971 at the 2000 Census .

Columbia was incorporated in May, 1804, from Lebanon .


GEOGRAPHY

According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 56.9 Km&2 (22.0 Mi&2 ). 55.3 km&2 (21.4 mi&2) of it is land and 1.6 km&2 (0.6 mi&2) of it (2.78%) is water.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census 2 of 2004, there were 5,229 people, 1,994 households, and 1,783 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 89.9/km&2 (232.8/mi&2). There were 1,988 housing units at an average density of 35.9/km&2 (93.1/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.43% White , 0.38% African American , 0.08% Native American , 0.70% Asian , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 0.56% from Other Races , and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.69% of the population.

There were 1,864 households out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.1% were Married Couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $70,208, and the median income for a family was $77,665. Males had a median income of $51,250 versus $37,685 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $29,446. About 1.8% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.


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