Columbia /kəˈlʌmbiə/ is a city in and the county seat of Boone County, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1820 as the county seat and home to the University of Missouri, it had a population of 108,500 at the 2010 census, and it is the principal city of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, the state's fourth most populous metropolitan area. As a midwestern college town, the city has a reputation for progressive politics, public art, and powerful journalism. The tripartite establishment of Stephens College (1833), The University of Missouri (1839), and Columbia College (1851) has long made the city a center of education, culture, and athletic competition. These three schools surround Downtown Columbia on the east, south, and north; at the center is the Avenue of the Columns, which connects Francis Quadrangle and Jesse Hall to the Boone County Courthouse and the City Hall. Originally an agricultural town, today the cultivation of the mind is Columbia's chief economic concern. Never a major center of manufacturing, the city also depends on healthcare, insurance, and technology businesses. Several companies—Shelter Insurance, Carfax, and Slackers CDs and Games among them—were founded in the city. Cultural institutions include the State Historical Society of Missouri, the Museum of Art and Archaeology, and the annual True/False Film Festival.
Population: 108,500
Latitude: 38° 57' 6.16" N
Longitude: -92° 20' 2.65" W
The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Bridge (often called the "Katy Bridge" from MKT) is a former rail bridge across the Missouri River at Boonville, Missouri, where it connects Howard and Cooper counties. In 2010, the bridge was acquired by the city of Boonvi…
Lamine Township is one of 14 townships in Cooper County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
KWWC-FM (90.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a 1980s' oldies format. Licensed to Columbia, Missouri, USA, the station is currently owned by Stephens College. In November 2014, Stephens announced it would sell KWWC-FM to the University of Missou…
KWRT (1370 AM) is an American radio station broadcasting a True Country format. Licensed to Boonville, Missouri, USA, the station serves the Columbia, Missouri, area.
K41OI was a television station in Jefferson City, MO. As a TBN owned-and-operated station, it was a repeater that broadcast programming from the Trinity Broadcasting Network, via satellite.
Huntsdale is a village in Boone County, Missouri, United States. It is part of the Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Columbia Cosmopolitan Recreation Area, commonly referred to as Cosmo Park, is a city park in Columbia, Missouri. At 533 acres (2.16 km2), it is the largest park in Columbia.
Clark Fork Township is one of fourteen townships in Cooper County, Missouri, USA.
The Boonslick Bridge is a series of girder bridges on U.S. Route 40, Route 5, and Route 87 across the Missouri River between Cooper County, Missouri and Howard County, Missouri at Boonville, Missouri. It is named for Nathan Boone (rather than his fa…
The Rocheport Interstate 70 Bridge is a four-lane continuous truss bridge over the Missouri River on Interstate 70 between Cooper County, Missouri and Boone County, Missouri at Rocheport, Missouri.
Palestine Township is one of fourteen townships in Cooper County, Missouri, USA.
North Moniteau Township is one of fourteen townships in Cooper County, Missouri, USA.
Kelly Township is one of fourteen townships in Cooper County, Missouri, USA.
KJAB-FM (88.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Southern Gospel/Bluegrass Gospel format. Licensed to Mexico, Missouri, USA. The station is currently owned by Soul's Harbor Baptist Church dba Mexico Educational Broadcasting Foundation.
K56AU was a low-powered television station in Columbia, Missouri. As a TBN owned-and-operated station, it was a repeater that broadcasts programming from the Trinity Broadcasting Network, via satellite.
Jesse Viertel Memorial Airport (ICAO: KVER, FAA LID: VER), also known as Jesse P. Viertel Airport, is a city-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of Boonville, a city in Cooper County, Missou…
Hams Prairie (originally Ham's Prairie) is a small town, population about 40, in Callaway County, Missouri in the United States.
Boonville Township is one of fourteen townships in Cooper County, Missouri, USA.