Place:Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States

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NameColumbia
Alt namesColumbiasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates41.25°N 76.367°W
Located inPennsylvania, United States     (1813 - )
See alsoMontour, Pennsylvania, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Borough
Benton
Berwick
Briar Creek
Catawissa
Centralia
Millville
Orangeville
Stillwater
Cemetery
Canby Cemetery
McHenry Cemetery
Census-designated place
Almedia
Aristes
Buckhorn
Espy
Eyers Grove
Fernville
Foundryville
Iola
Jamison City
Jerseytown
Jonestown
Lightstreet
Lime Ridge
Locustdale
Mainville
Mifflinville
Numidia
Rohrsburg
Rupert
Slabtown
Waller
Wilburton Number One
Wilburton Number Two
Inhabited place
Asbury
Beaver Valley
Bendertown
Berwick Heights
Bloomsburg
Breezy Acres
Byrnsville
Central
Coles Creek
Coles Mill
Dennis Mills
Derrs
Derry
Divide
Dogtown
East Millville
Evansville
Fisherdale
Forks
Fowlersville
Grassmere Park
Greenwood
Grovania
Hetlerville
Honeytown
Jackson
Kulp
Laubach
Maple Grove
Martzville
McCauley
Miffin Cross Roads
Mill Grove
Millertown
Monticello
Mordansville
Newlin
North Centre
Paper Mill
Parrs Mill
Pealertown
Pensyls Mill
Pine Summit
Polkville
Queen City
Sereno
Shumans
Sky View Acres
Summer Hill
Talmer
Tri Mills
Waterville
Welliversville
Wilburton
Willow Springs
Zaner
Township
Beaver
Briar Creek (township)
Catawissa (township)
Fishingcreek
Greenwood (township)
Hemlock
Locust
Madison
Main
Mifflin
Mount Pleasant
North Centre (township)
Roaring Creek
South Centre
Sugarloaf
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 67,295.

Columbia County was created on March 22, 1813, from part of Northumberland County and named for Columbia, a poetic name for the United States that alludes to Christopher Columbus. Its county seat is Bloomsburg.

The county is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick micropolitan statistical area.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1813 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1813 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1813 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1820 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1860 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1820 17,621
1830 20,059
1840 24,267
1850 17,710
1860 25,065
1870 28,766
1880 32,409
1890 36,832
1900 39,896
1910 48,467
1920 48,349
1930 48,803
1940 51,413
1950 53,460
1960 53,489
1970 55,114
1980 61,967
1990 63,202
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Research Tips

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External links

  • Outstanding guide to Columbia County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
  • www.columbiapa.org/
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