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Columbia County

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Also known as Columbia County, Florida, Columbia County, FL

county in Florida, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Florida
Founded
February 4, 1832
Named after
Columbia
Seat
Lake City
Largest city
Lake City
Total
801 sq mi (2,070 km )
Land
798 sq mi (2,070 km )
Water
3.8 sq mi (9.8 km ) 0.5%
Estimate 2025
74,094
Density
93/sq mi (36/km )
Time zone
UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst
UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district
3rd
Website
www .columbiacountyfla .com

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Named after
Columbia
Located in
Florida
Contains
Lake City
Capital
Lake City
Population
69698
Area
2075
Shares border with
Hamilton County
Image
Lake City Comm Hist Dist crths05.jpg
Households
25205
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Commons category
Columbia County, Florida
inception
1832-02-04
different from
Columbia County
water as percent of area
0.5
native label
Columbia County
per capita income
24569
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Encyclopedic overview

Columbia County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 69,698, up from 67,531 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is Lake City. Columbia County comprises the Lake City, FL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Gainesville-Lake City, FL Combined Statistical Area. Osceola National Forest is partially in Columbia County.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Columbia County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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