Columbia County, Wisconsin

Columbia County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, 52,468 people lived in Columbia county. Portage is the county seat and largest city in the county.[1]

Columbia County
Columbia County courthouse in December 2014
Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 43°28′N 89°20′W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
Founded1846
SeatPortage
Largest cityPortage
Area
  Total796 sq mi (2,060 km2)
  Land766 sq mi (1,980 km2)
  Water30 sq mi (80 km2)  3.8%%
Population
 (2010)
  Total56,833
  Density74/sq mi (29/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district6th
Websitewww.co.columbia.wi.us

Columbia County is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Historical population
CensusPop.
190031,121
191031,1290.0%
192030,468−2.1%
193030,5030.1%
194032,5176.6%
195034,0234.6%
196036,7087.9%
197040,1509.4%
198043,2227.7%
199045,0884.3%
200052,46816.4%
201056,8338.3%
WI Counties 1900-1990

Geography

The county has a total area of 796 square miles (2,061.6 km2). Of this, 774 square miles (2,004.7 km2) is land and 22 square miles (57.0 km2) (2.75%) is water. The county's highest point is Gibraltar Rock. It is 1,247 feet (380.1 m) above sea level. The high butte-shaped bluff is located north of Lodi. It looks out over the Lake Wisconsin River valley.


Cities, villages, and towns

  • Arlington (town)
  • Arlington (village)
  • Caledonia (town)
  • Cambria (village)
  • Columbus (city)
  • Columbus (town)
  • Courtland (town)
  • Dekorra (town)
  • Doylestown (village)
  • Fall River (village)
  • Fort Winnebago (town)
  • Fountain Prairie (town)
  • Friesland (village)
  • Hampden (town)
  • Leeds (town)
  • Lewiston (town)
  • Lodi (town)
  • Lodi (city)
  • Lowville (town)
  • Marcellon (town)
  • Newport (town)
  • Otsego (town)
  • Pacific (town)
  • Pardeeville (village)
  • Portage (city)
  • Poynette (village)
  • Randolph (town)
  • Randolph (village) (partial)
  • Rio (village)
  • Scott (town)
  • Springvale (town)
  • West Point (town)
  • Wisconsin Dells (city) (partial)
  • Wyocena (town)
  • Wyocena (village)

Unincorporated communities

  • Anacker
  • Belle Fountain
  • Dekorra
  • Durwards Glen
  • East Friesland
  • Englewood
  • Harmony Grove
  • Ingle
  • Keyeser
  • Lake Wisconsin (partial)
  • Leeds
  • Leeds Center
  • Lewiston
  • Lowville
  • Marcellon
  • North Leeds
  • Okee
  • Otsego

Ghost towns

  • Moe Settlement

References

  1. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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