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  2. Columbia, Missouri - Wikipedia

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    GNIS feature ID. 2393605 [5] Website. www.como.gov. [6][7] Columbia / kəˈlʌmbiə / is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the county seat of Boone County and home to the University of Missouri. [8] Founded in 1821, it is the principal city of the three-county Columbia metropolitan area. It is Missouri's fourth most populous with an ...

  3. History of Columbia, Missouri - Wikipedia

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    The history of Columbia, Missouri as an American city spans two hundred years. Founded by pioneers from Kentucky in 1821 to be the county seat of Boone County. Its position astride the Boone's Lick Road led to early growth as settlers flooded into the Boonslick and eventually the West. In the 21st century Columbia is Missouri's fourth largest ...

  4. City Hall (Columbia, Missouri) - Wikipedia

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    City Hall (Columbia, Missouri) City Hall in Columbia, Missouri, also known as the Daniel Boone Building, was built in 1917. A major addition and restoration was completed in 2011, along with a matching five-story structure. [1] Originally built as a hotel, it has functioned as the city hall of Columbia since 1972 by (respectively) replacing the ...

  5. Columbia metropolitan area (Missouri) - Wikipedia

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    Area code (s) 573, 660. The Columbia metropolitan area is the region centered around the City of Columbia in the U.S. state of Missouri. Located in Mid-Missouri, it consists of five counties: Boone, Audrain, Randolph, Cooper, and Howard. [2] The population was estimated at 256,640 in 2017, making it the 4th largest metropolitan area in Missouri ...

  6. Downtown Columbia, Missouri - Wikipedia

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    Added to NRHP. November 8, 2006, May 8, 2008. Downtown Columbia is the central business, government, and social core of Columbia, Missouri and the Columbia Metropolitan Area. Three colleges — the University of Missouri, Stephens College, and Columbia College — all border the area. Downtown Columbia is an area of approximately one square ...

  7. Columbia City Council - Wikipedia

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    Coordinates: 38°57′6.94″N 92°19′44.39″W. The Columbia City Council is the lawmaking body of the city of Columbia, Missouri. It has seven elected members, including the Mayor of Columbia. Each member represents one of the city's six wards, except the mayor who is elected by city-wide vote.

  8. Columbia Public Schools - Wikipedia

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    Columbia 93 School District, [1] also known as the Columbia Public School District, is located in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri. The district is Accredited with Distinction by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. 19,052 students are enrolled as of 2020. [2][3] The district has four high schools, seven middle schools ...

  9. Columbia Police Department (Missouri) - Wikipedia

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    Headquarters. 600 East Walnut. Columbia, Missouri. Officers. 187. Agency executive. Geoff Jones, Chief of Police. The Columbia Police Department (CPD) is the principal law enforcement agency serving the city of Columbia, Missouri, in the United States. It has 187 sworn police officers.