Columbus
A city in Bartholomew County, Indiana — population 48,445 as of 2020.
News in Columbus

Bartholomew County school district releases report on employee injuries
The Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp., based in Columbus, Indiana, released its first report tracking employee injuries following the adoption of a new policy requiring the district to record incidents of workplace battery. The internal tracking comes as Indiana prepares to…
Education
Columbus Crump Theatre scores $6 million state grant
COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Ever since it opened in October of 1889, Columbus’ downtown Crump Theatre has hosted some notable acts and stage legends. ”About 15 years ago, Jelly Roll was here before Jelly Roll was anyone that anyone knew about. John Mellencamp had a nice show here almost 20…
Creatives & Arts
Columbus opens machine and vehicle innovation center with $9.1M investment
Columbus, Indiana, celebrated the opening of the Advanced Machine and Vehicle Innovation Center, a regional hub designed for commercial vehicle and power-systems innovation. The center was supported by more than $9.1 million in funding.
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Columbus by the numbers
- Area
- 28.51 sq mi (73.83 km²), 0.34 sq mi water
- Median age
- 36.5
- Households
- 21,726
- Persons per household
- 2.3
- Median household income
- $77,456
- Median house value
- $244,200
- Office
- PROGRAM MANAGER OF COMMUNITY DEVELOP
- Address
- 123 WASHINGTON ST, COLUMBUS, IN 47201