Columbus
A city in Lowndes County, Mississippi — population 23,307 as of 2020.
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Overnight
72°F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
97°F
Patchy Fog then Sunny1% precip
Saturday Night
73°F
Mostly Clear14% precip
Sunday
95°F
Sunny8% precip
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Columbus by the numbers
Population
23,307Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 25.05 sq mi (64.88 km²), 0.83 sq mi water
- Median age
- 41.1
- Households
- 10,006
- Persons per household
- 2.2
- Median household income
- $42,235
- Median house value
- $125,700
Municipal office
- Office
- COO
- Address
- PO BOX 1408, COLUMBUS, MS 39703