Columbus
A city in Platte County, Nebraska — population 23,597 as of 2020.
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In and around Columbus
See & do
- Andrew Jackson Higgins National Memorial
- Anytime Fitness
- Becton Dickinson - Columbus East
- Boulevard Lanes & Sahara Lounge
- Bradshaw Park
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Columbus by the numbers
Population
23,597Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 10.34 sq mi (26.78 km²), 0.26 sq mi water
- Median age
- 37.4
- Households
- 9,850
- Persons per household
- 2.5
- Median household income
- $64,626
- Median house value
- $213,600
Municipal office
- Office
- CITY ADMINISTRATOR
- Address
- 2424 14TH ST, COLUMBUS, NE 68601
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