Columbia County
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- Population
- 61,100
- Area
- 634.66 sq mi (1,643.77 km²), 13.54 sq mi water
- Median age
- 49.8
- Households
- 26,627
- Persons per household
- 2.2
- Median household income
- $81,528
- Median house value
- $347,100
Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS
Cities & Towns in Columbia County
Local News
WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Published September 30Lenox powwow marks ongoing, vibrant Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican return to ancestral homelands
Centuries ago, the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican people were driven out of their homelands in the Northeast by European colonists. A powwow in Lenox this weekend will continue the community’s work to reestablish millennia-old ties with the region.
WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Published September 29IBM to build quantum-computing facility at Poughkeepsie campus
Tech company IBM was approved Tuesday morning for a 30-year agreement to build its next-generation quantum-computing facility at its Poughkeepsie campus.
WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Published 21 hours agoWestern Mass. residents sound off on pitch to send millions more gallons of Quabbin water east
In Massachusetts, a proposal to move an additional 20 million gallons of water a day from a reservoir is drawing fierce backlash.The western Mass. towns entrusted with stewarding the Quabbin Reservoir are once again raising questions of equity as state officials collect feedback.
WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Published September 29Newburgh City Council votes to end Flock contract
After months of emotional back and forth, the Newburgh City Council has voted to end its contract with Flock Safety.
WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Published September 29Democrat Blake Gendebien discusses congressional campaign
Democrat Blake Gendebien discusses several issues including the role of A-I in the congressional campaign