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Columbia County, Pennsylvania
County
Columbia County

Columbia County, Pennsylvania court house.JPG
The Columbia County courthouse in Bloomsburg


Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Columbia County
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania

Map of the United States highlighting Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's location within the U.S.
Founded March 22, 1813
Named for Christopher Columbus
Seat Bloomsburg
Largest town Bloomsburg
Area
 • Total 490 sq mi (1,269 km2)
 • Land 483 sq mi (1,251 km2)
 • Water 7.1 sq mi (18 km2), 1.4%
Population (est.)
 • (2017) 65,932
 • Density 138/sq mi (53/km2)
Congressional district 9th
Time zone
Eastern: UTC−5/−4
Website www.columbiapa.org

Footnotes:

Pennsylvania Historical Marker
Designated July 11, 1983[1]



Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 67,295.[2] Its county seat is Bloomsburg.[3] The county was created on March 22, 1813, from part of Northumberland County and named for Columbia, a poetic name for the United States that alludes to Christopher Columbus.


Columbia County is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


    • 1.1 Mountains


    • 1.2 Major highways


    • 1.3 Adjacent counties


    • 1.4 State park




  • 2 Demographics


  • 3 Metropolitan Statistical Area


  • 4 Politics and government


    • 4.1 County commissioners


    • 4.2 Other county officials


    • 4.3 State Senate


    • 4.4 State House of Representatives


    • 4.5 United States House of Representatives


    • 4.6 United States Senate




  • 5 Education


    • 5.1 Colleges and universities


    • 5.2 Public school districts


      • 5.2.1 Technical school


      • 5.2.2 Charter school




    • 5.3 Private schools


    • 5.4 Libraries




  • 6 Communities


    • 6.1 Town


    • 6.2 Boroughs


    • 6.3 Townships


    • 6.4 Census-designated places


    • 6.5 Unincorporated communities


    • 6.6 Population ranking




  • 7 See also


  • 8 References





Geography




View of northern Columbia County, Pennsylvania from Kramer Hill Road in Fishing Creek Township. On the horizon (about 8-10 miles away) is North Mountain. The borough of Benton is in the center of the picture.


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 490 square miles (1,300 km2), of which 483 square miles (1,250 km2) is land and 7.1 square miles (18 km2) (1.4%) is water.[4] The southern tip of Columbia County is part of the Coal Region. The area of the county from the Susquehanna River south to several miles south of Numidia is mostly farmland and state game lands. Around the Susquehanna River, there are several communities, such as Bloomsburg and Catawissa. From the Susquehanna River north as far as Waller, the county is mostly farmland with several patches of forest. North of Waller, the county is mostly state game lands and mountains.[5]


The major streams in Columbia County are the Susquehanna River, Fishing Creek, Briar Creek, Catawissa Creek, and Roaring Creek.[5]



Mountains


Note: Only mountains higher than 1,500 feet (460 m) are listed



























































Name

Height

Image
Red Rock Mountain 2,365 feet (721 m)
Red rock mountain.jpg
Central Mountain 2,247 feet (685 m)
Chimneystack Rock 2,244 feet (684 m)
Buck Mountain 1,942 feet (592 m) Buck Mountain from Buck Mountain Road.JPG
Catawissa Mountain 1,873 feet (571 m)
Northwestern edge of Catawissa Mountain.JPG
Big Mountain 1,811 feet (552 m)
Knob Mountain 1,752 feet (534 m)
Knob Mountain from the southwest 2.JPG
Nescopeck Mountain 1,604 feet (489 m)
Nescopeck Mountain 1.JPG
Lee Mountain 1,594 feet (486 m)
Lee Mountain in Briar Creek Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania.JPG
McCauley Mountain 1,571 feet (479 m)
McCauley Mountain 2.JPG

Source:[6][7]



Major highways




  • I-80


  • US 11


  • PA 42


  • PA 44


  • PA 54


  • PA 61


  • PA 93


  • PA 118


  • PA 239


  • PA 254


  • PA 339


  • PA 442


  • PA 487


  • PA 642



Adjacent counties




  • Sullivan County (north)


  • Luzerne County (east)


  • Schuylkill County (southeast)


  • Northumberland County (southwest)


  • Montour County (west)


  • Lycoming County (northwest)



State park


Part of Ricketts Glen State Park is in the northern portion of Columbia County.[8]



Demographics









































































































































Historical population
Census Pop.

1820 17,621
1830 20,059 13.8%
1840 24,267 21.0%
1850 17,710 −27.0%
1860 25,065 41.5%
1870 28,766 14.8%
1880 32,409 12.7%
1890 36,832 13.6%
1900 39,896 8.3%
1910 48,467 21.5%
1920 48,349 −0.2%
1930 48,803 0.9%
1940 51,413 5.3%
1950 53,460 4.0%
1960 53,489 0.1%
1970 55,114 3.0%
1980 61,967 12.4%
1990 63,202 2.0%
2000 64,148 1.5%
2010 67,295 4.9%
Est. 2017 65,932 [9] −2.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[10]
1790-1960[11] 1900-1990[12]
1990-2000[13] 2010-2017[2]

As of the census[14] of 2000, there were 64,151 people, 24,915 households, and 16,568 families residing in the county. The population density was 132 people per square mile (51/km²). There were 27,733 housing units at an average density of 57 per square mile (22/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.59% White, 0.80% Black or African-American, 0.15% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. 0.95% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 33.2% were of German, 10.0% American, 9.4% Irish, 8.1% Italian, 6.7% Polish and 6.2% English ancestry.


There were 24,915 households out of which 27.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.80% were married couples living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.50% were non-families. 26.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.90.


In the county, the population was spread out with 20.80% under the age of 18, 14.30% from 18 to 24, 25.90% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.80 males.



Metropolitan Statistical Area


The United States Office of Management and Budget[15] has designated Columbia County as the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2010 census[16] the metropolitan area ranked 20th most populous in the State of Pennsylvania and the 368th most populous in the United States with a population of 82,562. Columbia County is also a part of the larger Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which combines the populations of Columbia County as well as Montour, Northumberland, Snyder and Union Counties in Pennsylvania. The Combined Statistical Area ranked 8th in the State of Pennsylvania and 115th most populous in the United States with a population of 264,739.



Politics and government



Presidential elections results



















































































































































































































Presidential elections results[17]
Year

Republican

Democratic

Third parties

2016

63.2% 18,004
31.3% 8,934
5.5% 1,568

2012

55.3% 14,236
42.5% 10,937
2.2% 571

2008

51.2% 14,477
46.8% 13,230
2.0% 571

2004

59.7% 16,052
39.7% 10,679
0.5% 138

2000

55.2% 12,095
41.0% 8,975
3.8% 841

1996
40.4% 8,234

41.1% 8,379
18.5% 3,759

1992

41.0% 9,742
34.8% 8,261
24.2% 5,736

1988

60.5% 12,114
38.8% 7,767
0.7% 140

1984

63.4% 14,402
36.3% 8,254
0.3% 62

1980

53.3% 12,426
40.5% 9,449
6.2% 1,438

1976
48.1% 11,508

50.4% 12,051
1.5% 366

1972

63.6% 14,187
32.4% 7,222
4.0% 900

1968

54.9% 12,202
36.8% 8,187
8.3% 1,840

1964
39.2% 8,982

60.6% 13,885
0.2% 36

1960

62.1% 15,310
37.8% 9,322
0.1% 19

1956

59.7% 13,382
40.3% 9,024
0.1% 15

1952

57.7% 13,008
42.0% 9,467
0.4% 79

1948

50.1% 9,417
49.9% 9,367


1944
49.0% 9,336

50.6% 9,647
0.4% 70

1940
43.1% 9,518

56.7% 12,523
0.3% 66

1936
40.1% 9,674

58.7% 14,141
1.2% 293

1932
44.4% 8,791

53.8% 10,640
1.8% 356

1928

72.6% 14,362
26.8% 5,304
0.6% 115

1924
47.4% 7,336

47.8% 7,390
4.8% 743

1920
45.7% 6,238

51.0% 6,965
3.4% 462

1916
32.8% 3,013

63.0% 5,785
4.2% 389

1912
10.0% 889

55.1% 4,905
35.0% 3,116

1908
39.2% 3,718

56.6% 5,373
4.2% 402

1904
44.1% 3,635

50.9% 4,196
5.0% 415

1900
35.2% 2,954

59.4% 4,982
5.4% 454

1896
37.8% 3,280

56.5% 4,904
5.8% 500

1892
30.6% 2,336

64.5% 4,929
5.0% 380

1888
33.4% 2,484

62.8% 4,676
3.8% 281



As of November 2011, there were 41,026 registered voters in Columbia County.[18]




  • Democratic: 20,961 (44.36%)


  • Republican: 19,438 (41.14%)

  • Other Parties: 6,853 (14.50%)


While the county registration tends to be evenly matched between Democrats and Republicans, the county trends Republican in statewide elections. While John McCain received 51.6% of its vote to 47.1% for Barack Obama, this was a far-closer margin than the 20 points that George W. Bush carried it by in 2004. Each of the three row-office statewide winners carried Columbia in 2008. In 2006, Democrat Bob Casey Jr. received 51% of its vote when he unseated incumbent Republican US Senator Rick Santorum and Ed Rendell received 50.6% of the vote against Lynn Swann.


For many years Columbia County was represented in the State House by a conservative Democrat in the 109th district until John Gordner changed parties to Republican in 2001. He was elected to the State Senate in 2003 and succeeded by Republican David R. Millard. Columbia is in the 27th Senate district and 11th Congressional district.



County commissioners



















Commissioners Party
David Kovach
Democratic
Rich Ridgway
Republican
Chris Young
Republican


Other county officials
















































Office Official Party
Chief Judge Thomas A. James
Democratic
Judge Gary Norton
Republican
Chief Clerk Gail Kipp
Democratic
Coroner Lori Masteller
Republican
Recorder of Deeds and Register of Wills Beverly Michael
Democratic
Sheriff Tim Chamberlain
Democratic
Treasurer Shirley Turner
Republican
Clerk of Courts and Prothonotary Tami B. Kline
Republican


State Senate













District Senator Party
27 John Gordner
Republican


State House of Representatives























District Representative Party
107 Kurt Masser
Republican
109 David R. Millard
Republican
117 Karen Boback
Republican


United States House of Representatives













District Representative Party
9 Dan Meuser
Republican


United States Senate















Senator Party
Pat Toomey
Republican
Bob Casey
Democrat


Education




Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania School Districts



Colleges and universities


  • Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania


Public school districts



  • Benton Area School District


  • Berwick Area School District (also in Luzerne County)

  • Bloomsburg Area School District

  • Central Columbia School District

  • Millville Area School District


  • Mount Carmel Area School District (also in Northumberland County)


  • North Schuylkill School District (also in Schuylkill County)


  • Southern Columbia Area School District (also in Northumberland County)



Technical school


  • Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School


Charter school



  • SusQ Cyber Charter School - Bloomsburg


Private schools



  • Bald Hill School - Millville

  • Bloomsburg Christian School - Bloomsburg

  • Bloomsburg University Special Education Institute

  • Columbia Co Christian School - Bloomsburg

  • Greenwood Friends School - Millville

  • Heritage Christian Academy - Berwick

  • Holy Family Consolidate - Berwick

  • Keystone National High School - Bloomsburg

  • New Story - Berwick

  • Pennsylvania Institute For Conservation Education - Bloomsburg

  • Rainbow Hill School - Benton

  • St Columba School - Bloomsburg

  • Saint Matthews - Bloomsburg

  • Turkey Ridge School - Bloomsburg



Libraries



  • Bloomsburg Public Library

  • Columbia County Traveling Library

  • McBride Memorial Library

  • Orangeville Public Library



Communities




Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing Towns and Boroughs (red), Townships (white), and Census-designated places (blue).


Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, townships, and, in at most two cases, towns. The following town, boroughs and townships are located in Columbia County:



Town



  • Bloomsburg (county seat)


Boroughs





  • Ashland (mostly in Schuylkill County)

  • Benton

  • Berwick

  • Briar Creek

  • Catawissa

  • Centralia

  • Millville

  • Orangeville

  • Stillwater




Townships




  • Beaver

  • Benton

  • Briar Creek

  • Catawissa

  • Cleveland

  • Conyngham

  • Fishing Creek

  • Franklin

  • Greenwood

  • Hemlock

  • Jackson

  • Locust

  • Madison

  • Main

  • Mifflin

  • Montour

  • Mount Pleasant

  • North Centre

  • Orange

  • Pine

  • Roaring Creek

  • Scott

  • South Centre

  • Sugarloaf




Census-designated places


Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by the U.S. Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well.




  • Almedia

  • Aristes

  • Buckhorn

  • Espy

  • Eyers Grove

  • Fernville

  • Foundryville

  • Iola

  • Jamison City

  • Jerseytown

  • Jonestown

  • Lightstreet

  • Lime Ridge


  • Locustdale (partially in Schuylkill County)

  • Mainville

  • Mifflinville

  • Numidia

  • Rohrsburg

  • Rupert

  • Slabtown

  • Waller

  • Wilburton Number One

  • Wilburton Number Two




Unincorporated communities



  • Central

  • Elk Grove

  • Mifflin Cross Roads



Population ranking


The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Columbia County.[16]


county seat















































































































































































































Rank
City/Town/etc.
Municipal type
Population (2010 Census)
1

† Bloomsburg
Town
14,855
2

Berwick
Borough
10,477
3

Ashland (mostly in Schuylkill County)
Borough
2,817
4

Espy
CDP
1,642
5

Catawissa
Borough
1,552
6

Mifflinville
CDP
1,253
7

Lightstreet
CDP
1,093
8

Almedia
CDP
1,078
9

Millville
Borough
948
10

Lime Ridge
CDP
890
11

Benton
Borough
824
12

Briar Creek
Borough
660
13

Fernville
CDP
556
14

Orangeville
Borough
508
15

Buckhorn
CDP
318
16

Aristes
CDP
311
17

Foundryville
CDP
256
18

Numidia
CDP
244
19

Stillwater
Borough
209
20

Wilburton Number One
CDP
196
21

Jerseytown
CDP
184
22

Rupert
CDP
183
23

Locustdale (partially in Schuylkill County)
CDP
177
24

Slabtown
CDP
156
25

Rohrsburg
CDP
145
26

Iola
CDP
144
27

Jamison City
CDP
134
28

Mainville
CDP
132
29

Eyers Grove
CDP
105
30

Wilburton Number Two
CDP
96
31

Jonestown
CDP
64
32

Waller
CDP
48
33

Centralia
Borough
10


See also



  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Columbia County, Pennsylvania



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