Columbus, Mississippi, United States

E32136

city county seat

Columbus, Mississippi, United States, is a small historic city in eastern Mississippi known for its antebellum architecture and as the home of Mississippi University for Women.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Columbus, Mississippi	0
Columbus, Mississippi, United States of America	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ county seat ⓘ
areaCode	662 ⓘ
birthplaceOf	Tennessee Williams ⓘ
climate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
county	Lowndes County, Mississippi ⓘ
elevation	approximately 210 feet ⓘ
FIPSCode	28-14820 ⓘ
founded	1821 ⓘ
GNISFeatureID	0669830 ⓘ
governmentType	mayor–council government ⓘ
hasEvent	annual Spring Pilgrimage of homes ⓘ
hasHistoricDistrict	Columbus Historic District ⓘ Columbus Historic District ⓘ surface form: South Columbus Historic District
hasMuseum	Tennessee Williams Home and Welcome Center ⓘ
hostTo	Columbus-Lowndes Public Library ⓘ Mississippi University for Women ⓘ surface form: Mississippi University for Women campus
incorporated	1821 ⓘ
knownFor	Columbus Air Force Base nearby ⓘ Mississippi University for Women ⓘ antebellum architecture ⓘ historic homes ⓘ
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places ⓘ surface form: National Register of Historic Places (multiple districts and properties)
locatedIn	Southern United States ⓘ surface form: American South eastern Mississippi ⓘ
locatedOn	Tombigbee River ⓘ
majorHighway	U.S. Route 45 ⓘ U.S. Route 82 NERFINISHED ⓘ
metropolitanArea	Columbus micropolitan area ⓘ
namedAfter	Christopher Columbus ⓘ
near	Columbus Air Force Base ⓘ
originalName	Possum Town ⓘ
partOf	Golden Triangle economic region ⓘ Golden Triangle region, Mississippi ⓘ
populationCensus2020	about 23,000 ⓘ
postalCode	39701 ⓘ 39702 ⓘ 39705 ⓘ
regionalPartnerWith	Starkville, Mississippi ⓘ West Point, Mississippi ⓘ
riverCrossing	John C. Stennis Lock and Dam nearby ⓘ
state	Mississippi ⓘ
timeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
timeZoneDST	Central Time Zone ⓘ surface form: Central Daylight Time

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Airbus Helicopters → hasManufacturingFacility → Columbus, Mississippi, United States ⓘ

Henry Armstrong → placeOfBirth → Columbus, Mississippi, United States ⓘ

Homicide Hank → placeOfBirth → Columbus, Mississippi, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Henry Armstrong

Hurricane Hank → placeOfBirth → Columbus, Mississippi, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Henry Armstrong

this entity surface form: Columbus, Mississippi, United States of America

Henry Jackson Jr. → placeOfBirth → Columbus, Mississippi, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Henry Armstrong

Tennessee Williams → placeOfBirth → Columbus, Mississippi, United States ⓘ