Columbia County, Pennsylvania
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Not to be confused with Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Columbia County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 64,727.[2] Its county seat is Bloomsburg.[3] The county was created on March 22, 1813, from part of Northumberland County. It was named Columbia, alluding to the United States and Christopher Columbus. The county is part of the Central Pennsylvania region of the state.[lower-alpha 1]
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Columbia County | |
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County | |
Coordinates: 41°03′N 76°24′W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
Founded | March 22, 1813 |
Named for | Christopher Columbus |
Seat | Bloomsburg |
Largest town | Bloomsburg |
Area | |
• Total | 490 sq mi (1,300 km2) |
• Land | 483 sq mi (1,250 km2) |
• Water | 7.1 sq mi (18 km2) 1.4% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 64,727 |
• Density | 130/sq mi (51/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 9th |
Website | www |
Designated | July 11, 1983[1] |
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Columbia County is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.