Columbia County, Florida

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Columbia County is a United States county located in the United States of Florida. As of 2000 the population was 56513. Its population was estimated at 69092 in July 2008, It is the 40th most populous county in the U.S. state of Florida. It has total area of 801.04 square miles (2074.68 square kilometre), of which, 797.05 square miles (2064.35 square kilometre) of it is land and 3.99 square miles (10.33 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 37th largest in terms of geographical size.


As of the census of 2000, there were 56513 people in the county, organized into 20925 households, and 14919 families residing in the county. The population density was 70.9 people per square mile (27.37/kmē), making it the 42nd most densely populated county in Florida. There were 23579 housing units at an average density of 29.6 per square mile (11.43/kmē). The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.02. In the county the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 9% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 24% from 45 to 64, and 14% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.7 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 69092, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 79.76% White, 17.44% Black or African American, 0.54% American Indian, 0.8% Asian, 0.03% Native Hawaiian, and 1.42% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30881, it is the 22nd poorest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $35927, it is the 21st lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Florida. The per capita income for the county was $14598, making its Florida's 17th lowest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 13898 pupils and students, of which 7079 are male and 6819 are female, 24.59% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 811 nursery or pri school, 745 kindergarten, 6927 elementary school, 3541 high school and 1874 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Five Points Cdp	Columbia County	2.58	2.58	0	1362	527.6	6246	15057
2	Fort White Town	Columbia County	2.31	2.31	0	409	176.8	10578	26250
3	Lake City City	Columbia County	11.08	10.56	0.52	9980	944.8	14697	26161
4	Watertown Cdp	Columbia County	2.45	2.39	0.06	2837	1186.3	13044	29402

Year	Population
April 2000 census	56513
April 2000 Estimate	56510
July 2000 Estimate	56729
July 2001 Estimate	57316
July 2002 Estimate	58323
July 2003 Estimate	59883
July 2004 Estimate	61434
July 2005 Estimate	63888
July 2006 Estimate	66746
July 2007 Estimate	67868
July 2008 Estimate	69092

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	403	408	811
Kindergarten	383	362	745
Elementary school	3542	3385	6927
High school	2032	1509	3541
College or graduate school	719	1155	1874

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Columbia County, Florida	$30881	$35927	$14598
Florida, United States	$38819	$45625	$21557
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587