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Also known as Columbia, Tennessee, Columbia, TN

city in and county seat of Maury County, Tennessee, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Tennessee
County
Maury
Mayor
Chaz Molder ( D )
Total
33.79 sq mi (87.52 km )
Land
33.76 sq mi (87.45 km )
Water
0.027 sq mi (0.07 km )
Elevation
643 ft (196 m)
Density
1,234.7/sq mi (476.72/km )
Time zone
UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst
UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip codes
38401-38402
Fips code
47-16540
Website
columbiatn .gov

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Encyclopedic overview

Mule Day 2025 Columbia is a city in and the county seat of Maury County, Tennessee. The population was 48,885 as of the City of Columbia's 2024 Special Census conducted by the US Census Bureau. Columbia is included in the Nashville metropolitan area.

The self-proclaimed "mule capital of the world," Columbia celebrates the city-designated Mule Day each April. Columbia and Maury County are acknowledged as the "Antebellum Homes Capital of Tennessee"; the county has more antebellum houses than any other county in the state. The city is home to one of the last two surviving residences of James Knox Polk, the 11th President of the United States; the other is the White House.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Columbia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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