Columbiana

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City of Columbiana
Coumbiana logo.jpg
Incorporated 1837
Population 4,213
Mayor David Mitchell
School district Shelby County Schools
Government

Columbiana City Council
Columbiana Fire Department
Columbiana Police Department

Web site cityofcolumbiana.com
Locate with Google Maps

Columbiana is a city of 4,213 and the seat of Shelby County. It was founded by C. B. Churchill as the site of his iron foundry, which was destroyed by Wilson's Raiders in April 1865. The settlement was named Columbia until the name was changed by the Alabama legislature on January 13, 1832. The City of Columbiana was incorporated in 1837 with its limits extending a quarter mile in each cardinal direction from the town square. The square is dominated by the Shelby County Courthouse, erected in 1854, which now contains the Shelby County Historical Society Museum.

Columbiana's Mildred B. Harrison Regional Library houses the Karl C. Harrison Museum of George Washington. Columbiana City Park, with picnic tables and a playground, is located near Elvin Hill Elementary School. The Columbiana Sports Complex, with four baseball fields, batting cages, a football field and walking track, is on McDow Road.

Since 1986 Columbiana has celebrated Liberty Day on the last Saturday in June in honor of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. There is also an annual Columbiana Tour of Homes.

Geography

The city claims 16.86 square miles within its corporate limits.

Government

The Mayor of Columbiana is elected every four years. The five-member city council meets twice a month in the Columbiana City Hall on Mildred Street on the first and third Tuesday.

The Chief of the Columbiana Police Department is Lamar Vick. The Columbiana Municipal Court is presided over by City Judge Mike Atchison.

Demographics

As of the 2020 U.S. census, there were 4,462 people, 1,641 households, and 851 families residing in the city. Under revised classifications adopted by the Census Bureau in 2023, the area was defined as "rural".

In the 2010 census there were 4,197 people in 1,303 households, including 874 families, in the city. The population density was 218.2/mi². There were 1,445 housing units at an average density of 95.1/mi². The racial makeup of the city was 71.3% white and 25.1% Black or African American. 3.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,303 households 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 29.7% of households were one person and 15.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.12. The median age was 37.8 years.

The median household income was $31,108 and the median family income was $56,411. Males had a median income of $43,304 versus $34,583 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,003. About 11.0% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.1% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

At the census of 2000, there were 3,316 people, 1,260 households, and 868 families residing in the city. The population density was 218.5/mi². There were 1,372 housing units at an average density of 90.4/mi². The racial makeup of the city was 78.6% white, 19.6% Black or African American. 2.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,260 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.10. The median age was 36 years.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,034, and the median income for a family was $44,798. Males had a median income of $34,350 versus $21,193 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,086. About 8.2% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over.

External links

Shelby County seal.jpg Shelby County
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