13 Facts About Columbus GA

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Columbus GA is the second-largest city in Georgia, and fields the state's fourth-largest metropolitan area.

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Columbus GA is often considered a dividing line or "natural snowline" of the southeastern United States with areas north of the city receiving snowfall annually, with areas to the south typically not receiving snowfall every year or at all.

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Columbus GA is within USDA hardiness zone 8b in the city center and zone 8a in the suburbs.

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Columbus GA has roughly 200 Christian churches, with the Southern Baptist Convention being the largest denomination by number of churches.

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5.

Columbus GA is home to three Kingdom Halls for Jehovah's Witnesses, and one Greek Orthodox Church.

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6.

Companies headquartered in Columbus include Aflac, TSYS, Realtree, Synovus, and the W C Bradley Co.

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7.

Major strip malls include Columbus GA Park Crossing, which opened in 2003, and The Landings, which opened in 2005.

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8.

Columbus GA is served by The Shoppes at Bradley Park, a lifestyle center.

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9.

Columbus GA is home to nine historic districts, all listed in the National Register of Historic Places listings in Muscogee County, Georgia.

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10.

Columbus GA is home to upwards of 50 parks, four recreation centers, four senior centers and parks, and Standing Boy Creek Wildlife Management Area.

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11.

City council of Columbus GA, known as the Columbus GA Council, is composed of ten elected council members, eight of whom serve individual districts and two of whom serve the city at large.

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12.

Columbus GA is served by four branches of the Chattahoochee Valley Libraries:.

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13.

Columbus GA Airport is the metro area's primary airport and the fourth-busiest airport in Georgia.

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