Columbia is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the county seat of Boone County and home to the University of Missouri. Founded in 1821, it is the principal city of the three-county Columbia metropolitan area. It is Missouri's fourth most populous with an estimated 128,555 residents in 2022. As a Midwestern college town, Columbia maintains high-quality health care facilities, cultural opportunities, and a low cost of living. The tripartite establishment of Stephens College, the University of Missouri, and Columbia College, which surround the city's Downtown to the east, south, and north, has made Columbia a center of learning. At its center is 8th Street, which connects Francis Quadrangle and Jesse Hall to the Boone County Courthouse and the City Hall. Originally an agricultural town, education is now Columbia's primary economic concern, with secondary interests in the healthcare, insurance, and technology sectors; it has never been a manufacturing center.

Country: United States
State: Missouri
County: Boone
Founded: 1821
Incorporated: 1826
Named for: Columbia
Type: Council–manager
Body: Columbia City Council
Mayor: Barbara Buffaloe
City manager: De'Carlon Seewood
Population (2020): 126,254
Estimate (2022): 128,555
Rank: US: 222nd, MO: 4th
Metro: 210,864 (216th)
CSA: 410,851 (102nd)
Demonym(s): Columbian
Time zone: CST (UTC−6)
Summer (DST): CDT (UTC−5)
ZIP Codes: 65201, 65202, 65203, 65211
Area code(s): 573
FIPS code: 29-15670
GNIS feature ID: 2393605
Website: [www.como.gov]
Wikidata description: city in and county seat of Boone County, Missouri, United States
Wikidata id: Q59670
Wikidata label: Columbia
Wikidata aliases: Array
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