Editing Columbus, New York (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|97.1|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|96.8|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|km2|disp=flip}}, or 0.33%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

The northern town line is the border of Madison County, and the eastern town boundary is the border of [[Otsego County, New York|Otsego County]], marked by the [[Unadilla River]], a south-flowing tributary of the [[Susquehanna River]].

[[New York State Route 8]] is a north–south highway by the eastern town line, and [[New York State Route 80]] is an east–west highway.

The [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] of Columbus is on NY-80 near the geographic center of the town. Columbus Quarter is a hamlet on the Unadilla River in the northeastern part of the town.