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==Geography== [[File:Columbus, GA panorama.jpg|thumb|Downtown [[panorama]] (1886)]] Columbus is one of Georgia's three [[Fall Line Cities|Fall Line cities]], along with [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]] and [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]]. The [[Atlantic Seaboard fall line|Fall Line]] is where the hilly lands of the [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]] [[plateau]] meet the flat terrain of the [[coastal plain]]. As such, Columbus has a varied landscape of rolling hills on the north side and flat plains on the south. The [[fall line]] causes rivers in the area to decline rapidly towards sea level. Textile mills were established here in the 19th and early 20th centuries to take advantage of the water power from the falls. Interstate 185 runs north–south through the middle of the city, with nine exits within Muscogee County. I-185 runs north about {{convert|50|mi|km|abbr=on}} from its beginning to a junction with [[Interstate 85 (Georgia)|I-85]] just east of [[LaGrange, Georgia|LaGrange]] and about {{convert|60|mi|km|abbr=on}} southwest of Atlanta. [[U.S. Route 27 in Georgia|U.S. Route 27]], [[U.S. Route 280#Georgia|U.S. Route 280]], and [[Georgia State Route 520]] (known as South Georgia Parkway) all meet in the interior of the city. [[U.S. Route 80#Georgia|U.S. Route 80]] runs through the northern part of the city, locally known as J.R. Allen Parkway; [[U.S. Route 27 Alternate (Georgia)|Alternate U.S. Route 27]] and [[Georgia State Route 85]] run northeast from the city, locally known as Manchester Expressway. The city is located at {{Coord|32.489608|-84.940422|type:city_region:US-GA|format=dms|display=inline}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau|US Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|221.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|216.3|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|4.7|sqmi|km2}} (2.14%) are covered by water. Columbus borders [[Phenix City, Alabama|Phenix City]], its largest suburb (in Alabama). Columbus also borders [[Chattahoochee County, Georgia|Chattahoochee]], [[Talbot County, Georgia|Talbot]], [[Harris County, Georgia|Harris]], and [[Russell County, Alabama|Russell County]], which is in Alabama. ===Climate=== Columbus has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfa''). Daytime summer temperatures often reach highs in the mid-90°Fs, and low temperatures in the winter average in the upper 30s. Columbus 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. Columbus is within USDA [[hardiness zone]] 8b in the city center and zone 8a in the suburbs. {{Weather box |location = [[Columbus Airport (Georgia)|Columbus Airport]], Georgia (1991–2020 normals,<ref>Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020</ref> extremes 1891–present) |single line = Y |collapsed = Y |Jan record high F = 84 |Feb record high F = 84 |Mar record high F = 92 |Apr record high F = 95 |May record high F = 100 |Jun record high F = 106 |Jul record high F = 105 |Aug record high F = 104 |Sep record high F = 106 |Oct record high F = 101 |Nov record high F = 88 |Dec record high F = 84 |year record high F = 106 |Jan avg record high F = 73.5 |Feb avg record high F = 76.6 |Mar avg record high F = 83.8 |Apr avg record high F = 87.2 |May avg record high F = 92.8 |Jun avg record high F = 96.5 |Jul avg record high F = 98.6 |Aug avg record high F = 98.1 |Sep avg record high F = 94.7 |Oct avg record high F = 88.4 |Nov avg record high F = 81.2 |Dec avg record high F = 75.2 |year avg record high F = 99.5 |Jan high F = 58.7 |Feb high F = 63.2 |Mar high F = 70.4 |Apr high F = 77.7 |May high F = 85.1 |Jun high F = 90.2 |Jul high F = 92.9 |Aug high F = 91.8 |Sep high F = 87.3 |Oct high F = 78.3 |Nov high F = 68.4 |Dec high F = 60.6 |year high F = 77.0 |Jan mean F = 48.5 |Feb mean F = 52.3 |Mar mean F = 58.9 |Apr mean F = 65.8 |May mean F = 74.1 |Jun mean F = 80.4 |Jul mean F = 83.2 |Aug mean F = 82.4 |Sep mean F = 77.6 |Oct mean F = 67.6 |Nov mean F = 57.3 |Dec mean F = 50.6 |year mean F = 66.6 |Jan low F = 38.2 |Feb low F = 41.5 |Mar low F = 47.3 |Apr low F = 54.0 |May low F = 63.1 |Jun low F = 70.5 |Jul low F = 73.5 |Aug low F = 73.0 |Sep low F = 67.9 |Oct low F = 56.8 |Nov low F = 46.1 |Dec low F = 40.6 |year low F = 56.0 |Jan avg record low F = 20.9 |Feb avg record low F = 25.9 |Mar avg record low F = 30.6 |Apr avg record low F = 39.0 |May avg record low F = 49.3 |Jun avg record low F = 61.7 |Jul avg record low F = 67.8 |Aug avg record low F = 66.1 |Sep avg record low F = 55.6 |Oct avg record low F = 40.6 |Nov avg record low F = 30.4 |Dec avg record low F = 25.5 |year avg record low F = 19.2 |Jan record low F = −2 |Feb record low F = −3 |Mar record low F = 16 |Apr record low F = 28 |May record low F = 39 |Jun record low F = 44 |Jul record low F = 59 |Aug record low F = 57 |Sep record low F = 38 |Oct record low F = 24 |Nov record low F = 10 |Dec record low F = 4 |year record low F = -3 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 4.24 |Feb precipitation inch = 4.46 |Mar precipitation inch = 4.92 |Apr precipitation inch = 4.03 |May precipitation inch = 3.24 |Jun precipitation inch = 4.03 |Jul precipitation inch = 4.35 |Aug precipitation inch = 4.68 |Sep precipitation inch = 3.34 |Oct precipitation inch = 2.78 |Nov precipitation inch = 3.96 |Dec precipitation inch = 4.79 |year precipitation inch = 48.82 |Jan snow inch = 0.0 |Feb snow inch = 0.0 |Mar snow inch = 0.2 |Apr snow inch = 0.0 |May snow inch = 0.0 |Jun snow inch = 0.0 |Jul snow inch = 0.0 |Aug snow inch = 0.0 |Sep snow inch = 0.0 |Oct snow inch = 0.0 |Nov snow inch = 0.0 |Dec snow inch = 0.3 |year snow inch = 0.5 |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 10.2 |Feb precipitation days = 8.9 |Mar precipitation days = 9.4 |Apr precipitation days = 8.0 |May precipitation days = 7.8 |Jun precipitation days = 10.4 |Jul precipitation days = 11.8 |Aug precipitation days = 11.2 |Sep precipitation days = 7.0 |Oct precipitation days = 6.5 |Nov precipitation days = 7.3 |Dec precipitation days = 10.2 |year precipitation days = 108.7 |unit snow days = 0.1 in |Jan snow days = 0.0 |Feb snow days = 0.0 |Mar snow days = 0.1 |Apr snow days = 0.0 |May snow days = 0.0 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.0 |Oct snow days = 0.0 |Nov snow days = 0.0 |Dec snow days = 0.3 |year snow days = 0.4 |source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= "NOWData FFC">{{cite web |url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ffc |title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date = May 24, 2021 |archive-date = June 5, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210605094022/https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ffc |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name=NCEI> {{cite web | url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00093842&format=pdf | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | title = Station: Columbus Metro AP, GA | work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020) | access-date = May 24, 2021}}</ref> }} [[File:Downtown Columbus West.jpg|thumb|Downtown Columbus skyline looking west]] ===Cityscape=== [[File:Columbus Georgia, The Fountain City.jpg|thumb|One of Columbus' nicknames is "The Fountain City".]] {{Main|Neighborhoods in Columbus, Georgia}} Columbus is divided into five geographic areas: *'''[[Downtown Columbus, Georgia|Downtown]]''', also sometimes called "Uptown" (though "Uptown" is actually the title given to both a nonprofit organization operating to encourage area growth and development or "urban renewal" in the city and also to the actual physical area of that development itself, which is an expanding subsection of the downtown district located in the areas from Broadway to the Chattahoochee River)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uptowncolumbusga.com/plaintext/about/about.aspx|title=About Uptown|website=www.uptowncolumbusga.com|access-date=July 19, 2016|archive-date=November 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118030817/http://www.uptowncolumbusga.com/plaintext/about/about.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> is the city's [[central business district]], and home to multiple historic districts, homes, and churches, such as the [[Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District]], the [[Mott House (Columbus, Georgia)|Mott House]], and the [[Church of the Holy Family (Columbus, Georgia)|Church of the Holy Family]]. *'''[[East Columbus, Georgia|East Columbus]]''' is a predominantly residential area located east of MidTown. [[File:Fireworks in downtown columbus, ga.jpg|thumb|[[Fireworks]] in Downtown on [[Independence Day (United States)|July 4]], 2009]] *'''[[MidTown (Columbus, Georgia)|MidTown]]''' is a residential and commercial area located directly east of Downtown; several historic districts have been designated. It is the location of the corporate headquarters of [[Aflac]]. *'''[[North Columbus, Georgia|North Columbus]]''', also called Northside, is a diverse suburban area, home to established neighborhoods and [[Subdivision (land)|subdivision]]s, such as [[Green Island Hills]] and Oldtown.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oldtowncolumbus.com/|title=Old Town Columbus | GA | Southern Living Inspired Community|website=oldtowncolumbus}}</ref> It has multiple shopping and lifestyle areas. *'''[[South Columbus, Georgia|South Columbus]]''' is situated just south of the MidTown region, and directly north of Fort Benning. It is the site of the National Infantry Museum, honoring the history of infantry forces in the U.S. Army. The museum was located here in an effort to introduce jobs and attract visitors to stimulate a variety of activities. It has had bars, honky tonks, and other businesses that appeal to young male soldiers from Fort Benning. ===Metropolitan area=== {{Main|Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA}} The [[Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area|Columbus metropolitan area]] includes four counties in Georgia, and one in Alabama. The [[Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA|Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL combined statistical area]] includes two additional counties in Alabama. A 2013 census estimate showed 316,554 in the metro area, with 501,649 in the combined statistical area.
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