Editing Columbus, Kansas

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{{Short description|City in Cherokee County, Kansas}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Columbus, Kansas
|settlement_type          = [[City]] and [[County seat]]
|motto                    = "Help America Discover Columbus..."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbus-kansas.com/chamber/|title=Columbus Chamber of Commerce|publisher=Columbus Chamber of Commerce|accessdate=August 17, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722174225/http://www.columbus-kansas.com/chamber/|archivedate=July 22, 2012}}</ref>

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|image_caption            = [[Columbus Public Carnegie Library|Columbus Carnegie Library]] (2013)
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Cherokee County, Kansas|Cherokee County]] and [[Kansas]]
|image_map1               = Map of Cherokee Co, Ks, USA.png
|map_caption1             = [[Kansas Department of Transportation|KDOT]] map of [[Cherokee County, Kansas|Cherokee County]] ([[:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png|legend]])

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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Kansas]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Kansas|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Cherokee County, Kansas|Cherokee]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Kansas|Township]]
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|established_date         = 1868
|established_title1       = [[Platted]]
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|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = 1871
|named_for                = [[Columbus, Ohio]]

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|area_total_sq_mi         = 2.39
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|population_total         = 2929
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 66725
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|area_code                = [[Area code 620|620]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 20-15075
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
|blank1_info              = 485558<ref name="GNIS">{{GNIS|485558}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://columbusks.gov/|columbusks.gov}}
}}

'''Columbus''' is the second largest city and [[county seat]] of [[Cherokee County, Kansas|Cherokee County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 2,929.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Columbus, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile/Columbus_city,_Kansas?g=1600000US2015075 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109070001/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile/Columbus_city,_Kansas?g=1600000US2015075 |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>  It is located approximately 15 miles south-southwest of [[Pittsburg, Kansas|Pittsburg]].

==History==
The first settlement was made at Columbus in 1868.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_o8X5krq3fP8C | title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Blackmar, Frank Wilson | year=1912 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_o8X5krq3fP8C/page/n387 391]}}</ref> The first post office in Columbus was established in 1869.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/page:1/county:CK/sort:date_established/direction:asc |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=6 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009154933/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/page%3A1/county%3ACK/sort%3Adate_established/direction%3Aasc |archivedate=October 9, 2013 }}</ref>

Columbus was a [[railroad]] junction for the [[St. Louis-San Francisco Railway|Saint Louis and San Francisco]], and the [[Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad|Missouri, Kansas, and Texas]] railroads. It was named Columbus by A.L. Peters, one of the European-American founders, for his hometown of [[Columbus, Ohio]]; the name thus indirectly honors [[Christopher Columbus]], the [[explorer]].<ref>John Rydjord, ''Kansas Place-Names,'' University of Oklahoma Press, 1972, {{ISBN|0-8061-0994-7}}</ref><ref>''The Modern Light'', Columbus, August 16, 1951</ref> Coal, lead and zinc were mined in the region. Columbus had a considerable trade in agricultural products, and its businesses included machine shops, [[grain elevator]]s, [[Gristmill|flour mills]], a cigar factory, bottle works (soft drinks), a canning factory, and an extensive brick-making plant.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/cherokee/1904/cherokee-ch12.html |title=1904 History of Cherokee County Kansas, Chapter 12 |accessdate=2009-03-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090702033402/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/cherokee/1904/cherokee-ch12.html |archivedate=2009-07-02 }}</ref>

In 1875, [[Robert A. Long]] and Victor Bell formed the [[Long-Bell Lumber Company]] in Columbus. From one lumberyard, Long-Bell expanded operations and holdings to become one of the largest [[vertically integrated]] lumber companies in the United States.  In 1956 it was purchased by [[International Paper]].<ref>William E. Connelley, ''A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans,'', Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1918</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.42|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2012-07-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-07-02 }}</ref>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Columbus has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=47141&cityname=Columbus%2C+Kansas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Columbus, Kansas]</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Columbus, Kansas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1892–present)
|single line = Y
|width = auto
| Jan record high F = 77
| Feb record high F = 85
| Mar record high F = 93
| Apr record high F = 97
| May record high F = 98
| Jun record high F = 108
| Jul record high F = 117
| Aug record high F = 115
| Sep record high F = 108
| Oct record high F = 98
| Nov record high F = 85
| Dec record high F = 76
| year record high F = 117

|Jan avg record high F = 66.6
|Feb avg record high F = 70.6
|Mar avg record high F = 78.7
|Apr avg record high F = 83.2
|May avg record high F = 87.6
|Jun avg record high F = 93.1
|Jul avg record high F = 97.8
|Aug avg record high F = 98.7
|Sep avg record high F = 93.5
|Oct avg record high F = 85.5
|Nov avg record high F = 75.7
|Dec avg record high F = 67.5
|year avg record high F = 100.0

| Jan high F = 43.6
| Feb high F = 48.8
| Mar high F = 58.1
| Apr high F = 67.6
| May high F = 75.8
| Jun high F = 85.0
| Jul high F = 89.6
| Aug high F = 89.3
| Sep high F = 81.4
| Oct high F = 70.3
| Nov high F = 57.5
| Dec high F = 46.8
| year high F = 67.8
| Jan mean F = 33.4
| Feb mean F = 38.1
| Mar mean F = 47.1
| Apr mean F = 56.6
| May mean F = 65.7
| Jun mean F = 74.9
| Jul mean F = 79.5
| Aug mean F = 78.5
| Sep mean F = 70.3
| Oct mean F = 58.9
| Nov mean F = 46.9
| Dec mean F = 37.1
| year mean F = 57.2
| Jan low F = 23.3
| Feb low F = 27.4
| Mar low F = 36.1
| Apr low F = 45.5
| May low F = 55.5
| Jun low F = 64.9
| Jul low F = 69.3
| Aug low F = 67.7
| Sep low F = 59.3
| Oct low F = 47.5
| Nov low F = 36.3
| Dec low F = 27.5
| year low F = 46.7

|Jan avg record low F = 6.0
|Feb avg record low F = 11.4
|Mar avg record low F = 18.7
|Apr avg record low F = 30.6
|May avg record low F = 41.1
|Jun avg record low F = 54.5
|Jul avg record low F = 60.8
|Aug avg record low F = 57.5
|Sep avg record low F = 44.9
|Oct avg record low F = 31.4
|Nov avg record low F = 21.0
|Dec avg record low F = 11.0
|year avg record low F = 1.6

| Jan record low F = −19
| Feb record low F = −28
| Mar record low F = −17
| Apr record low F = 16
| May record low F = 28
| Jun record low F = 42
| Jul record low F = 45
| Aug record low F = 44
| Sep record low F = 30
| Oct record low F = 15
| Nov record low F = 4
| Dec record low F = −15
| year record low F = −28
| precipitation colour= green
| Jan precipitation inch = 1.67
| Feb precipitation inch = 1.99
| Mar precipitation inch = 3.41
| Apr precipitation inch = 5.07
| May precipitation inch = 7.10
| Jun precipitation inch = 5.17
| Jul precipitation inch = 4.15
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.81
| Sep precipitation inch = 4.45
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.77
| Nov precipitation inch = 2.98
| Dec precipitation inch = 2.43
| year precipitation inch = 46.00
| Jan snow inch = 2.3
| Feb snow inch = 1.1
| Mar snow inch = 1.3
| 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 = 0.2
| Dec snow inch = 2.3
| year snow inch = 7.2
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 7.1
| Feb precipitation days = 6.2
| Mar precipitation days = 9.5
| Apr precipitation days = 9.9
| May precipitation days = 11.9
| Jun precipitation days = 10.4
| Jul precipitation days = 8.4
| Aug precipitation days = 7.2
| Sep precipitation days = 7.8
| Oct precipitation days = 8.8
| Nov precipitation days = 7.8
| Dec precipitation days = 6.7
| year precipitation days = 101.7
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days = 1.8
| Feb snow days = 0.8
| Mar snow days = 0.7
| 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 = 0.3
| Dec snow days = 1.0
| year snow days = 4.6
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name = NOAA >
{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=sgf
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 3, 2021}}</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=USC00141740&format=pdf
| title = Station: Columbus, KS
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 3, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 402
|1880= 1164
|1890= 2160
|1900= 2310
|1910= 3064
|1920= 3155
|1930= 3235
|1940= 3402
|1950= 3490
|1960= 3395
|1970= 3356
|1980= 3426
|1990= 3268
|2000= 3396
|2010= 3312
|2020= 2929
|estyear=
|estimate=
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|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
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===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 2,929 people, 1,251 households, and 746 families in Columbus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Columbus%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 1,203.9 per square mile (464.8/km{{sup|2}}). There were 1,488 housing units at an average density of 611.6 per square mile (236.1/km{{sup|2}}).<ref name=:0>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Columbus%20city,%20Kansas%20dp1 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> The racial makeup was 86.79% (2,542) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (84.91% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 0.48% (14) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 3.11% (91) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 0.2% (6) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 0.75% (22) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 8.67% (254) from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Columbus%20city,%20Kansas%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 3.41% (100) of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=Columbus%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 1,251 households, 27.3% had children under the age of 18; 40.1% were married couples living together; 34.9% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 35.2% of households consisted of individuals and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.2 and the average family size was 2.8.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Columbus%20city,%20Kansas%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor's degree or higher was estimated to be 15.2% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Columbus%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

24.5% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.1 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 118.9 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $36,688 (with a margin of error of +/- $7,704) and the median family income was $50,726 (+/- $10,311).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1903: MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1903?q=Columbus%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $25,964 (+/- $11,039) versus $30,048 (+/- $11,578) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $26,806 (+/- $8,270).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S2001?q=Columbus%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 9.7% of families and 21.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.8% of those under the age of 18 and 22.4% of those ages 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1701?q=Columbus%20city,%20Kansas%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1702: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1702?q=Columbus%20city,%20Kansas%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-07-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 3,312 people, 1,424 households, and 850 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1368.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,633 housing units at an average density of {{convert|674.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 92.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.1% of the population.

There were 1,424 households, of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.3% were non-families. 34.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.94.

The median age in the city was 39.1 years. 25% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.6% were from 25 to 44; 23.8% were from 45 to 64; and 19.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.4% male and 53.6% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 3,396 people, 1,412 households, and 885 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,408.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,610 housing units at an average density of {{convert|667.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.70% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.32% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.56% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.41% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.77% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.24% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.03% of the population.

There were 1,412 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,530, and the median income for a family was $38,136. Males had a median income of $30,541 versus $17,069 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,937. About 12.2% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.1% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The community is served by [[Columbus USD 493]] public school district.<ref>[https://www.usd493.com/ USD 493]</ref>

==Notable people==
{{div col}}
* [[Marcellus Boss]], fifth [[Civilian Governor of Guam]]
* [[Elizabeth W. Crandall]], educator
* [[Merle Evans]], bandleader for Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus
* [[James Reed Hallowell]], politician
* [[Robert A. Long]], lumber baron, developer, investor, newspaper owner, and philanthropist
* [[Doro Merande]], film, stage and television actress
* [[Kenneth A. Spencer]], industrialist
* [[Norma Terris]], singer and actress
* [[Leland Justin Webb]], first Mayor of Columbus, lawyer, served in the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]
* [[Thomas Daniel Winter]], U.S. Representative from Kansas, 1939–1947
{{div col end}}
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
{{Portal|Kansas}}
{{Kansas books}}
{{See also|Cherokee County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Cherokee County, Kansas}}
* ''The Columbus Story. Columbus, KS: Columbus Centennial, 1968''; Marjorie Forbes; 1968.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Columbus, Kansas}}
{{NIE Poster|Columbus (Kansas)|Columbus, Kansas}}
* [https://columbusks.gov/ City of Columbus]
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260624 Columbus - Directory of Public Officials]
* [http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/kw/towns.asp?town=Columbus&county=Cherokee Historic Images of Columbus], Special Photo Collections at [[Wichita State University]] Library
* [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/columbus.PDF Columbus city map], KDOT

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