Columbia, Connecticut

Columbia, Connecticut
Town
Town of Columbia
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Tolland County and Connecticut  Capitol Planning Region and Connecticut
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Coordinates: 41°41′28″N 72°18′26″W / 41.69111°N 72.30722°W / 41.69111; -72.30722
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	Tolland
Region	Capitol Region
Incorporated	1804
Government
• Type	Selectman-town meeting
• First selectman	Steven Everett (R)
• Selectmen	Lisa Napolitano (R) Christopher Lent (R) Judy Ortiz (D) William O'Brien (D)
Area
• Total	22.0 sq mi (57.0 km2)
• Land	21.4 sq mi (55.3 km2)
• Water	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
Elevation	551 ft (168 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,272
• Density	246.4/sq mi (95.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	06237
Area code(s)	860/959
FIPS code	09-16400
GNIS feature ID	0213411
Website	www.columbiact.org

Columbia is a town in the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States. The population was 5,272 at the 2020 census.^[1] Originally a part of Lebanon, known as the North Society or Lebanon's Crank,^[2] Columbia was incorporated in May 1804. The town was named for patriotic reasons after the national symbol "Columbia".^[3] Columbia offers pre-kindergarten through eighth grade education in town at Horace W. Porter School, while high school students have a choice of attending four nearby high schools; E. O. Smith High School, Bolton High School (Connecticut), Coventry High School, and Windham Technical High School, part of the Connecticut Technical High School System).^[4]