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History of Columbus, Mississippi

Columbus is a city in Lowndes County, Mississippi|Lowndes County, Mississippi, on the Tombigbee River. It is approximately 175 miles (282 km) northeast of Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson, 90 miles (193 km) north of Meridian, Mississippi|Meridian, 63 miles (102 km) south of Tupelo, Mississippi|Tupelo, and 123 miles (198 km) west of Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, AL. The population was 25,944 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lowndes County, Mississippi|Lowndes County{{GR|6}} and the principal city of the Columbus Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Columbus-West Point Combined Statistical Area.


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