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Place Name
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Columbus
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Capital Of
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Lowndes County
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Population
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23,799 (1990)
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Location
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Lowndes County, Mississippi (MS), United States, North America
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Latitude
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88°31'N
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Longitude
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56°34'W
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Columbus
, city (1990 pop. 23,799),  Lowndes co., NE
Miss., 125 mi/201 km NE of Jackson, on the
Tombigbee R. (Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway); 88°31'N 56°34'W. RR
junction and yards. It is the trade, processing, and shipping center of
a cotton, cattle, dairy, and timber area. Mfg. (wood and stone prods.,
paper prods., furniture, transportation equip., prefabricated bldgs.,
chemicals, medical equipment, agr. tools, printing and publishing);
marble and granite processing. Franklin Acad., the first free school in
the state, was opened in 1821. Seat of Miss. Univ. for Women; Columbus
Air Force Base to N; Golden Triangle Airport to W. Tourists are
attracted to the city's many beautiful antebellum homes. Columbus L.
reservoir, on Tombigbee, to NW; Columbus Lock and Dam; Riverboat Julie
(excursions). L. Lowlands State Park to SE. Tennessee Williams b. here.
Inc. 1821.
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