Columbia

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Columbia

Total population

161

Median home value

$96,500

32.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$58,295

Columbia$58k

National$74k

Founded

1885

Air quality index

35Good

Elevation397 m

Land area3.93 km²

Weather65°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers

Coordinates45.61°, -98.31°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Columbia is a city on the James River in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 160 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Current forecast

Forecast for Columbia, SD from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Dakota

• Prairiewood Village
  9 mi away
• Wetonka
  22.3 mi away
• Andover
  24.2 mi away
• Pierpont
  24.6 mi away · pop. 161
• Mansfield
  28.1 mi away
• Mellette
  33.1 mi away
• Plainview Colony
  34 mi away
• Spring Creek Colony
  34.1 mi away
• Pembrook Colony
  37 mi away
• Chelsea
  37.4 mi away
• Roslyn
  40.4 mi away · pop. 147
• Eden
  43.1 mi away · pop. 221

Browse all places in South Dakota →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Columbia

Water supply for the city of Columbia, South Dakota

Dwight Brinkley · 1970

Flora of the Rocky Mountains and adjacent plains

Rydberg, Per Axel · 1917

Historic districts of America

Ralph W. Richardson · 1987

Questionable doctors

Sidney M. Wolfe · 1990

Key to the Rocky Mountain flora

Rydberg, Per Axel · 1919

Key to the Rocky Mountain Flora

Per Axel Rydberg · 2015

Key to the Rocky Mountain Flora. Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Parts of Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, and British Columbia

Per Axel 1860-1931 Rydberg · 2018

Northwest and Great Plains states

1985

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Twin Butte Ck, Corson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 170 mi
• Wildfire Duhamel, Pennington, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-29 · 210 mi
• Wildfire Fairpoint, Meade, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 228 mi
• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 233 mi
• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 233 mi
• Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 245 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

Seen 2026-09-19

Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes

Seen 2026-09-15

German Yellowjacket

Vespula germanica

Seen 2026-09-15

Western Tiger Salamander

Ambystoma mavortium

Seen 2026-09-15

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Seen 2026-09-13

Pink Papershell

Potamilus ohiensis

Seen 2026-09-09

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2026-08-22

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-07-28

Plains Garter Snake

Thamnophis radix

Seen 2026-07-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).