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A village of 114 people in Illinois
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Village in Illinois, United States
114Population
0.3 sq miArea

Columbus is a village in Adams County, Illinois, United States. The population was 114 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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