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ColumbiaNE

A town of 161.

Population
161
residents
Household income
$151K
median
Median age
14.7
years
Land area
36 sq mi
Small town

161 people, and everyone knows the way

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Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Columbia has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 42 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

42″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–33°
Spring36–59°
Summer60–83°
Fall38–61°
Oct 6
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtTornadoes
3
paid flood claims since 2018
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Columbia is

Columbia beats the Nebraska average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.

32 measures vs. Nebraska
6 better19 too close to call7 worse
What stands outColumbiaNE
Fewer uninsured adults7.7%9.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity7.4%9.5%
More adults who have had cancer11.1%8.3%
Osmond General Hospital
9.9 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Columbia is conserved land

2.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Columbia: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 22,942 acres
2.6 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Columbia

Township in Nebraska, United States

Columbia Township is one of thirty townships in Knox County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 117 at the 2020 census. A 2023 estimate placed the township's population at 117.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,739 ft

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