Columbia, South Carolina | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-04

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Columbia, South Carolina


00:01:46 1 History
00:01:54 1.1 Early history
00:05:40 1.2 19th century
00:11:19 1.3 20th century
00:18:12 1.4 Recent history
00:20:29 2 Geography
00:22:23 2.1 Climate
00:24:04 2.2 Metropolitan area
00:26:14 2.3 Neighborhoods
00:26:23 3 Demographics
00:29:19 3.1 Religion
00:30:10 4 Economy
00:32:32 4.1 Downtown revitalization
00:35:46 5 Arts and culture
00:41:22 5.1 Venues
00:41:30 5.1.1 Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
00:42:37 5.1.2 Koger Center for the Arts
00:43:27 5.1.3 Carolina Coliseum
00:44:34 5.1.4 Township Auditorium
00:45:15 6 Sports
00:46:03 6.1 Sports venues
00:48:48 7 Parks and recreation
00:56:28 8 Government
00:58:40 8.1 Military installations
00:59:00 9 Education
00:59:09 9.1 Colleges and universities
01:03:25 9.2 Private schools
01:03:33 9.3 Public school districts
01:03:42 10 Media
01:04:50 11 Transportation
01:05:00 11.1 Mass transit
01:06:31 11.2 Roads and highways
01:08:55 11.3 Air
01:09:38 11.4 Intercity rail
01:10:02 11.5 Intercity bus
01:10:40 12 Health care
01:13:42 13 Notable people
01:13:51 14 Accolades
01:14:28 15 Sister cities
01:14:55 16 See also



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Columbia is the capital and second largest city of the U.S. state of South Carolina, with a population estimate of 134,309 as of 2016. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. It is the center of the Columbia metropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 767,598 as of the 2010 United States Census, growing to 817,488 by July 1, 2016, according to 2015 U.S. Census estimates. The name Columbia is a poetic term used for the United States, originating from the name of Christopher Columbus.
The city is located approximately 13 miles (21 km) northwest of the geographic center of South Carolina, and is the primary city of the Midlands region of the state. It lies at the confluence of the Saluda River and the Broad River, which merge at Columbia to form the Congaree River. Columbia is home to the University of South Carolina, the state's flagship university and the largest in the state, and is also the site of Fort Jackson, the largest United States Army installation for Basic Combat Training. Columbia is also located 20 miles west of the site of McEntire Joint National Guard Base, which is operated by the U.S. Air Force and is used as a training base for the 169th Fighter Wing of The South Carolina Air National Guard. Columbia is also the location of the South Carolina State House, which is the center of government for the state. In 1860, the city was the location of the South Carolina Secession Convention, which marked the departure of the first state from the Union in the events leading up to the Civil War.