Columbus, Georgia
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Columbus, Georgia

Consolidated city-county

Columbus Consolidated Government

Downtown skyline on the banks of the Chattahoochee River

Flag

Seal

Official logo of Columbus, Georgia

Nicknames:

The Fountain City or The Lowell of the South

Motto:

We do amazing

Location within Georgia

Columbus

Location within the United States

Coordinates: 32°29′32″N 84°56′25″W﻿ / ﻿32.49222°N 84.94028°W﻿ / 32.49222; -84.94028
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Muscogee
Founded	1828
Named after	Christopher Columbus
Government

• Mayor	B. H. "Skip" Henderson III (R)
• City Manager	Isaiah Hugley
Area

• Total

220.8 sq mi (572 km2)
• Land	216.1 sq mi (592.1 km2)
• Water	4.7 sq mi (12.3 km2)
Elevation

243 ft (74 m)
Population

(2010)[1]

• Total

189,885

• Estimate

(2018)[2]

194,160
• Rank	US: 124th
• Density	861/sq mi (332.6/km2)
• MSA

303,811 (US: 163rd)
• CSA

499,128 (91st)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes

31820, 31829, 31900-09, 31914, 31917, 31993-94, 31997-99

Area code(s)	706, 762
FIPS code	13-19007
GNIS feature ID	0331158[3]
Airport	Columbus Airport-
CSG
Website	City of Columbus

Based on the table, decide if the statement is entailed, neutral, or refuted by the data. Return the result as JSON: {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

Assertion: The city of Columbus in Georgia was founded shortly after the Civil War began.

answer: refuted