page_title: Columbus metropolitan area, Georgia
hierarchical_section_title: Columbus metropolitan area, Georgia
caption_attribution_description: English: Columbus, Georgia metro Area
context_page_description: The Columbus, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and colloquially known as the Chattahoochee Valley, is an area consisting of four counties in Georgia and one county in Alabama, anchored by the city of Columbus. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 296,506. The Columbus metropolitan area is a component of the Columbus-Auburn-Opelika Combined Statistical Area, a trading and marketing region.
context_section_description: The Columbus, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and colloquially known as the Chattahoochee Valley, is an area consisting of four counties in Georgia and one county in Alabama, anchored by the city of Columbus. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 296,506 (though a July 1, 2016 estimate placed the population at 308,755). The Columbus metropolitan area is a component of the Columbus-Auburn-Opelika (GA-AL) Combined Statistical Area, a trading and marketing region.
caption: Map of Columbus, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area
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