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  1. Columbia / kəˈlʌmbiə / is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the county seat of Boone County and home to the University of Missouri. [8] Founded in 1821, it is the principal city of the three-county Columbia metropolitan area. It is Missouri's fourth most populous with an estimated 128,555 residents in 2022.

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  2. Columbia is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the county seat of Boone County and home to the University of Missouri. Founded in 1821, it is the principal city of the three-county Columbia metropolitan area. It is Missouri's fourth most populous with an estimated 128,555 residents in 2022.

  3. Jan 18, 2024 · The history of Columbia, Missouri as an American city spans two hundred years. Founded by pioneers from Kentucky in 1821 to be the county seat of Boone County. Its position astride the Boone's Lick Road led to early growth as settlers flooded into the Boonslick and eventually the West.

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  5. Columbia is a bustling college town in Missouri, halfway between St. Louis and Kansas City. It is home of the University of Missouri (also known as 'Mizzou') as well as two other post-secondary institutions Stephens College and Columbia College.

  6. A Quick Overview. Columbia was founded as Smithton in 1819 on a site about a half-mile west of the present Boone County Courthouse on Walnut St. This site proved too far from needed water supplies, so in 1821 the town moved east, across Flat Branch Creek. Renamed Columbia, it became the Boone County seat on April 7, 1821.

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