Columbia pa Wedding

Columbia is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 28 miles (45 km) southeast of Harrisburg on the Susquehanna River across from Wrightsville. Originally, the place was called "Wright's Ferry." It was founded in 1726 by English Quakers from Chester County. Population counts were these: in 1890, 10.199; in 1900, 12,316; in 1910, 11,454; in 1920, 10,836; and in 1940, 11,547. The population was 10,311 at the 2000 census.

Columbia is located at 40159N, 762948W (40.033197, -76.496802)GR1.

Columbia is located immediately east of the Susquehanna River. It is just south of U.S. Route 30.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 6.9 km (2.7 mi). 6.3 km (2.4 mi) of it is land and 0.6 km (0.2 mi) of it (8.61%) is water.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 10,311 people, 4,287 households, and 2,589 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,631.6/km (4,227.8/mi). There were 4,595 housing units at an average density of 727.1/km (1,884.1/mi). The racial makeup of the borough was 91.34% White, 4.42% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.70% from other races, and 1.90% from two or more races. 4.49% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.