Columbus, Georgia
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Columbus is the [[List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state)|second most populous city in Georgia]] (after [[Atlanta]]), and fields the state's [[List of metropolitan areas in Georgia (U.S. state)|fourth-largest metropolitan area]]. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 U.S. census]], Columbus had a population of 206,922,{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Columbus city, Georgia |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/columbuscitygeorgia/POP010220 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=October 2, 2021}} with 328,883 in the [[Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area|Columbus metropolitan statistical area]]. The metro area joins the nearby [[Alabama]] cities of [[Auburn, Alabama|Auburn]] and [[Opelika, Alabama|Opelika]] to form the [[Columbus–Auburn–Opelika, GA–AL CSA|Columbus–Auburn–Opelika combined statistical area]], which had a population of 563,967 in 2020.{{cite web |title=Columbus–Auburn–Opelika, GA–AL CSA: Total Population |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=330M300US194&tid=ACSDT1Y2019.B01003 |website=United States Census Bureau |publisher=United States Office of Management and Budget |access-date=25 August 2021}} |
Columbus is the [[List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state)|second most populous city in Georgia]] (after [[Atlanta]]), and fields the state's [[List of metropolitan areas in Georgia (U.S. state)|fourth-largest metropolitan area]]. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 U.S. census]], Columbus had a population of 206,922,{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Columbus city, Georgia |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/columbuscitygeorgia/POP010220 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=October 2, 2021}} with 328,883 in the [[Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area|Columbus metropolitan statistical area]]. The metro area joins the nearby [[Alabama]] cities of [[Auburn, Alabama|Auburn]] and [[Opelika, Alabama|Opelika]] to form the [[Columbus–Auburn–Opelika, GA–AL CSA|Columbus–Auburn–Opelika combined statistical area]], which had a population of 563,967 in 2020.{{cite web |title=Columbus–Auburn–Opelika, GA–AL CSA: Total Population |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=330M300US194&tid=ACSDT1Y2019.B01003 |website=United States Census Bureau |publisher=United States Office of Management and Budget |access-date=25 August 2021}} |
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Columbus lies {{convert|100|mi|-1}} southwest of Atlanta. [[Fort Benning]], the [[United States Army]]'s [[Maneuver Center of Excellence]] and a major employer, is located south of the city in southern Muscogee and [[Chattahoochee County, Georgia|Chattahoochee]] counties. Columbus is home to museums and tourism sites, including the [[National Infantry Museum]], dedicated to the U.S. Army's [[Infantry Branch (United States)|Infantry Branch]]. It has the longest urban [[Rafting|whitewater rafting]] course in the world constructed on the Chattahoochee River. |
Columbus lies {{convert|100|mi|-1}} southwest of Atlanta. [[Fort Benning]], the [[United States Army]]'s [[Maneuver Center of Excellence]] and a major employer, is located south of the city in southern Muscogee and [[Chattahoochee County, Georgia|Chattahoochee]] counties. Columbus is home to museums and tourism sites, including the [[National Infantry Museum]], dedicated to the U.S. Army's [[Infantry Branch (United States)|Infantry Branch]]. It has the longest urban [[Rafting|whitewater rafting]] course in the world constructed on the Chattahoochee River. Clingstones baseball games are fun if you go to them also the river dragons hockey team is also fun to visit they are both minor league teams but they are still very competitive. |
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==History== |
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