Columbia, SC

Significant City History Columbia was created in 1787 by the South Carolina General Assembly & became chartered as a city in 1854. In 1801, South Carolina College (now known as the University of South Carolina) was founded in Columbia. On Feb. 17, 1865, during the Civil War, much of Columbia was was destroyed by fire while being occupied by Union troops under the command of General William Tecumseh Sherman. Shortly after the attacks on Pearl Harbor, Lt. Colonel Jimmy Doolittle's pilots began training for the Doolittle Raid over Tokyo at what is now Columbia Metropolitan Airport Famous people Woodrow Wilson, Steve Spurrier, James Dickey, Kary Mullis City State Population Year Founded Columbia SC 119,961 1783 Elevation Industry % Unemploy Avg. Income 292 feet Medical 4% $48,058 Ethnic Groups % of Population Average Age Pop. Density White 48% 33 929 per sq mile Black 45% Hispanic 3% Asian 1% Other / Mixed 2% Avg Max Mean Temp Avg Max Mean Temp Avg Min Mean Temp Avg Min Mean Temp July 1961 July 2000 Jan 1961 Jan 2000 89.1 94.8 25 40.1 Avg July Precip Avg July Precip Avg Jan Precip Avg Jan Precip July 1961 July 2000 Jan 1961 Jan 2000 3.1 2.2 2.9 3.1 Current Avg % of Sunny Days Precip (Yearly) 4.2 58% State Ranking Total Carbon Total Carbon Resid. Carbon C02 Footprint Output Per Person Output Columbia Output Columbia (most consumption) Metric Tons of Metric Tons of Metric Tons of CO2 Per Year CO2 Per Year CO2 Per Year 27th 19.74 2,368,030 275,910