Columbus County
County Population : 54,749
County Houses : 24,060
Land area : 936.8 sq. mi.
Water area : 16.8 sq. mi.
Industries providing employment :
Educational,health and social services (22.2%), Manufacturing (17.0%), Retail
trade (11.9%), Construction (10.0%).
Races in Columbus County :
- White Non-Hispanic (62.8%)
- Black (30.9%)
- American Indian (3.5%)
- Hispanic (2.3%)
- Other race (1.5%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other
races) |