City of Columbus
Recent News About City of Columbus
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How many Cherokee County residents live in public housing in 2021?
There were 148 people living in taxpayer-funded public housing located throughout Cherokee County in 2021, according to the U.S. Census.
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Are minorities over-represented in public housing in Cherokee County in 2021?
In Cherokee County public housing 8% of residents in 2021 identified as a minority, according to the U.S. Census.
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Housing-choice vouchers offered in Cherokee County in 2021
There were 46 people who used housing choice vouchers in Cherokee County in 2021, according to the U.S. Census.
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Cherokee County residents have median age of 42 by 2020
Cherokee County residents have a median age of 42-years-old as of 2020, according to US Census Data.
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Going Somewhere: Cherokee County sees 0.8% fall in population from 2020 to 2021
Cherokee County had the 28th largest population in Kansas in 2021.
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14.7% of households in Columbus received food stamps in 2020
Columbus ranked 115th in Kansas for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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28.1 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Columbus
28.1 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Columbus in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Columbus in 2020
Of the 3,062 people living in Columbus in 2020, 52.8 percent (1,618) were women and 47.2 percent (1,444) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SE Kansas News.
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Republicans in Cherokee see biggest gain in 2020 election after grants given to voting officials
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris earned 23% of total votes cast in Cherokee.
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Census Bureau: 6.3% of people in Cherokee County identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 20,179 citizens living in Cherokee County in 2019, 93.7 percent said they were only one race, while 6.3 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 76.3 percent of people in Cherokee County were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 20,179 citizens living in Cherokee County in 2019, 15,399 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 7.4% of people in Columbus identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 3,086 citizens living in Columbus in 2019, 92.6 percent said they were only one race, while 7.4 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 78.8 percent of people in Columbus were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 3,086 citizens living in Columbus in 2019, 2,431 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Voting officials in Cherokee County received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election
Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Cherokee County to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).
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HHS provides $80,224 to businesses in Columbus under CARES Act
Through the fourth quarter of 2020, businesses in Columbus received $80,224 in health-related relief from the CARES Act issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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27.1 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Columbus
27.1 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Columbus in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Columbus in 2019
Of the 3,086 people living in Columbus in 2019, 51 percent (1,574) were women and 49 percent (1,512) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SE Kansas News.
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Census Bureau reports Columbus population was 3,086 in 2019
Columbus had a population of 3,086 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SE Kansas News.
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33 businesses in Cherokee County had between 20 and 49 employees in 2019
There were 33 businesses in Cherokee County with between 20 and 49 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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44 businesses in Cherokee County had between 10 and 19 employees in 2019
There were 44 businesses in Cherokee County with between 10 and 19 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.