Columbus, Texas Columbus, Texas The Colorado County Courthouse under renovation in 2013, with restoration of historic colors The Colorado County Courthouse under renovation in 2013, with restoration of historic colors Location of Columbus, Texas Location of Columbus, Texas Columbus is a town/city in Colorado County in southeastern Texas, United States, 74 miles (119 km) west of Houston.
The populace was 3,655 as of the 2010 census. It is the governmental center of county of Colorado County and is positioned on the Colorado River.
The Colorado County Courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Columbus is the home of a Santa Claus Museum, based on the compilation of Mary Elizabeth Hopkins.
Columbus is in the north-central part of Colorado County at 29 42 21 N 96 32 46 W (29.705822, -96.546223). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 2.88 square miles (7.45 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.16%, is water. According to the Koppen climate classification system, Columbus has a humid subtropical climate, Cfa on climate maps. Climate data for Columbus, Texas Abram Alley Log Cabin (1830s); now used also as Tool Museum in Columbus Alley's 1830s log cabin has been preserved in Columbus and is used as a tool exhibition.
Beason appeared in 1821, received his territory grant in 1822, and settled along the Colorado River with his wife Elizabeth "Betsy" and family.
Kuykendall with his brother Joseph, and Daniel Gilleland appeared in the region of present-day Columbus.
In 1822, Benjamin Beason began operating a ferry athwart the Colorado River, and the settlement became known as Beason's Ferry or Beason's Crossing.
Tumlinson's territory adjoined Beason's; together, they made up much of the site of present-day Columbus.
Downtown Columbus, showing Stafford Opera House on far corner First State Bank Building in Columbus Colorado River in Beason's Park in Columbus During the fight for Texas independence, Sam Houston and his men camped along the banks of the Colorado River near Beason's Crossing.
Columbus was established by European Americans in 1837 after Texas accomplished independence from Mexico. After the populace returned following warfare, inhabitants retitled Beason's Crossing "Columbus".
Some speculate that it was titled in honor of inhabitants who migrated from Columbus, Ohio, while the rest believe the town was titled after Christopher Columbus, who explored on behalf of Spain in the late 15th century.
The town of Columbus was platted again in 1837.
It was later titled the seat of Colorado County, and had advanced as a center of company and trade for encircling areas.
Other notable historic homes directed today as exhibitions are the Dilue Rose Harris House Museum, and Tate-Senftenburg-Brandon House Museum. The Colorado County Courthouse was assembled in 1890, the fourth such structure in the city.
The Santa Claus Museum in Columbus In 1890, 2,199 citizens lived in Columbus.
Of the 1,497 homeholds, 28.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 36.8% were not families.
The town/city is served by the Columbus Independent School District, which includes: Columbus High School (9-12). Columbus Junior High (6-8) Columbus Elementary (PK-5) The Columbus Cardinal mascot was titled by James Harbert Wooten, Jr., M.D.
Also in Columbus are Saint Anthony School, a Catholic school serving students in grades pre-kindergarten through eight, and Texas Bible Institute, a branch of Burchfield Ministries International.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1 (G001): Columbus city, Texas".
Climate Summary for Columbus, Texas a b Don Allon Hinton, "COLUMBUS, TX", Handbook of Texas Online, accessed May 31, 2011.
Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
"Columbus Historical Preservation Trust and Museums ", Teaching History website, 2010-2014, accessed 19 February 2014 "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Columbus, Texas (TX) Detailed Profile".
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Wikisource has the text of a 1905 New International Encyclopedia article about Columbus, Texas.
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