Columbus, Wisconsin
Columbus, Wisconsin | |
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Columbus City Hall | |
| Nickname: "Red Bud City" | |
Location of Columbus in Columbia and Dodge counties, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 43°20′20″N 89°00′55″W / 43.33889°N 89.01528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| Counties | Columbia, Dodge |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joe Hammer |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.59 sq mi (11.89 km2) |
| • Land | 4.55 sq mi (11.79 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 879 ft (268 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,540 |
| • Density | 1,124.53/sq mi (434.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
| Zip Code | 53925 |
| Area code | 920 |
| FIPS code | 55-16450 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1583005 |
| Website | www.cityofcolumbuswi.com |
Columbus is a city in Columbia and Dodge counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 5,540 at the 2020 census, all of which resided in Columbia County. Columbus is located about 28 miles (45 km) northeast of Madison on the Crawfish River. The Dane County portion of the city is part of the Madison metropolitan area. Nearly all of the city is located within the town of Columbus in Columbia County, though a small portion lies within the town of Elba in Dodge County. The Dodge County portion is a part of the Watertown–Fort Atkinson micropolitan statistical area, which itself a part of the larger Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha Combined Statistical Area.