Greater Columbus, Georgia

Greater Columbus, Georgia is a nickname

Nickname

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 for the Columbus

Columbus, Georgia

Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795...

–Auburn

Auburn, Alabama

Auburn is a city in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It is the largest city in eastern Alabama with a 2010 population of 53,380. It is a principal city of the Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area...

–Opelika

Opelika, Alabama

Opelika is a city in and the county seat of Lee County in the east central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is a principal city of the Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area. According to 2010 Census, the population of Opelika was 26,477...

, GA

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

-AL

Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

 Combined Statistical Area

Combined Statistical Area

The United States Office of Management and Budget defines micropolitan and metropolitan statistical areas. Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas consist of one or more counties...

, an area that is made up of four counties in Georgia and three in Alabama. The statistical area includes two metropolitan areas

United States metropolitan area

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 and one micropolitan area

United States micropolitan area

United States Micropolitan Statistical Areas , as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget, are urban areas in the United States based around a core city or town with a population of 10,000 to 49,999. The micropolitan area designation was created in 2003...

. As of the 2000 Census, the CSA had a population of 420,965 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 450,467).

The area consists of the:

• Columbus metropolitan area
  Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area
  The Columbus, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties in Georgia and one county in Alabama, anchored by the city of Columbus...
  
  , population 292,795.
• Auburn–Opelika metropolitan area, population 135,883.
• Tuskegee micropolitan area
  Tuskegee, Alabama
  Tuskegee is a city in Macon County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 11,846 and is designated a Micropolitan Statistical Area. Tuskegee has been an important site in various stages of African American history....
  
  , population 21,789.

In Georgia

• Chattahoochee County
  Chattahoochee County, Georgia
  Chattahoochee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on February 13, 1854. The 2000 Census reported a population of 14,882. The 2009 Census Estimate shows a population of 14,402. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
   pop. 14,402
• Harris County
  Harris County, Georgia
  Harris County is located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 14, 1827. As of 2000, the population was 23,695. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 29,073. The county seat is Hamilton...
  
   pop. 29,073
• Marion County
  Marion County, Georgia
  Marion County is located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 14, 1827. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2000 Census reflected a population of 7,144. The 2009 Census Estimate shows a population of 6,995...
  
   pop. 6,995
• Muscogee County
  Muscogee County, Georgia
  Muscogee County is a county located on the central western border of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the population was 186,291. The 2009 Census Estimate shows a population of 190,414...
  
   pop. 189,885

In Alabama

• Lee County
  Lee County, Alabama
  Lee County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of Robert E. Lee, commanding general of the Confederate Army. As of 2010 the population was 140,247. It is part of the Auburn, Alabama Metropolitan Area. The county seat is Opelika, and the largest city is Auburn...
  
   pop. 135,883
• Macon County
  Macon County, Alabama
  Macon County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Nathaniel Macon, a member of the United States Senate from North Carolina. Developed for cotton plantation agriculture in the nineteenth century, it is one of the counties in Alabama within the Black Belt of the South.As...
  
   pop. 24,105
• Russell County
  Russell County, Alabama
  Russell County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Colonel Gilbert C. Russell, who fought in the wars against the Creek Indians. As of 2010, the population was 52,947...
  
   pop. 49,756

Communities

The communities (both incorporated and unincorporated) in the combined statistical area are as follows:

In Alabama: Auburn Auburn, Alabama Auburn is a city in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It is the largest city in eastern Alabama with a 2010 population of 53,380. It is a principal city of the Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area... Beauregard Beauregard, Alabama Beauregard is an unincorporated community located in central Lee County, Alabama, United States, east of Auburn and south of Opelika. It is part of the Auburn Metropolitan Area...  pop. 5,234 Bee Hive Bee Hive, Alabama Bee Hive is a neighborhood in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Area. Originally named for an apiary located along Wire Road near the Macon County line, the Bee Hive community today lies in the southwest periphery of the city limits of...  pop. unknown Beulah Beulah, Alabama Beulah is an unincorporated community in the northeast corner of Lee County, Alabama, United States, just south of Valley. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Area. It is bounded by Chambers County on the north, the Chattahoochee River on the east, and the Halawaka Embayment of...  pop. 6,173 Creek Stand Creek Stand, Alabama Creek Stand is an unincorporated community in Macon County, Alabama, United States. It lies at an elevation of ....  pop. 1,291 Fort Mitchell Fort Mitchell, Alabama Fort Mitchell is an unincorporated community in Russell County, Alabama, United States. The area was originally a garrisoned fort intended to provide defense for the area during the Creek War. The community is the home of the Fort Mitchell National Cemetery....  pop. 3,119 Franklin Franklin, Alabama Franklin is a town in Macon County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 145.-History and Educational Legacy:Franklin School was in operation as early as the 1890s teaching grades 1-11. By the mid 1930s it was downsized to grades 1-6...  pop. 145 Glenville Glenville, Alabama Glenville is an unincorporated community in Russell County, Alabama, United States. Formerly it was in Barbour County.Glenville is located at 32°7'43"N 85°10'37"W; elevation is 461 feet....  pop. unknown Gold Hill Gold Hill, Alabama Gold Hill is an unincorporated community north-centrally located in Lee County, Alabama, United States, just a few hundred feet south of the Chambers County line. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Area...  pop. unknown Holy Trinity Holy Trinity, Alabama Holy Trinity is an unincorporated community in Russell County, Alabama, United States. Its elevation is 312 feet , and it is located at . A post office is located in the community. It is about 20 miles south of Columbus, Georgia on State Route 165...  pop. unknown Hurtsboro Hurtsboro, Alabama Hurtsboro is a town in Russell County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 592. It was founded in 1857 as Hurtsville and named for Joel Hurt, Sr....  pop. 592 Ladonia Ladonia, Alabama Ladonia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Russell County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 3,229. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama, Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...  pop. 1,943 Loachapoka Loachapoka, Alabama Loachapoka is a town in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It is located seven miles west of Auburn in west-central Lee County. The population was 165 as of the 2000 census. It is part of the Auburn Metropolitan Area....  pop. 165

Marvyn Marvyn, Alabama Marvyn is an unincorporated community southerly located in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It sits at the crossroads of Alabama Highway 51 and U.S. Highway 80, and in the Lee County "panhandle" between Russell County and Macon County...  pop. 5,235 Notasulga Notasulga, Alabama Notasulga is a town in Lee and Macon Counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 916. The portion in Lee County is part of the Auburn Metropolitan Area. Author Zora Neale Hurston was born in Notasulga in 1891....  pop. 916 Opelika Opelika, Alabama Opelika is a city in and the county seat of Lee County in the east central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is a principal city of the Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area. According to 2010 Census, the population of Opelika was 26,477...  pop. 26,477 Phenix City Phenix City, Alabama Phenix City is a city and the county seat in Russell County in the U.S. state of Alabama. Portions of Lee County are addressed as Phenix City, 36870 ZIP code, for the sole purpose that Smiths Station does not have full incorporation to annex the area...  pop. 30,067 Roxana Roxana, Alabama Roxana is an unincorporated community northwesterly located in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It lies seven miles north of Notasulga and five miles southwest of Waverly. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Area....  pop. 1,942 Salem Salem, Alabama Salem is an unincorporated community east-centrally located in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It lies along U.S. Highway 280 between Opelika and Phenix City. It is part of the Auburn Metropolitan Area.- History :...  pop. 6,428 Seale Seale, Alabama Seale is an unincorporated community in Russell County, Alabama, United States. The county seat from 1868-1935, and is current home to the counties High and Middle Schools. One of Alabama's oldest buildings, the Russell County courthouse also is located in the city. -References:...  pop. 2,382 Shorter Shorter, Alabama Shorter is a town in Macon County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 355.-Geography:Shorter is located at .According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....  pop. 355 Smiths Station Smiths Station, Alabama Smiths Station is a city in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It is a part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is also known by locals as Smiths, although the official name is Smiths Station...  pop. 21,756 The Bottle The Bottle, Alabama The Bottle, Alabama is a community located in the northern corporate limits of Auburn, Alabama. The Bottle is located at the intersection of U.S...  pop. unknown Tuskegee Tuskegee, Alabama Tuskegee is a city in Macon County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 11,846 and is designated a Micropolitan Statistical Area. Tuskegee has been an important site in various stages of African American history....  pop. 11,590 Waverly Waverly, Alabama Waverly is a town in Chambers and Lee Counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is located on the foothills of the Appalachian mountains and is part of the Auburn Metropolitan Area. As of 2004, the town population was 180....  pop. 180

In Georgia: Bibb City Bibb City, Georgia Bibb City is a former town in Muscogee County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 census, it had a total population of 510. Formerly an incorporated city surrounding—and managed by—the Bibb Manufacturing Co. mill, the city dissolved its charter on December 7, 2000, two years after the mill...  pop. 648 Buena Vista Buena Vista, Georgia Buena Vista is a city in Marion County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,664 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Marion County. It is the birthplace of Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Luther...  pop. 1,664 Cataula Cataula, Georgia Cataula is an unincorporated town in Harris County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town's namesake is thought to originate from a Creek Indian word which means either Big Rock or Dead Mulberry.-Geography:Cataula is located at...  pop. 3,784 Columbus Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795...  pop. 189,885 Columbus City pop. unknown Cusseta Cusseta, Georgia Cusseta-Chattahoochee County is unified city-county in Georgia, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,196 at the 2000 Census..-History:...  pop. 1,196 Custer Terrace pop. unknown Fort Benning South Fort Benning South, Georgia Fort Benning South is a former census-designated place in Chattahoochee County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 11,737 at the 2000 census...  pop. 11,737 Fortson pop. 4,773 Hamilton Hamilton, Georgia Hamilton is a city in and the county seat of Harris County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area...  pop. 307 Hopewell pop. unknown Juniper Juniper, Georgia Juniper is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Georgia, United States. It lies along State Route 355 on the Talbot County line, to the north of the city of Buena Vista, the county seat of Marion County. Its elevation is 413 feet . It is part of the Columbus, Georgia Metropolitan...  pop. 2,830

Midland pop. 8,677 Mountain Hill Harris County, Georgia Harris County is located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 14, 1827. As of 2000, the population was 23,695. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 29,073. The county seat is Hamilton...  pop. unknown Mulberry Grove Harris County, Georgia Harris County is located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 14, 1827. As of 2000, the population was 23,695. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 29,073. The county seat is Hamilton...  pop. unknown Pine Mountain pop. 1,141 Rehobeth Harris County, Georgia Harris County is located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 14, 1827. As of 2000, the population was 23,695. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 29,073. The county seat is Hamilton...  pop. unknown Ridgeway Harris County, Georgia Harris County is located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 14, 1827. As of 2000, the population was 23,695. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 29,073. The county seat is Hamilton...  pop. unknown Shiloh Shiloh, Harris County, Georgia Shiloh is a city in Harris County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia–Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 423 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Shiloh is located at ....  pop. 423 Upatoi Upatoi, Georgia Upatoi is the name of a neighborhood and post office located in the eastern panhandle of Muscogee County, Georgia. Previously an unincorporated community within Muscogee County, Upatoi was annexed by the city of Columbus in 1971 as part of the consolidation of the city and county governments...  pop. 1,463 Waverly Hall Waverly Hall, Georgia Waverly Hall is a town in Harris County, Georgia. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 709 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Waverly Hall is located at ....  pop. 790 West Point West Point, Georgia West Point is a town in Troup County, with a small tail of the south end of town in Harris County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, this town had a total population of just 3,382 people...  pop. 3,487 Whitesville Harris County, Georgia Harris County is located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 14, 1827. As of 2000, the population was 23,695. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 29,073. The county seat is Hamilton...  pop. 150

Higher education

Below is the list of higher education (both public and private) in the area:

• Auburn University
  Auburn University
  Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...
  
   (Auburn)
• Chattahoochee Valley Community College
  Chattahoochee Valley Community College
  Chattahoochee Valley Community College is a community college in Phenix City, Alabama, United States. It serves residents of Russell County and parts of Bullock, Lee, Macon, and Barbour Counties, as well as the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area...
  
   (Phenix City)
• Christian Life School of Theology (Columbus)
• Columbus State University
  Columbus State University
  Columbus State University is a public institution of higher learning located in Columbus, Georgia. Founded as Columbus College in 1958, the university was established and is administered by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, and is fully accredited by the Commission on...
  
   (Columbus)
• Columbus Technical College
  Columbus Technical College
  Columbus Technical College is an institute of technology located in Columbus, Georgia, United States. It is governed by Technical College System of Georgia.-History:...
  
   (Columbus)
• Georgia Military College
  Georgia Military College
  Georgia Military College is a United States Military Junior College, high school, and middle school in Milledgeville, Georgia. GMC is one of five military junior colleges that participates in the Army's Early Commissioning Program. Cadets who graduate from GMC's two-year, military science-oriented...
  
   (Columbus)
• Miller-Motte Technical College
  Miller-Motte Technical College
  Miller-Motte Technical College is a chain of for-profit technical colleges throughout the Southern United States.-Accreditation:Miller-Motte is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools...
  
   (Columbus)
• Rivertown School of Beauty (Columbus)
• Strayer University
  Strayer University
  Strayer University, formerly Strayer College of Baltimore, Maryland, is a private, for-profit educational institution. The Strayer University campuses are owned by Strayer Education, Inc. , headquartered in Herndon, Virginia....
  
   (Columbus)
• Southeastern Beauty School (Columbus)
• Southern Union State Community College
  Southern Union State Community College
  For the pipeline company, see Southern UnionSouthern Union State Community College is a public, two-year college located in Wadley, Alabama, USA...
  
   (Opelika)
• Troy University
  Troy University
  Troy University is a public university that is located in Troy, Alabama, United States. It was originally founded in 1887 as Troy Normal School. Its main campus enrollment is 7,194 students. The total enrollment of all Troy University campuses is 29,689...
  
   (campuses in Columbus, Fort Benning South, and Phenix City)
• Tuskegee University
  Tuskegee University
  Tuskegee University is a private, historically black university located in Tuskegee, Alabama, United States. It is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund...
  
   (Tuskegee)
• University of Phoenix
  University of Phoenix
  The University of Phoenix is a for-profit institution of higher learning. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Apollo Group Inc. which is publicly traded , an S&P 500 corporation based in Phoenix, Arizona...
  
   (Columbus)

Primary and secondary education

Airports

Below is a list of the airports in the greater area, followed by their number of enplanements (commercial passenger boardings) that occurred at the airport in calendar year 2008.

Public

• Auburn-Opelika Robert G. Pitts Airport
  Auburn-Opelika Robert G. Pitts Airport
  Auburn University Regional Airport with the Robert G. Pitts Field is a public airport located two miles east of downtown Auburn, Alabama, United States....
  
   , 68
• Columbus Airport , 51,288

Private

• Harris County Airport
  Harris County Airport
  Harris County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport in Harris County, Georgia, United States. It is located two nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Pine Mountain, Georgia. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is...
  
   , 116
• Jones Light Aviation Airport , n/a
• Lawson Army Airfield
  Lawson Army Airfield
  Lawson Army Airfield is a military airport located at Fort Benning in Chattahoochee County, Georgia, south of the city of Columbus, Georgia. It is Fort Benning's primary Force Projection Platform.- Facilities :Lawson Army Airfield has one runway:...
  
   , 13,702
• Marion County Airport , n/a
• Moton Field Municipal Airport
  Moton Field Municipal Airport
  Moton Field Municipal Airport is a public-use airport located three nautical miles north of the central business district of Tuskegee, a city in Macon County, Alabama, United States. The airport is owned by the City of Tuskegee...
  
   , 2
• Sharpe Field
  Sharpe Field
  Sharpe Field is a private use airport located six nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Tuskegee, a city in Macon County, Alabama, United States. This airport is privately owned by the Bradbury Family Partnership....
  
   , n/a
• Sommerset Strip Airport , n/a

Interstates

• Interstate 85
  Interstate 85
  Interstate 85 is a major interstate highway in the Southeastern United States. Its current southern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 65 in Montgomery, Alabama; its northern terminus interchanges with Interstate 95 in Petersburg, Virginia, near Richmond...
  
  
• Interstate 185
  Interstate 185 (Georgia)
  Interstate 185 is a 49.30-mile secondary interstate in western Georgia. I-185 is also known as unsigned State Route 411, and is named the Chet Atkins Parkway for its entire length. It provides a freeway connection from Columbus and Fort Benning to Atlanta. Its southern terminus is at U.S. 27, U.S...
  
  

Principal Highways

• U.S. Route 27
  U.S. Route 27 in Georgia
  In the U.S. state of Georgia, U.S. Route 27 runs north–south near the western border . The whole route is Governor's Road Improvement Program corridor EDS-27, providing the bulk of the Tallahassee, Florida - Chattanooga, Tennessee corridor. All of US 27 in Georgia is designated State Route 1...
  
  
• U.S. Highway 29
• U.S. Route 80
  U.S. Route 80
  U.S. Route 80 is an east–west United States highway, much of which was once part of the early auto trail known as the Dixie Overland Highway. As the "0" in the route number indicates, it was originally a cross-country route, from the Atlantic to the Pacific...
  
  
• U.S. Route 280
  U.S. Route 280
  U.S. Route 280 is a spur of U.S. Highway 80. It currently runs for 392 miles from Blichton, Georgia at U.S. Highway 80 to Birmingham, Alabama at I-20/I-59. For much of its route, U.S. 280 travels through rural areas and smaller cities in southern Georgia and east central Alabama. Once the...
  
  
• U.S. Route 431
  U.S. Route 431
  U.S. Route 431 is a spur of U.S. Route 31. It currently runs for 556 miles from Owensboro, Kentucky at U.S. Route 60 to Dothan, Alabama, at U.S. Route 231 and U.S. Route 84. Through many parts of US 431 it is a two lane with not many places of it being a four lane highway.-Alabama:U.S. 431 is...
  
  

State Highways

• Alabama State Route 13
  Alabama State Route 13
  State Route 13 is a state highway in the western part of the U.S. state of Alabama. Except for a portion roughly between Berry and Russellville, SR-13 is the unsigned designation for U.S. Highway 43...
  
  
• Alabama State Route 14
• Alabama State Route 26
  Alabama State Route 26
  State Route 26 is a long route in Russell County in the southeastern part of Alabama. The western terminus of the route is at its junction with State Route 51, and the eastern terminus of the route is at its junction with U.S...
  
  
• Alabama State Route 49
  Alabama State Route 49
  State Route 49 is a long state route in the central and eastern part of the state. The southern terminus of the route is at an interchange with Interstate 85 at Franklin in Macon County...
  
  
• Alabama State Route 51
  Alabama State Route 51
  State Route 51 is a long route in the southeastern and east-central part of the state. The southern terminus of the route is at its junction with U.S. Highway 84 near New Brockton. The northern terminus of the route is at an interchange with Interstate 85 and U.S...
  
  
• Alabama State Route 81
  Alabama State Route 81
  Alabama State Route 81 is a long route in the central part of the state. The southern terminus of the route is at its junction with U.S. Highways 29 and 80 at Tuskegee, and the northern terminus of the route is at its junction with State Route 14 at Notasulga....
  
  
• Alabama State Route 147
• Alabama State Route 169
• Alabama State Route 267
• Georgia State Route 1
• Georgia State Route 18
  Georgia State Route 18
  State Route 18 is a west–east route located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The route runs from its western terminus at U.S. 29/S.R. 14 in West Point east to its eastern terminus at U.S. 80/S.R. 19/S.R. 96 in Jeffersonville....
  
  
• Georgia State Route 22
  Georgia State Route 22
  State Route 22 is a state route located in the central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The route travels from the Alabama state line in Columbus east, then northeast, then north, to Comer.-Route description:...
  
  
• Georgia State Route 26
  Georgia State Route 26
  State Route 26 is a west–east state route located in the central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The route travels from U.S. 27/U.S. 280/S.R. 1/S.R. 520 in Fort Benning east to Tybee Island.-Route description:...
  
  
• Georgia State Route 30
  Georgia State Route 30
  State Route 30 is an east–west route located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The route runs from SR 41 in Marion County east to SR 25 in Port Wentworth. The route is cosigned with U.S. Route 280 for a majority of its length....
  
  
• Georgia State Route 41
  Georgia State Route 41
  State Route 41 is a north–south state route located in the western part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The route travels from State Route 45 north of Morgan north to U.S. Route 29/State Route 14 in Moreland.-Route description:...
  
  
• Georgia State Route 85
  Georgia State Route 85
  State Route 85 is a Georgia state route that begins in Columbus and ends just west of Forest Park in north Clayton County. Besides Columbus, the route passes through only one county seat, Fayetteville in Fayette County...
  
  
• Georgia State Route 103
• Georgia State Route 116
• Georgia State Route 137
  Georgia State Route 137
  State Route 137 is a north–south state highway in west central Georgia. In fact, the actual path taken is more southwest to northeast. The route begins in Cusseta on an easterly jaunt through the southern portion of Fort Benning and Marion County before reaching Buena Vista. From here, the...
  
  
• Georgia State Route 190
• Georgia State Route 219
• Georgia State Route 520
  Georgia State Route 520
  State Route 520, also known as the South Georgia Parkway, is a state route in southern Georgia. Its western terminus occurs at the Alabama state line on a bridge over the Chattahoochee River that also carries U.S. Highway 280. Georgia 520 becomes unsigned State Route 38 upon crossing the border. ...
  
  

Sports

Club	League
Auburn Tigers Auburn Tigers Auburn Tigers is the name given to Auburn University athletic teams. The University is a member of the Southeastern Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 19 varsity teams in 13 sports:* Men's sports** Baseball** Basketball...	NCAA National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...  Division I (Southeastern Conference Southeastern Conference The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama... )
Columbus Cottonmouths Columbus Cottonmouths The Columbus Cottonmouths are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Georgia. The team is nicknamed the Snakes, and play their home games at the Columbus Civic Center.-Central Hockey League : 1996-2001:...	Southern Professional Hockey League Southern Professional Hockey League The Southern Professional Hockey League is a low-level professional ice hockey league based in Charlotte, North Carolina, with teams located in the southeastern United States.- History :...
Columbus Riverballers	American Basketball Association
Columbus Lions Columbus Lions The Columbus Lions are an indoor football team of the Professional Indoor Football League. Based in Columbus, Georgia, the Lions play their home games at the Columbus Civic Center...	Southern Indoor Football League Southern Indoor Football League The Southern Indoor Football League was an indoor football league based in the Southern and Eastern United States. The most recent incarnation of the league was a consolidation of an earlier league of the same name that was formed by Thom Hager along with Dan Blum, Robert Winfrey and Dan Ryan in...
Columbus State University Cougars	NCAA National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...  Division II (Peach Belt Conference Peach Belt Conference The Peach Belt Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division II. The PBC was formed in 1990 with seven charter universities as the Peach Belt Athletic Conference, and took its current name in 2000.-Current members:The league currently has 13 full... )
Tuskegee Golden Tigers	NCAA National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...  Division II (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is a College athletic conference consisting of historically black colleges and universities located in the southern United States. Formed in 1913, the SIAC is a member of the NCAA and participates in Division II athletics... )

Shopping

Below are some notable shopping centers in the area:

• Columbus Park Crossing
  Columbus Park Crossing
  Columbus Park Crossing, owned by Ben Carter Properties, is a major strip mall located in North Columbus, Georgia. Groundbreaking began in 2002. The mall includes big box tenants.-Anchors and Junior Anchors:*Barnes & Noble*Bed Bath & Beyond*Carmike 15...
  
   (Columbus)
• Peachtree Mall
  Peachtree Mall
  Peachtree Mall is a shopping mall located in Columbus, Georgia, in the United States. After the closing and demolition of Columbus Square Mall in the early 2000s, Peachtree Mall is the only indoor mall in Columbus.-History and layout:...
  
   (Columbus)
• The Landings
  The Landings
  The Landings is a strip mall located in Midtown Columbus, Georgia, which opened in 1987 and was extensively remodeled in 2006.-References:...
  
   (Columbus)
• The Shoppes at Bradley Park
  The Shoppes at Bradley Park
  The Shoppes at Bradley Park is a lifestyle center located in Columbus, Georgia, United States.-Major stores:*Chico's*Hibbett Sports*Fresh Market*JoS. A...
  
   (Columbus)
• TigerTown
  TigerTown
  TigerTown is a retail center located on Tiger Town Parkway at Exit 58 of Interstate 85 in Opelika, Alabama, a city next to Auburn, Alabama...
  
   (Opelika)
• Village Mall
  Village Mall
  Village Mall is a regional shopping mall located in Auburn, Alabama, United States, and combines traditional mall shopping with village streetscape shopping. The mall has a gross leasable area of . The four main department stores, Belk, Dillard's, JCPenney and Sears, are supplemented by more than...
  
  (Auburn)

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