Columbia (Maryland)

Columbia (Maryland)
Columbia
Columbia (Maryland)
Columbia
Columbia
Lage in Maryland
Basisdaten
Staat: Vereinigte Staaten
Bundesstaat: Maryland
County:

Howard County
Koordinaten: 39° 12′ N, 76° 51′ W39.203611111111-76.856944444444124Koordinaten: 39° 12′ N, 76° 51′ W
Zeitzone: Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5)
Einwohner: 88.254 (Stand: 2000)
Bevölkerungsdichte: 1.236,1 Einwohner je km²
Fläche: 71,7 km² (ca. 28 mi²)
davon 71,4 km² (ca. 28 mi²) Land
Höhe: 124 m
Postleitzahlen: 21044-21046
Vorwahl: +1 410
FIPS: 24-19125
GNIS-ID: 0590002

Columbia ist eine Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Maryland in den Vereinigten Staaten.

Partnerstädte sind Cergy-Pontoise in Frankreich und Tres Cantos in Spanien.

Söhne und Töchter der Stadt

  • Jayson Blair, New York Times Reporter
  • Michael Chabon, Pulitzer Prize Sieger, Autor
  • Frank Cho, Erfinder von Liberty Meadows Comic
  • George Colligan, in New York lebender Jazz Pianist
  • Cristeta Comerford, White House Executive Chef
  • Laura Lippman, Autor
  • Aaron McGruder, Animator
  • Edward Norton, Academy Award nominierter Schauspieler
  • James W. Rouse, Stadtplaner und Philanthrop. Großvater vom Schauspieler Edward Norton
  • Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, OM, KBE Erfinder
  • Ian Jones-Quartey, Erfinder des Webcomic RPG World
  • JJ Kincaid, New York City Radio
  • Stephen Hunter, Pulitzer Prize Sieger, Filmkritiker und Autor
  • Tim Neumark, Klavierspieler
  • D'Monroe, Schauspieler

Literatur

  • Joseph Rocco Mitchell und David L. Stebenne, New City Upon A Hill: A History of Columbia, Maryland (The History Press, 2007)

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