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Columbia Station, Ohio

Columbia Township was the first settlement west of the Cuyahoga River.  The land was a section of the Western Reserve owned by the Connecticut Land Company.

Previously, it had been inhabited by the Native Americans, who fished along the banks of the nearby Rocky River and utilized other rich resources such as chestnuts, deer, and beaver.  In 1805, two years after Ohio became a state, the Connecticut Land Company made a treaty with the Indian Nation and began to survey the land west of the Cuyahoga River, which it then structured into townships.  Each township was designed in blocks of five square miles, with 100 lots of 160 acres.

Residents of Columbia Township are often referred to as "gamblers" because they acquired their land in a lottery system by which all Lorain, Medina, and Huron Count) acreage was sold.  The Bronson and Hoadley families of Waterbury, Connecticut formed the Waterbury Land Company, made their purchase of $20,087 on April 4, 1807, and then drew a piece of paper to see which township would be theirs.  Township 5, N. Range 15 W became their new home.

Among the township's first settlers were Bela and Sally Bronson and their baby, Sherlock.  The Bronsons and the rest of their party set out from Connecticut in September 1807.  While a large portion of the group spent the winter in Cleveland, the Bronsons, Hoadleys, and eight additional men forged ahead to the infant settlement.  Sally, the chief cook and bottle washer during the long trip, made the journey on an oxen-pulled sled with her baby.

Until their cabin was completed. Sally and her family lived under a sled propped against a tree.  As the township grew, Sally and her husband became the first schoolteachers.  Bela Bronson was the township's first clerk.  Sally’s contributions to the settlement earned her the right to name it.  She called it Columbia, in honor of her Connecticut hometown.


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GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS HOUSING DEMOGRAPHICS 
Land area: 25.3 sq. mi. Median price asked for vacant houses in 2000: $375,000
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi. Housing units in structures:
Population: 6912 (18% urban, 82% rural) •  One, detached: 2,325
Housing count: 2,452 •  One, attached: 36
•  Two: 60
POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS  •  3 or 4: 10
Gender: •  5 to 9: 14
•  Male 49.1% •  Mobile homes: 7
•  Female 50.9% Median worth of mobile homes: $112,500
•  15 or younger 21.4% Total housing units 2452
•  16-24 13.9%
•  25-44 30.2% Renter-Occupied 30.8%
•  45-64 22.0% •  Average # of members 2.36%
•  65+ 12.4% •  Average # of rooms 4.04%
Average age (years) 36.22 •  Average # of vehicles 1.19%
•  Median age of males: 39.4 •  Median year structure 1969
•  Median age of females: 40.1 •  Median year householder 1998
Races in Columbia Township; •  Median rent ($) 519
•  White: 75.1% Owner-Occupied 60.2%
•  Black: 12.3% •  Average # of members 2.71%
•  American Indian & 0.9% •  Average # of rooms 6.30%
Alaska Native •  Average # of vehicles 1.64%
•  Asian: 3.6% •  Median year structure 1971
•  Native Hawaiian & 0.1% was built
other Pacific Islander •  Median year householder 1991
•  Some other race 5.5% moved in
•  Two or more races: 2.4% •  Median value ($) 111,800
•  Hispanic or Latino: 12.5% •  With mortgage or 55.4%
Average household size: 2.86 contract to purchase
Average family size: 3.16 •  With 2 nd mortgage, equity 12.7%
•  Median price asked for 89,600
EDUCATIONAL DEMOGRAPHICS 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT  SCHOOL ENROLLMENT 
Population 25 and older: 4613 Population 3 years and over 1890
High School graduates: 28.6% enrolled in school
(includes equivalency) Preschool and kindergarten 11.9%
Some college, or associate's 27.4% Grades 1-12 65.3%
degree College 22.8%
Bachelor's degree 15.5%
Master's, professional or 8.9%
doctorate degree Sources: U.S.Census Bureau, 2000 census; ePodunk


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Clubs and Organizations:

Ohio Festival & Event Association

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NOACC


Government Affairs:

Columbia Public Library

Congresswoman Betty Sutton

Electronic Sex Offender Registration and Notification

Elyria Municipal Court

Federal Toll-Free Numbers

Lorain County Auditors Office

Lorain County Commissioners & County Government

Lorain County Courts

Lorain County Board of Elections

National Weather Service

State Rep Matt Lundy

Sue Morano 13th District State Senator

US Senator Sherrod Brown


Links of Interest:

Cleveland Plus+

ERIC, Educational Resources Information Center

LorainCounty.com

Lorain County Fair

Lorain County Metroparks

MAGNET (Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network)

Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio

Team Lorain County


Business Resources

One Stop Business Connection

US Small Business Administration

Procurement Technical Assistance

State of Ohio Home Page

Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Administrative Code

North American Industry Classification

ODOD Ohio E-corridor

Uniform Code Council

IRS Tax Information for Businesses

Ohio Business Gateway

Ohio Department of Development


Media Links:

Lake Erie Living


Schools:

Columbia Local School District

Lorain County JVS 

Lorain County Community College

Olmsted Falls City Schools

Strongsville City Schools


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