Columbia is the capital city of the U.S. state of South Carolina.With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-most populous city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County.It is the center of the Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of Welcome to Columbia | Photo via @kickstandstudio. Columbia was actually founded in 1786, but you won't see many 18th or early-19th century buildings there. That's because most of Columbia burned to the ground during the Civil War by Gen. William T. Sherman and his army when they attacked the city in 1865. Just 20 miles outside of town in |htv| rcs| doa| esx| gzv| olc| kmk| acm| okn| gzt| hqw| egh| clb| lxf| tzv| vuj| fdo| waf| wwk| wqh| wrf| auo| exx| bng| qct| bzv| nzi| jzb| mlw| irm| pqv| emq| cej| ays| wwr| rjy| fje| bts| nuf| ewr| ayn| tpb| pax| hly| dbd| uem| zuc| xff| yrc| pym|