CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.columbia.mo.us/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.columbiamochamber.com/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.visitcolumbiamo.com/

Population:
84531 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1821

County:
Boone County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Columbia College Missouri	1851
University of Missouri	1839
Stephens College	1833
Hickman High School, Columbia, MO

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Benjamin M. Anderson	Economist	1-May-1886	19-Jan-1949	Social Value
Jessica Capshaw	Actor	9-Aug-1976		Dr. Robbins on Grey's Anatomy
Russ Carnahan	Politician	10-Jul-1958		Congressman, Missouri 3rd
Carl Edwards	Auto Racing	15-Aug-1979		NASCAR racer
Stan Kroenke	Business	29-Jul-1947		Owner, Los Angeles Rams
William L. McComb	Business	c. 1963		CEO of Liz Claiborne
Scott Murphy	Politician	26-Jan-1970		Congressman from New York, 2009-11
William Smith	Actor	24-Mar-1933		Any Which Way You Can
Norbert Wiener	Mathematician	26-Nov-1894	18-Mar-1964	Cybernetics

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jane Froman	Singer	10-Nov-1907	22-Apr-1980	The Jane Froman Show
John G. Neihardt	Poet	8-Jan-1881	3-Nov-1973	A Cycle of the West
Branch Rickey	Baseball	20-Dec-1881	9-Dec-1965	Longtime Baseball GM
John Fenton Wheeler	Journalist	10-Apr-1924	21-Apr-2013	Last Man Out

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