The area has benefited from Congressional support for Southern military installations. In 1860, the South Carolina Secession Convention took place in Columbia delegates voted for secession, making South Carolina the first state to leave the Union in the events leading up to the Civil War.Ĭolumbia is home to the University of South Carolina, the state's flagship public university and the largest in the state. As the state capital, Columbia is the site of the South Carolina State House, the center of government for the state. It lies at the confluence of the Saluda River and the Broad River, which merge at Columbia to form the Congaree River. The city is located about 13 miles (21 km) northwest of the geographic center of South Carolina, and is the primary city of the Midlands region of the state. Columbia is often abbreviated as Cola, leading to its nickname as "Soda City." The name Columbia is a poetic term used for the United States, derived from the name of Christopher Columbus, who explored for the Spanish Crown. It is the center of the Columbia metropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 829,470 and is the 72nd-largest metropolitan statistical area in the nation. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County.
Census, it is the second-largest city in South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 as of the 2020 U.S.
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