THE COLUMBIA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Downeast Coast setting.
Columbia town has 36.3 square miles of land in Washington County. Its Census reference point is in Downeast Coast, within Acadian Plains and Hills.
Forested plains and hills contain numerous glacial lakes. Spruce-fir lowlands and hardwood-covered hills create a northern landscape that is generally gentler than the highlands to the west.
Regional context: Acadian Plains and Hills ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Columbia and Washington County
Columbia is associated with Washington County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Columbia by land and water
The Census records 0.31 square miles of water within Columbia, or 0.8% of its total area. It is 20.5 percentage points lower than the 21.3% recorded for Washington County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Columbia town has 1.5 times the land area of nearby Columbia Falls town (24.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.