West Columbia, South Carolina West Columbia, South Carolina Location in Lexington County, South Carolina Location in Lexington County, South Carolina West Columbia is a town/city and commuter town in the suburban easterly sections of Lexington County, South Carolina, United States.
West Columbia lies west of Columbia, South Carolina, directly athwart the Congaree River.
It's near Columbia's town/city center or downtown precinct as well as the South Carolina State House and the Congaree Vista, known locally as "the Vista." West Columbia is bordered to the south by its sister suburb, Cayce, South Carolina.
West Columbia was incorporated in 1894 as Brookland, but the United States Postal Service called the town "New Brookland" since there was another town called Brookland.
In 1936, the name was changed to West Columbia to accentuate its adjacency to Columbia, South Carolina. Numerous businesses, churches and a high school retain the Brookland and New Brookland names.
The Gervais Street Bridge, Mount Hebron Temperance Hall, New Brookland Historic District, and Saluda Factory Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The 2008 South Carolina Learjet 60 crash occurred just before midnight on September 19, 2008, when a Learjet 60 (registration N999 - LJ) crashed while taking off from Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South Carolina. The weather at the time was cool, dry, and clear.
The plane hit runway lights and crashed through the boundary fence, crossing South Carolina Highway 302 (SC 302/Edmund Highway/Airport Boulevard), and coming to rest on an embankment by the side of the highway.
West Columbia lies to the south and west of the Saluda and Congaree Rivers.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 6.3 square miles (16.3 km ), of which 6.1 square miles (15.7 km ) is territory and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km ) (3.18%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,064 citizens , 5,968 homeholds, and 3,300 families residing in the city.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 18.8% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $30,999, and the median income for a family was $40,253.
"City of West Columbia South Carolina".
City of West Columbia South Carolina.
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