Welcome to Columbus ...

The village of Columbus is located in Luna County<1>.

The location of Columbus has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Columbus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Columbus has a population of 1,611 people<3> (see below for details).

Columbus is 4,050 feet [1,234 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Columbus is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Columbus lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Columbus is located in the (575) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Columbus had an population of 1,611 people. This is a decrease of 3.19% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Columbus had a population of 1,664 people (which is 6.63% of the total population of Luna County). This makes Columbus the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Columbus represents 0.08% of the population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 50th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,664 people, the population of Columbus decreased 5.72% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,765 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Columbus.

Communities Also Named Columbus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Columbus: This one is located in Luna County and the other is located in Taos County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 35 communities that are also named Columbus - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Columbus.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Columbus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Columbus.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Columbus. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Columbus.

TripAdvisor Tourism Page for Columbus ...

Looking for more information about Columbus? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

You can learn more by visiting the TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus.

Adding Columbus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Columbus in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Columbus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Columbus post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Columbus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Columbus. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/