<page_title> Columbus, Mississippi </page_title> <section_title> Demographics </section_title> <table> <cell> 1900 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 6,484 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1910 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 8,988 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1920 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 10,501 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1940 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 13,645 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 1900, 6,484 people lived in Columbus; in 1910, 8,988; in 1920, 10,501; and in 1940, 13,645.