West Columbia, South Carolina
| West Columbia, South Carolina | |
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| Motto: "Bridging Past, Present, And Future" | |
 Location in Lexington County, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates: 33°59′27.8″N 81°4′23.4″W / 33.991056°N 81.073167°WCoordinates: 33°59′27.8″N 81°4′23.4″W / 33.991056°N 81.073167°W | |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Council, City Administrator |
| • Mayor | Bobby Horton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi) |
| • Land | 15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.5 km2 (0.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 87 m (285 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 14,988 |
| • Density | 831.0/km2 (2,152/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 803 |
| FIPS code | 45-75850 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1251380 |
| Website | www.westcolumbiasc.gov |
West Columbia is a city and commuter town in the suburban eastern sections of Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population was 14,988. It is a part of the greater Columbia, SC metropolitan statistical area.
West Columbia lies west of Columbia, South Carolina, directly across the Congaree River. It's near Columbia's city center or downtown district 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 emphasize its proximity 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 N999LJ) 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. No one on the ground was hurt, but four of the six people on the plane (including both pilots) died in the crash, while the other two, Travis Barker (the drummer of Blink-182) and Adam Goldstein (DJ AM of Crazy Town), suffered severe burns. The plane was a charter flight taken by Barker, Goldstein and their entourage following a performance by their musical group TRV$DJAM at a free concert in Five Points earlier that night to Van Nuys, California.
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