Columbia, Missouri
The University of Missouri's sports teams the Missouri Tigers play a significant role in the sports culture of Columbia. Faurot Field, capacity 70,000, is host to both home football games and concerts. The Hearnes Center and Mizzou Arena are two other large sport and event venues. Taylor Stadium is host to the University's baseball team, the Mid-Missouri Mavericks and regional host for the 2007 NCAA Baseball Championship.[59] Columbia College has several men and women collegiate sports teams as well. In 2007 Columbia hosted the NAIA volleyball national championship which the Lady Cougars participated in.[60]
Columbia also hosts the Show-Me State Games, a non-profit program of the Missouri Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Health. They are the largest state games in the United States[61][62] and intend on being even larger in 2008. The games consist of 26,000–28,000 Missouri amateur athletes (35,000 total athletes[62]) of all ages and ability levels who compete in the Olympic-style sports festival every year during July and August. It recently made ESPN's list of "101 Things All Sports Fans Must Experience Before They Die".[63]
Situated halfway between St. Louis and Kansas City, Columbians will often have allegiances to the professional sports teams housed there such as: the St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals. St. Louis Rams, Kansas City Chiefs, and St. Louis Blues.
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Demography
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In 2000, the city had a day time population of 106,487.[45] As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 84,531 people, 33,689 households, and 17,282 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,592.8 people per square mile (615.0/km²). There were 35,916 housing units at an average density of 676.8/sq mi (261.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 81.54% White, 10.85% Black or African American, 0.39% Native American, 4.30% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.81% from other races, and 2.07% from two or more races. 2.05% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[5]
There were 33,689 households out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.7% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.92.[65]
In the city, the population was spread out with 19.7% under the age of 18,[66] 26.7% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older.[66] The median age was 27 years.[66] For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,729,[67] and the median income for a family was $52,288.[66] Males had a median income of $34,710 versus $26,694 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,507.[67] About 9.4% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the poverty line,[66] including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.
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Transportation
Columbia Transit operates a bus system focusing around downtown, and has been in service since 1965. Currently, 1.2 million passengers board annually along the system's eight fixed routes and two University Shuttle routes. The system is constantly experiencing growth in service and technology. A $3.5 million[68] project to renovate and expand the Wabash Station, a rail depot built in 1910 and converted into the city's transit center in the mid-1980s, was completed in summer 2007.[69]
The city's current mayor, Darwin Hindman, is largely in favor of a non-motorized transportation system,[70] and can often be seen riding his bicycle around the city. Columbia is also known for its M.K.T. Spur of the Katy Trail State Park, which allows foot and bike traffic across the city, and, conceivably, the state. It consists of a soft gravel surface, excellent for running and biking. Columbia also is preparing to embark on construction of several new bike paths and street bike lanes thanks to a $25 million grant from the federal government.[71] The city is also served by U.S. Airways at Columbia Regional Airport, the only commercial airport in Mid-Missouri. I-70, US 63, and US 40 are the main freeways used for travel to and from Columbia. Within the city, there are three state highways Route 763, Route 163, and Route 740.
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Healthcare and medicine
Health Care is a large sector of Columbia's economy with nearly one-in-six people work in a health-care related profession[72][73] and a physician density that is about 3 times the United States average.[74][75] Columbia's hospitals and supporting facilities are a large referral center for the state, and medical related trips to Columbia are common.[76] There are three hospital systems and within the city and six hospitals[72] with a total of 1,105 beds.[75] University of Missouri Health Care operates four hospitals: Columbia Regional Hospital, University of Missouri Hospital, Ellis Fischel Cancer Center and University of Missouri Children's Hospital. Boone Hospital Center is administered by BJC Healthcare and operates several clinics and outpatient locations. Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital is administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
There is also a large amount of medically-related industry in Columbia. The University of Missouri School of Medicine uses university owned facilities as teaching hospitals. The University of Missouri Research Reactor Center is the largest research reactor in the U.S.[77] and produces radioisotopes used in nuclear medicine. The center serves as the sole supplier of the active ingredients in two FDA-approved radiopharmaceuticals and produces Fluorine-18 used in PET imaging with its cyclotron.[78]
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Media
The city has two daily newspapers, the Columbia Missourian in the morning and the Columbia Daily Tribune in the afternoon. The Missourian is directed by professional editors and staffed by Missouri School of Journalism students who do the reporting, design, copy editing, information graphics, photography and multimedia. The Missourian is associated with the Spanish-English bilingual publication "Adelante!" and the youth oriented "Vox magazine."[79] With a daily circulation of nearly 20,000, the Tribune is the most widely read newspaper in central Missouri. The University of Missouri has the independent but official student newspaper, The Maneater, which is printed bi-weekly.
The city has 14 radio stations and 4 television channels.[80]
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