Columbus, IN. Online Offers. Columbus ( /kÉlÊmbÉs/) is a city in and the county seat of Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. The population was 44,061 at the 2010 census, and the current mayor is Fred Armstrong.
In 1951, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction of the New Orleans Mississippi River Floodwall under the Dumaine Street Wharf. Between 1973 and 1992, 15 major sections were built at a cost of $30 million.
Four houses near the gage begin to flood at this stage. 22: Jefferson Street extension is flooded and closed. Dogpound at the east end of East Congress Street begins to flood. 19.39: Private road under the Highway F bridge becomes flooded at this height. 18.6: Horneker Road begins to flood near this height. 18: The left bank begins to overflow. 17.5