page_title: Columbus, Texas
hierarchical_section_title: Columbus, Texas
caption_attribution_description: English: I took photo of renovations underway of Colorado County Courthouse in Columbus, TX; an earlier photo mistakenly says Austin County, instead of Colorado County.
context_page_description: Columbus is a city in Colorado County in southeastern Texas, United States, 74 miles west of Houston. The population was 3,655 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Colorado County and is located on the Colorado River. The Colorado County Courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  The town motto, coined by James Harbert Wooten, Jr., M.D., is "City of Live Oaks and Live Folks". Columbus is the home of a Santa Claus Museum, based on the collection of Mary Elizabeth Hopkins.
context_section_description: Columbus is a city in Colorado County in southeastern Texas, United States, 74 miles (119 km) west of Houston. The population was 3,655 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Colorado County  and is located on the Colorado River. The Colorado County Courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  The town motto, coined by James Harbert Wooten, Jr., M.D., is "City of Live Oaks and Live Folks". Columbus is the home of a Santa Claus Museum, based on the collection of Mary Elizabeth Hopkins.
caption: The Colorado County Courthouse under renovation in 2013, with restoration of historic colors
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