: ▁n q <0xCC> <0x93> é y ɫ k ʷ m ) ▁is ▁a ▁city ▁in ▁Fl at head ▁County , ▁Mont ana , ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁ 4 , 7 1 0 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census ▁( though ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁estimate ▁puts ▁it ▁at ▁ 5 , 5 7 5 ) ▁ ▁Geography ▁Columbia ▁F alls ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁( 4 8 . 3 7 0 3 7 9 , ▁- 1 1 4 . 1 8 8 9 4 3 ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁all ▁of ▁it ▁land . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁n q <0xCC> <0x93> ey ɫ k ʷ m ▁in ▁Sal ish . ▁ ▁History ▁Despite ▁the ▁name ▁" Col umb ia ▁F alls ", ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁falls ▁on ▁any ▁nearby ▁river . ▁A ▁first ▁sett ler ▁desired ▁the ▁name ▁" Col umb ia ", ▁and ▁the ▁element ▁" F alls " ▁was ▁tack ed ▁onto ▁the ▁name ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁avoid ▁postal ▁repet ition ▁with ▁the ▁already - named ▁Columb us , ▁Mont ana . ▁ ▁The ▁Mont ana ▁V eter ans ▁Home ▁in ▁Columbia ▁F alls ▁has ▁served ▁veter ans ▁since ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁Its ▁current ▁housing ▁facility ▁was ▁opened ▁by ▁Mont ana ▁Governor ▁For rest ▁H . ▁Anderson ▁at ▁an ▁official ▁dedic ation ▁ceremony ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁An ▁E