[4][5][6] The area that would become the city of Columbia Falls was first settled in 1891, in anticipation of the arrival of the Great Northern Railway.

[8] The first residents requested the name "Columbia" for the U.S. Post Office, but the element "Falls" was ultimately tacked onto the name in order to avoid any confusion with the already-named Columbus, Montana.

[10] Its current housing facility was opened by Montana Governor Forrest H. Anderson at an official dedication ceremony in 1970.

The statue "originally stood in Kalispell in the Main Street median in front of the Flathead County Courthouse.

[13][14] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.05 square miles (5.31 km2), all land.

Activities include Boogie to the Bank, Wildcat Endowment Auction, a parade and carnival, basketball tournament, a barn dance, car show, rodeo, and the running of wild horses through town on Highway 2.

The park has paved walking trails, open meadows, bathroom facilities and a family fly fishing pond.

[26] Pinewood Park Aquatic Center is a public swimming facility located on 4th Ave West.

[28] The government system of Columbia Falls consists of a City Council with six councilmen and a mayor, elected to four-year terms.

The North Fork Road (S-486) begins at the junction to U.S. Highway 2 in Columbia Falls and runs to the Canadian border.

[37] Commercial airline service is offered at Glacier Park International Airport located approximately 8 miles south of Columbia Falls.

[38][39] The Columbia Falls area is served by Amtrak's Chicago-Portland/Seattle Empire Builder, with stops located nearby in Whitefish and West Glacier.

[41] The city is also part of the Missoula media market, which covers a seven-county area of northwestern Montana.