Mike noted that Columbia is “landlocked” and that’s true except on the west it’s “waterlocked” as is Marietta.

” Lancaster is worthy of the “no grow” label, but Columbia, being completely landlocked, is a story all its own. You can’t grow when there’s no room to expand.”

Landlocked is defined as almost or entirely surrounded by land; having no coastline.

Virtually every municipality, including the boroughs, is landlocked, though.

We created a quick spreadsheet using data from the US Census Bureau and City-Data.com. To access the spreadsheet and use the data sorts in each of the headers click on the graphic above to download the spreadsheet.

We created a quick spreadsheet using data from the US Census Bureau and City-Data.com. To access the spreadsheet and use the data sorts in each of the headers click on the graphic above to download the spreadsheet.

While Lancaster County’s boroughs are landlocked, only Columbia shows negative growth.

Note that population density has a lot to do with multi-unit dwellings such as senior living or dormitories.

Mike, lots of issues impact negative growth more than being “landlocked.”

Perhaps connected tangentially, there’s an issue that was page one news in yesterday’s LNP – Always Lancaster about swimming pools opening this weekend. Wonder whether people would move to Columbia if it had a municipal swimming pool as a bunch of other boroughs do?

Quality of life issues for everyday people, in addition to developers, real estate salespersons and GOBAGS, impact growth, too.