diff --git a/src/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column.py b/src/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column.py
index 963841049..2ec2cf795 100644
--- a/src/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column.py
+++ b/src/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_column.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import io
+from collections.abc import Sequence
 from numbers import Number
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, TypeVar
 
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import numpy as np
@@ -20,10 +21,12 @@
 from safeds.data.tabular.typing import ColumnType
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from collections.abc import Callable, Iterable, Iterator
+    from collections.abc import Callable, Iterator
 
+_T = TypeVar("_T")
 
-class Column:
+
+class Column(Sequence[_T]):
     """
     A column is a named collection of values.
 
@@ -31,21 +34,77 @@ class Column:
     ----------
     name : str
         The name of the column.
-    data : Iterable
+    data : Sequence
         The data.
-    type_ : Optional[ColumnType]
-        The type of the column. If not specified, the type will be inferred from the data.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> from safeds.data.tabular.containers import Column
+    >>> column = Column("test", [1, 2, 3])
     """
 
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Creation
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _from_pandas_series(data: pd.Series, type_: ColumnType | None = None) -> Column:
+        """
+        Create a column from a `pandas.Series`.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        data : pd.Series
+            The data.
+        type_ : ColumnType | None
+            The type. If None, the schema is inferred from the data.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        column : Column
+            The created column.
+
+        Examples
+        --------
+        >>> import pandas as pd
+        >>> from safeds.data.tabular.containers import Row
+        >>> row = Column._from_pandas_series(pd.Series([1, 2, 3], name="test"))
+        """
+        result = object.__new__(Column)
+        result._name = data.name
+        result._data = data
+        # noinspection PyProtectedMember
+        result._type = type_ if type_ is not None else ColumnType._from_numpy_data_type(data.dtype)
+
+        return result
+
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Dunder methods
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    def __init__(self, name: str, data: Iterable, type_: ColumnType | None = None) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, name: str, data: Sequence) -> None:
+        """
+        Create a column.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        name
+            The name of the column.
+        data
+            The data.
+
+        Examples
+        --------
+        >>> from safeds.data.tabular.containers import Column
+        >>> column = Column("test", [1, 2, 3])
+        """
         self._name: str = name
         self._data: pd.Series = data if isinstance(data, pd.Series) else pd.Series(data)
         # noinspection PyProtectedMember
-        self._type: ColumnType = type_ if type_ is not None else ColumnType._from_numpy_data_type(self._data.dtype)
+        self._type: ColumnType = ColumnType._from_numpy_data_type(self._data.dtype)
+
+    def __contains__(self, item: Any) -> bool:
+        return item in self._data
 
     def __eq__(self, other: object) -> bool:
         if not isinstance(other, Column):
@@ -236,7 +295,7 @@ def rename(self, new_name: str) -> Column:
         column : Column
             A new column with the new name.
         """
-        return Column(new_name, self._data, self._type)
+        return Column._from_pandas_series(self._data.rename(new_name), self._type)
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Statistics
diff --git a/src/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_table.py b/src/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_table.py
index 1f4cab0ee..a18e32831 100644
--- a/src/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_table.py
+++ b/src/safeds/data/tabular/containers/_table.py
@@ -338,15 +338,13 @@ def get_column(self, column_name: str) -> Column:
         UnknownColumnNameError
             If the specified target column name does not exist.
         """
-        if self._schema.has_column(column_name):
-            output_column = Column(
-                column_name,
-                self._data.iloc[:, [self._schema._get_column_index(column_name)]].squeeze(),
-                self._schema.get_column_type(column_name),
-            )
-            return output_column
+        if not self.has_column(column_name):
+            raise UnknownColumnNameError([column_name])
 
-        raise UnknownColumnNameError([column_name])
+        return Column._from_pandas_series(
+            self._data[column_name],
+            self.get_column_type(column_name),
+        )
 
     def has_column(self, column_name: str) -> bool:
         """
@@ -866,7 +864,7 @@ def slice_rows(
     def sort_columns(
         self,
         comparator: Callable[[Column, Column], int] = lambda col1, col2: (col1.name > col2.name)
-        - (col1.name < col2.name),
+                                                                         - (col1.name < col2.name),
     ) -> Table:
         """
         Sort the columns of a `Table` with the given comparator and return a new `Table`.
@@ -980,7 +978,7 @@ def transform_column(self, name: str, transformer: Callable[[Row], Any]) -> Tabl
         """
         if self.has_column(name):
             items: list = [transformer(item) for item in self.to_rows()]
-            result: Column = Column(name, pd.Series(items))
+            result: Column = Column._from_pandas_series(pd.Series(items, name=name))
             return self.replace_column(name, result)
         raise UnknownColumnNameError([name])
 
diff --git a/src/safeds/data/tabular/typing/_schema.py b/src/safeds/data/tabular/typing/_schema.py
index 8ab03dacd..c9bd1996c 100644
--- a/src/safeds/data/tabular/typing/_schema.py
+++ b/src/safeds/data/tabular/typing/_schema.py
@@ -239,31 +239,3 @@ def _repr_markdown_(self) -> str:
         lines = (f"| {name} | {type_} |" for name, type_ in self._schema.items())
         joined = "\n".join(lines)
         return f"| Column Name | Column Type |\n| --- | --- |\n{joined}"
-
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    # Other
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-    def _get_column_index(self, column_name: str) -> int:
-        """
-         Return the index of the column with specified column name.
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-         column_name : str
-             The name of the column.
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        index : int
-             The index of the column.
-
-        Raises
-        ------
-        ColumnNameError
-            If the specified column name does not exist.
-        """
-        if not self.has_column(column_name):
-            raise UnknownColumnNameError([column_name])
-
-        return list(self._schema.keys()).index(column_name)
diff --git a/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/test_column.py b/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/test_column.py
index 8e97c213d..fee51e1e5 100644
--- a/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/test_column.py
+++ b/tests/safeds/data/tabular/containers/test_column.py
@@ -1,8 +1,28 @@
+from typing import Any
+
 import pytest
 import regex as re
 from safeds.data.tabular.containers import Column
 
 
+class TestContains:
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        ("column", "value", "expected"),
+        [
+            (Column("a", []), 1, False),
+            (Column("a", [1, 2, 3]), 1, True),
+            (Column("a", [1, 2, 3]), 4, False),
+        ],
+        ids=[
+            "empty",
+            "value exists",
+            "value does not exist",
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_should_check_whether_the_value_exists(self, column: Column, value: Any, expected: bool) -> None:
+        assert (value in column) == expected
+
+
 class TestToHtml:
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "column",
diff --git a/tests/safeds/data/tabular/typing/test_schema.py b/tests/safeds/data/tabular/typing/test_schema.py
index ea262131c..7b8bfb636 100644
--- a/tests/safeds/data/tabular/typing/test_schema.py
+++ b/tests/safeds/data/tabular/typing/test_schema.py
@@ -212,27 +212,6 @@ def test_should_return_column_names(self, schema: Schema, expected: list[str]) -
         assert schema.column_names == expected
 
 
-class TestGetColumnIndex:
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-        ("schema", "column_name", "expected"),
-        [
-            (Schema({"A": Integer()}), "A", 0),
-            (Schema({"A": Integer(), "B": RealNumber()}), "B", 1),
-        ],
-        ids=[
-            "single column",
-            "multiple columns",
-        ],
-    )
-    def test_should_return_column_index(self, schema: Schema, column_name: str, expected: int) -> None:
-        assert schema._get_column_index(column_name) == expected
-
-    def test_should_raise_if_column_does_not_exist(self) -> None:
-        schema = Schema({"A": Integer()})
-        with pytest.raises(UnknownColumnNameError):
-            schema._get_column_index("B")
-
-
 class TestToDict:
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         ("schema", "expected"),