Colfax, California

Colfax, California
Location of Colfax in Placer County, California.
Location of Colfax in Placer County, California.
Colfax, California is located in the United States
Colfax, California
Colfax, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°5′50″N 120°57′14″W / 39.09722°N 120.95389°W / 39.09722; -120.95389
Country United States
State California
CountyPlacer
IncorporatedFebruary 23, 1910[1]
Named forSchuyler Colfax
Government
 • MayorTrinity Burruss[2]
 • Mayor Pro TemKim Douglas[2]
 • CouncilmemberLarry Hillberg[2]
 • CouncilmemberCaroline McCully[2]
 • CouncilmemberSean Lomen[2]
Area
 • Total1.41 sq mi (3.64 km2)
 • Land1.41 sq mi (3.64 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation2,425 ft (739 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,995
 • Density1,418.92/sq mi (547.85/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Code
95713
Area code530
FIPS code06-14498
GNIS feature ID1655912
Websitewww.colfax-ca.gov

Colfax (formerly Alden Grove, Alder Grove, Illinoistown, and Upper Corral) is a city in Placer County, California,[4] at the crossroads of Interstate 80 and State Route 174. The population was 1,963 at the 2010 census. The town is named in honor of U.S. Vice President Schuyler Colfax (1869–73), a bronze statue of whom stands at Railroad Street and Grass Valley Street.[5] (This is one of two known statues of Schuyler Colfax in the United States,[6] the other located in Indianapolis, Indiana.[7])

Some of the town's notable features include the newly restored Southern Pacific Railroad colonnade-style depot (which houses the Colfax Museum and Chamber of Commerce) built in 1905,[8] the downtown shops on Main Street, and Colfax High School, which serves a large surrounding area.

  1. ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Colfax City Council". The City of Colfax, California. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Colfax". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  5. ^ Statue of Schuyler Colfax, Vice President of the US (1869-73), Colfax, CA
  6. ^ "Schuyler Colfax Monument | Sierra Nevada Geotourism". sierranevadageotourism.org.
  7. ^ "Schuyler Colfax Statue - Indianapolis, Indiana". www.presidentsusa.net.
  8. ^ Bender, Henry E. Jr. (2013). Southern Pacific Lines Standard-Design Depots. Berkeley and Wilton, California: Signature Press. p. 241. ISBN 9781930013339.