Colfax, Louisiana | |
|---|---|
| Town of Colfax | |
 Colfax City Hall | |
 Location of Colfax in Grant Parish, Louisiana. | |
  Colfax  Colfax | |
| Coordinates: 31°31′11″N 92°42′30″W / 31.51972°N 92.70833°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Louisiana |
| Founded | 1869 |
| Parish seat | Grant Parish |
| Metropolitan area | Alexandria |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor |
| • Body | Gerald Hamilton (D)[1][2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.50 sq mi (3.88 km2) |
| • Land | 1.49 sq mi (3.86 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 100 ft (30 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,428 |
| • Rank | GR: 1st |
| • Density | 957.75/sq mi (369.73/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 71417 |
| Area code | 318 |
Colfax is a town in, and the parish seat of, Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States,[4] founded in 1869. Colfax is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana metropolitan area. The largely African American population of Colfax counted 1,558 at the 2010 census.[5]
- ^ Mayor is listed among the state and local officials who have endorsed the reelection in 2014 of Democrat U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu.
- ^ "Landrieu's GOP Endorsements Pale In Comparison To 2008 Election". thehayride.com. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Colfax city, Louisiana". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 14, 2016.[dead link]