Colfax Township, Minnesota | |
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  Colfax Township Location within Minnesota and the United States  Colfax Township Colfax Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°21′36″N 95°3′49″W / 45.36000°N 95.06361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Kandiyohi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.9 sq mi (93.0 km2) |
| • Land | 32.8 sq mi (84.9 km2) |
| • Water | 3.1 sq mi (8.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,250 ft (381 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 557 |
| • Density | 17.0/sq mi (6.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-12538[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0663846[2] |
Colfax Township is a township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 557 at the 2000 census.
Colfax Township was organized in 1871, and named for Schuyler Colfax, 17th Vice President of the United States.[3]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 269.