Colfax Township, Atchison County, Missouri

Colfax Township
Township
Coordinates: 40°25′43″N 95°14′37″W / 40.4286619°N 95.2436849°W / 40.4286619; -95.2436849
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyAtchison
Area
[1]
 • Total
41.98 sq mi (108.7 km2)
 • Land41.96 sq mi (108.7 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.052 km2)  0.05%
Elevation
[2]
1,037 ft (316 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
60
 • Density1.4/sq mi (0.54/km2)
FIPS code29-00515454[1]
GNIS feature ID766234[2]

Colfax Township is a township in Atchison County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 60.[3]

History

Colfax Township split off from Tarkio Township in the late 19th-century. There were two settlements, Greenville and London.[4][5]

Geography

Colfax Township covers an area of 41.98 square miles (108.7 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains two cemeteries: London and Prairie Hill.[6]

Greenville was a settlement in what was southern Tarkio Township, but presently southwest Colfax Township.[4][7]

Transportation

The following highways travel through the township:[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colfax Township, Atchison County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "History of Holt and Atchison counties, Missouri. 1882". St. Joseph, National Historical Co. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Plat book of Atchison County, Missouri 1904". Minneapolis, Minn. : Northwest Publishing Company. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  6. ↑ Gone But Not Forgotten: Directory of the Deceased, Atchison County, Missouri. Atchison County Historical Society, 1991. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  7. ↑ Moser, Arthur Paul (1980). "Moser's Directory of Atchison County, Missouri". Springfield-Greene County Library District. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  8. ↑ "County Maps". Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2026.


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