Colfax Township, DeKalb County, Missouri

Colfax Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°47′35″N 94°23′00″W / 39.7929397°N 94.3834582°W / 39.7929397; -94.3834582
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyDeKalb
Area
[1]
 • Total
42.62 sq mi (110.4 km2)
 • Land41.82 sq mi (108.3 km2)
 • Water0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)  1.88%
Elevation
[2]
978 ft (298 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
695
 • Density16.6/sq mi (6.4/km2)
FIPS code29-06315490[1]
GNIS feature ID766593[2]

Colfax Township is a township in DeKalb County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 695.[3]

Colfax Township was established in 1870, taking its name from Vice President Schuyler Colfax.[4]

Transportation

The following highways travel through the township:[5]

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, DeKalb County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ "DeKalb County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ "County Maps". Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
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