Colfax Township, Champaign County, Illinois

Colfax Township
Township
Location in Champaign County
Champaign County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°01′07″N88°23′57″W / 40.01861°N 88.39917°W / 40.01861; -88.39917
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Champaign
Area
• Total	36.3 sq mi (94 km2)
• Land	36.29 sq mi (94.0 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation	689 ft (210 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	219
• Density	6.0/sq mi (2.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-019-15482

Colfax Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 219 and it contained 109 housing units. ^[1]

History

Colfax Township formed from Tolono Township in 1869. ^[2]

Geography

Colfax is Township 18 North, Range 7 East of the Third Principal Meridian.

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94 km²), of which 36.29 square miles (94.0 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water. ^[3]

Blue Mound, a glacial kame in Section 7, is the highest point in the township. A pole barn and a few trees are all that remain of the farmstead that once occupied the site.

Unincorporated towns

• Giblin

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these cemeteries: Craw (Section 25), Davis Memorial, Dunn and Saint Boniface (Section 2).

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 219 people, 37 households, and 6 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.04 inhabitants per square mile (2.33/km²). There were 109 housing units at an average density of 3.01 per square mile (1.16/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 87.67% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 3.65% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 8.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.28% of the population.

There were 37 households, out of which 0.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 16.22% were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no spouse present, and 83.78% were non-families. 83.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 7.00.

The township's age distribution consisted of 0.0% under the age of 18, 21.9% from 18 to 24, 0% from 25 to 44, 60.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 43.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 43.1 males.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	266		—
2020	219		−17.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

References

• "Colfax Township, Champaign County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 4, 2010.
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
2. http://history.rays-place.com/il/cham-colfax.htm ^{[ dead link ]}
3. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives