Colfax Township, Atchison County, Missouri

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Colfax Township
Map highlighting Colfax Township, Atchison County, Missouri.svg
Coordinates: 40°25′43″N95°14′37″W / 40.4286619°N 95.2436849°W / 40.4286619; -95.2436849
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
County Atchison
Area
[1]
  Total
108.7 km2 (41.98 sq mi)
  Land108.7 km2 (41.96 sq mi)
  Water0.05 km2 (0.02 sq mi)  0.05%
Elevation
[2]
316 m (1,037 ft)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total
60
  Density0.5/km2 (1.4/sq mi)
FIPS code 29-00515454 [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]

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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 42.07 square miles (109.0 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains two cemeteries: London and Prairie Hill.

References

  1. 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration 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. "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.