Colfax Township, Boone County, Iowa

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Colfax Township, Boone County
Township
Map highlighting Colfax Township, Boone County, Iowa.svg
Coordinates: 41°59′59″N093°45′09″W / 41.99972°N 93.75250°W / 41.99972; -93.75250
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
County Boone
Area
 • Total
34.97 sq mi (90.57 km2)
 • Land34.97 sq mi (90.57 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,056 ft (322 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
746
 • Density21/sq mi (8.2/km2)
FIPS code 19-90756 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0467632

Colfax Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 746.

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History

Colfax Township was organized in 1871. It is named for Schuyler Colfax. [3]

Geography

Colfax Township covers an area of 34.97 square miles (90.6 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Olive Branch.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa, Volume 1. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 309.


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