Colfax Township | |
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![]() Location in Cloud County | |
Coordinates: 39°26′30″N097°25′31″W / 39.44167°N 97.42528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Cloud |
Area | |
• Total | 35.78 sq mi (92.66 km2) |
• Land | 35.76 sq mi (92.61 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.05% |
Elevation | 1,411 ft (430 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 49 |
• Density | 1.4/sq mi (0.5/km2) |
GNIS feature ID | 0476008 |
Colfax Township is a township in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 49.
Colfax Township was organized in 1872 and was named after Vice President Schuyler Colfax. [1]
Colfax Township covers an area of 35.78 square miles (92.7 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements.
Schuyler Colfax Jr. was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th speaker of the House of Representatives from 1863 to 1869. Originally a Whig, then part of the short-lived People's Party of Indiana, and later a Republican, he was the U.S. representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district from 1855 to 1869.
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