Colfax Township, Cloud County, Kansas

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Colfax Township
Map highlighting Colfax Township, Cloud County, Kansas.svg
Location in Cloud County
Coordinates: 39°26′30″N097°25′31″W / 39.44167°N 97.42528°W / 39.44167; -97.42528
Country United States
State Kansas
County Cloud
Area
  Total
35.78 sq mi (92.66 km2)
  Land35.76 sq mi (92.61 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.05%
Elevation
1,411 ft (430 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
49
  Density1.4/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.

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History

Colfax Township was organized in 1872 and was named after Vice President Schuyler Colfax. [1]

Geography

Colfax Township covers an area of 35.78 square miles (92.7 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements.

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References

  1. Hollibaugh, E. F. (1903). Biographical History of Cloud County, Kansas: Biographies of Representative Citizens. Illustrated with Portraits of Prominent People, Cuts of Homes, Stock, Etc. Wilson, Humphrey & Company. p. 72.