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Colfax Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 266 and it contained 116 housing units.[2]

Colfax Township
Township
Location in Champaign County
Champaign County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°01′07″N 88°23′57″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyChampaign
Area
 • Total36.3 sq mi (94 km2)
 • Land36.29 sq mi (94.0 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation
689 ft (210 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
264
 • Density7.3/sq mi (2.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-019-15482

History


Colfax Township formed from Tolono Township in 1869.[3]


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.[2]

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


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


Cemeteries


The township contains six cemeteries: Craw, Davis Memorial, Deadman's Grove, Dunkard, Dunn and Saint Boniface.


Demographics


Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2016 (est.)264[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References


  1. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. http://history.rays-place.com/il/cham-colfax.htm [dead link]
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.




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