Colfax Township is a township in Harrison County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 599.[3]
Colfax Township | |
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| Coordinates: 40°30′18″N 93°56′43″W / 40.5050382°N 93.9453196°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| County | Harrison |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.02 sq mi (111.4 km2) |
| • Land | 42.69 sq mi (110.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2) 0.77% |
| Elevation | 1,102 ft (336 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 599 |
| • Density | 14/sq mi (5.4/km2) |
| FIPS code | 29-08115508[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 766717[2] |
Colfax township was created due to a county-wide November 1872 election, which would subdivide the county into 20 municipal townships corresponding with the county's 20 congressional townships.[4]
References
edit- 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colfax Township, Harrison County, Missouri
- 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ↑ Wanamaker, George W. "History of Harrison County, Missouri". Topeka, Indianapolis : Historical Pub. Co., 1921. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
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