Colfax Township, Boone County, Iowa

Township in Iowa, United States
41°59′59″N 093°45′09″W / 41.99972°N 93.75250°W / 41.99972; -93.75250Country United StatesState IowaCountyBooneArea
 • Total34.97 sq mi (90.57 km2) • Land34.97 sq mi (90.57 km2) • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)Elevation1,056 ft (322 m)Population
 (2000)
 • Total746 • Density21.3/sq mi (8.2/km2)FIPS code19-90756[2]GNIS feature ID0467632

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

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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