Colfax Township, Cloud County, Kansas

Colfax Township
Township
Location in Cloud County
Coordinates: 39°26′30″N 097°25′31″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Cloud
Area
• Total	35.78 sq mi (92.66 km^2)
• Land	35.76 sq mi (92.61 km^2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km^2)  0.05%
Elevation	1,411 ft (430 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	49
• Density	1.4/sq mi (0.5/km^2)
GNIS feature ID	0476008

Colfax Township is a township in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 49.

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.

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.

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

• City-Data.com