Colfax Township, Newton County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
41°02′09″N 87°20′35″W / 41.03583°N 87.34306°W / 41.03583; -87.34306 (2020)
46349, 47943, 47963
Colfax Township is one of ten townships in Newton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 155 and it contained 70 housing units.[2]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 128 | — | |
1900 | 271 | 111.7% | |
1910 | 297 | 9.6% | |
1920 | 306 | 3.0% | |
1930 | 262 | −14.4% | |
1940 | 292 | 11.5% | |
1950 | 281 | −3.8% | |
1960 | 299 | 6.4% | |
1970 | 256 | −14.4% | |
1980 | 213 | −16.8% | |
1990 | 197 | −7.5% | |
2000 | 176 | −10.7% | |
2010 | 199 | 13.1% | |
2020 | 155 | −22.1% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[3] |
History
Colfax Township was established in 1871. It was named for Vice President Schuyler Colfax.[4]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.53 square miles (94.6 km2), all land.[5]
School districts
- North Newton School Corporation
Political districts
- Indiana's 1st congressional district
- State House District 15
- State Senate District 6
References
- "Colfax Township, Newton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1916. p. 198.
- ^ "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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Colfax Township