Colfax Township, Cloud County, Kansas

Colfax Township
Township

Location in Cloud County
Coordinates: 39°26′30″N 097°25′31″W / 39.44167°N 97.42528°W / 39.44167; -97.42528Coordinates: 39°26′30″N 097°25′31″W / 39.44167°N 97.42528°W / 39.44167; -97.42528
Country United States
State Kansas
County Cloud
Area
 • Total 35.78 sq mi (92.66 km2)
 • Land 35.76 sq mi (92.61 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.05%
Elevation 1,411 ft (430 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 49
 • Density 1.4/sq mi (0.5/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0476008

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

History

Colfax Township was organized in 1872. It was named for 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.


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