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; -87.34306Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyNewtonGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total36.53 sq mi (94.6 km²) • Land36.53 sq mi (94.6 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

^[1]

676 ft (206 m)Population

(2020)

• Total155 • Density4.2/sq mi (1.6/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

46349, 47943, 47963

Area code219GNIS feature ID453237

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]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
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.