Colfax Township, Huron County, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Colfax Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Colfax Township
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan
Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Huron
Leader Title:Supervisor
Leader Name:Doug Gentner
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1808
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:90.5
Area Land Km2:90.4
Area Water Km2:0.1
Area Total Sq Mi:34.9
Area Land Sq Mi:34.9
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1753
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:222
Elevation Ft:728
Coordinates:43.8072°N -83.0514°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:48413, 48731
Area Code:989
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-17140[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626112

Colfax Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,753 at the 2020 census.[2]

Communities

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35sqmi, of which 34.9sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi (0.09%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,954 people, 702 households, and 513 families residing in the township. The population density was 56sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 765 housing units at an average density of 21.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.85% White, 0.46% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.67% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.84% of the population.

There were 702 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,727, and the median income for a family was $51,081. Males had a median income of $34,879 versus $21,767 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,237. About 2.4% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-05-01 . data.census.gov.
  3. & GNIS in Google Map
  4. Book: Romig, Walter . 1986 . Michigan Place Names . 1973 . Wayne State University Press . Detroit, Michigan . 0-8143-1838-X.