Colfax Township, Newton County, Indiana

Colfax Township
—  Township  —
Location in Newton County
Coordinates: 41°02′09″N 87°20′35″W / 41.03583°N 87.34306°W / 41.03583; -87.34306Coordinates: 41°02′09″N 87°20′35″W / 41.03583°N 87.34306°W / 41.03583; -87.34306
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Newton
Government
– Type	Indiana township
Area
– Total	36.47 sq mi (94.46 km2)
– Land	36.47 sq mi (94.46 km2)
– Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	673 ft (205 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	176
– Density	4.8/sq mi (1.9/km2)
ZIP codes	46349, 47943, 47963
GNIS feature ID	0453237

Colfax Township is one of ten townships in Newton County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 176.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Colfax Township covers an area of 36.47 square miles (94.5 km²).

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, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453237. Retrieved 2009-10-09. 
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. ^ "United States Census Bureau American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=4001&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=06000US1811114302&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en. Retrieved 2010-01-01. 

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Colfax Township