Colfax Township, Champaign County, Illinois

Colfax Township
—  Township  —
Location in Champaign County
Champaign County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°01′07″N 88°23′57″W / 40.01861°N 88.39917°W / 40.01861; -88.39917Coordinates: 40°01′07″N 88°23′57″W / 40.01861°N 88.39917°W / 40.01861; -88.39917
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Champaign
Area
- Total	36.25 sq mi (93.9 km2)
- Land	36.25 sq mi (93.9 km2)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	689 ft (210 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	250
- Density	6.9/sq mi (2.7/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	0428830

Colfax Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 250^[1].

History

Colfax Township formed from Tolono Township on an unknown date.

Geography

Colfax Township covers an area of 36.25 square miles (93.9 km²).

Unincorporated towns

• Giblin

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Craw, Davis Memorial, Deadman's Grove, Dunkard, Dunn and Saint Boniface.

References

• "Colfax Township, Champaign County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428830. Retrieved 2010-01-04. 
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives