Colfax Township, Atchison County, Missouri

Colfax Township
Township
Coordinates: 40°25′43″N 95°14′37″W / 40.4286619°N 95.2436849°W / 40.4286619; -95.2436849
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyAtchison
Area
[1]
 • Total
108.7 km2 (41.98 sq mi)
 • Land108.7 km2 (41.96 sq mi)
 • Water0.05 km2 (0.02 sq mi)  0.05%
Elevation
[2]
316 m (1,037 ft)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
60
 • Density0.5/km2 (1.4/sq mi)
FIPS code29-00515454[1]
GNIS feature ID766234[2]

Colfax Township is a township in Atchison County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 60.[3]

History

Colfax Township split off from Tarkio Township in the late 19th-century. There were two settlements, Greenville and London.[4][5]

Geography

Colfax Township covers an area of 42.07 square miles (109.0 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. It contains two cemeteries: London and Prairie Hill.

References

  1. ^ a b "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colfax Township, Atchison County, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ^ "History of Holt and Atchison counties, Missouri. 1882". St. Joseph, National Historical Co. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  5. ^ "Plat book of Atchison County, Missouri 1904". Minneapolis, Minn. : Northwest Publishing Company. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
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