Colfax, Iowa Colfax, Iowa Downtown Colfax, Iowa Downtown Colfax, Iowa Location of Colfax, Iowa Location of Colfax, Iowa Colfax is a town/city inside Jasper County, Iowa, United States.
In its heyday, the town/city of Colfax had two chief industries that drew thousands to the area: the quarrying of coal, and the use of the mineral springs identified near the city.
From 1881 to 1900, the Jasper County Coal and Railway Company directed a number of mines north of Colfax.
The Colfax Consolidated Coal Company formed in 1902, bringing the mines of Colfax under a common operator.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 1.80 square miles (4.66 km2), of which, 1.79 square miles (4.64 km2) is territory and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water. United States Enumeration Bureau.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,093 citizens , 851 homeholds, and 569 families residing in the city.
There were 927 housing units at an average density of 517.9 per square mile (200.0/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 98.3% White, 0.3% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% from other competitions, and 0.7% from two or more competitions.
There were 851 homeholds of which 32.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 33.1% were non-families.
27.7% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 38.3 years.
25% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.1% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 14.8% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,223 citizens , 837 homeholds, and 585 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 1,632.4 citizens per square mile (631.1/km ).
There were 908 housing units at an average density of 666.8 per square mile (257.8/km ).
There were 837 homeholds out of which 35.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families.
26.5% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Age spread: 29.2% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $41,006, and the median income for a family was $48,300.
About 5.2% of families and 6.7% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.
The History of Jasper County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c.
History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, Volume 1.
Lees, History of Coal Mining in Iowa, Chapter III of Annual Report, 1908, Iowa Geological Survey, 1909, 564 565.
Trade Unions in Iowa, Thirteenth Report of the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the State of Iowa for the reconstruction - 1906-1907, Des Moines, 1908; page 200.
Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2009; pg.
Municipalities and communities of Jasper County, Iowa, United States Baxter Colfax Kellogg Lambs Grove Lynnville Mingo Mitchellville Monroe Newton Oakland Acres Prairie City Reasnor Sully Valeria
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Cities in Iowa - Cities in Jasper County, Iowa - 1866 establishments in Iowa
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