Colfax

Also known as Colfax, LA

parish seat in Louisiana, United States.

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Louisiana
Parish: Grant Parish
Type: Mayor
Total: 1.50 sq mi (3.88 km )
Land: 1.49 sq mi (3.86 km )
Water: 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km )
Elevation: 92 ft (28 m)
Rank: GR : 1st
Density: 957.6/sq mi (369.73/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( CST )
Summer dst: UTC-5 ( CDT )
Fips code: 22-16375

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Colfax
Population: 1428
Area: 3.883277
Elevation: 30
Image: Colfax, LA, City Hall IMG 2383.JPG
Households: 601
Dialing code: 318

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postal code: 71417
inception: 1869-01-01
Commons category: Colfax, Louisiana
water as percent of area: 0.5415
per capita income: 11832

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Colfax Banking Company The Louisiana Pecan Festival Country Store is activated during the annual festival the first weekend of November. Colfax Elementary School; pupils in Colfax attend Grant High School in nearby Dry Prong. First United Methodist Church in Colfax

Colfax is a town in and the parish seat of Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States, founded in 1869. Colfax is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana metropolitan area. The largely African American population of Colfax was 1,428 at the 2020 census. The town was the site of the 1873 Colfax massacre.