Colfax Township, Benzie County, Michigan

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Colfax Township, Michigan
—  Township  —
Colfax Township, Michigan Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 44°33′21″N 85°52′34″W / 44.55583°N 85.87611°W / 44.55583; -85.87611Coordinates: 44°33′21″N 85°52′34″W / 44.55583°N 85.87611°W / 44.55583; -85.87611
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Benzie
Area
– Total	35.9 sq mi (93.0 km2)
– Land	35.8 sq mi (92.6 km2)
– Water	0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation	827 ft (252 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	585
– Density	16.4/sq mi (6.3/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	26-17120[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626111[2]

Colfax Township is a civil township of Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 585 at the 2000 census. One half of the village of Thompsonville is located within the township, which is situated in the southeast corner of the county.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93 km²), of which, 35.8 square miles (93 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (0.39%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 585 people, 224 households, and 170 families residing in the township. The population density was 16.4 per square mile (6.3/km²). There were 297 housing units at an average density of 8.3 per square mile (3.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.73% White, 0.17% African American, 1.54% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.68% from other races, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.05% of the population.

There were 224 households out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the township the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 112.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $37,250, and the median income for a family was $38,482. Males had a median income of $27,083 versus $21,477 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,812. About 6.4% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colfax Township, Benzie County, Michigan