Colfax Township, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota

Colfax Township, Minnesota
Colfax Township
Location within Minnesota and the United States
Colfax Township
Colfax Township (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°21′36″N 95°3′49″W / 45.36000°N 95.06361°W / 45.36000; -95.06361
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyKandiyohi
Area
  Total
35.9 sq mi (93.0 km2)
  Land32.8 sq mi (84.9 km2)
  Water3.1 sq mi (8.1 km2)
Elevation
1,250 ft (381 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
557
  Density17.0/sq mi (6.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code27-12538
GNIS feature ID0663846

Colfax Township is a township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 557 at the 2000 census.

Colfax Township was organized in 1871, and named for Schuyler Colfax, 17th Vice President of the United States.