Colfax (town), Wisconsin

Colfax is a town in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 909 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.6 square miles (89.5 km²), of which, 34.2 square miles (88.7 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²) of it (0.93%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 909 people, 318 households, and 254 families residing in the town. The population density was 26.5 people per square mile (10.3/km²). There were 327 housing units at an average density of 9.6 per square mile (3.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.45% White, 0.22% Native American and 0.33% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.11% of the population.

There were 318 households out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.4% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 106.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $46,111, and the median income for a family was $48,542. Males had a median income of $30,288 versus $20,469 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,364. About 4.7% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

History

At least 28 people were killed by an F5 tornado that struck the Colfax area on June 4, 1958.

Notable people

• Ole G. Kinney, Wisconsin legislator and businessman, lived in the town; Kinney served as chairman of the Colfax Town Board.^[2]

References

1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1905, Biographical Sketch of Ole G, Kinney, pg. 1096

External links

• Town of Colfax, Dunn County, Wisconsin

Municipalities and communities of Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Menomonie
City	Menomonie
Villages	Boyceville Colfax Downing Elk Mound Knapp Ridgeland Wheeler
Towns	Colfax Dunn Eau Galle Elk Mound Grant Hay River Lucas Menomonie New Haven Otter Creek Peru Red Cedar Rock Creek Sand Creek Sheridan Sherman Spring Brook Stanton Tainter Tiffany Weston Wilson
CDPs	Downsville Tainter Lake
Unincorporated communities	Baxter Caryville Cedar Falls Comfort Connorsville Dunnville Eau Galle Falls City Graytown‡ Hatchville‡ Irvington Meridean Norton Red Cedar Rock Falls Rusk Sand Creek Weston
Ghost towns	Old Tyrone Welch Point
Footnote	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 44°59′17″N 91°42′30″W / 44.98806°N 91.70833°W / 44.98806; -91.70833