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{{Hatnote|There are other townships named [[Colfax Township, Michigan (disambiguation)|Colfax Township, Michigan]].}}
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|official_name = Colfax Township, Michigan
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Mecosta County, Michigan|Mecosta]]
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|postal_code = 49342 (Rodney)<br />49307 ([[Big Rapids, Michigan|Big Rapids]])
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'''Colfax Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Mecosta County, Michigan|Mecosta County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,962 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/>
==History==
Colfax Township was organized in 1869.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=125}}
== Communities ==
* '''Byers''' began around a shingle mill in 1870. It was also a depot on the [[Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad]]. It had a post office from 1877 until 1902.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=91}}
* '''Rodney''' is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] in the southeast part of the township at {{Coord|43|40|25|N|85|19|42|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|636107|Rodney, Michigan}}</ref> The Rodney [[ZIP code]], 49342, serves areas in the eastern and north central parts of the township. The Rodney ZIP code also serves most of the western part of [[Martiny Township, Michigan|Martiny Township]] as well as small areas of northeast [[Austin Township, Mecosta County, Michigan|Austin Township]] and northwest [[Morton Township, Michigan|Morton Township]] to the south and the southeast corner of [[Grant Township, Mecosta County, Michigan|Grant Township]] and the southwest part of [[Chippewa Township, Mecosta County, Michigan|Chippewa Township]] to the north. The town is the home to the characters of Jef Mallett's ''[[Frazz]]'', a comic strip about a school [[janitor]] named Edwin "Frazz" Frazier, a [[Renaissance man]] and ultra-triathlete. His bored genius sidekick Caulfield, girlfriend Jane Plainwell, friend James Burke, boss Mr. Spaetzle, discordant teacher Mrs. Olsen, and athletic adversary Coach Hacker all reside in Rodney, and are (except for Caulfield, who is a student) staff at the fictional Bryson Elementary School.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49342&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49342 5-Digit ZCTA, 493 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
==Geography==
Colfax Township is in central Mecosta County, with [[Big Rapids, Michigan|Big Rapids]], the [[county seat]], {{convert|2|mi|0}} west of the township's western border. State highway [[M-20 (Michigan highway)|M-20]] passes through the center of the township, connecting Big Rapids to the west with Rodney on the eastern edge of the township, then continuing southeast to the village of [[Mecosta, Michigan|Mecosta]].
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|35.1|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|0.7|sqmi|km2}}, or 2.06%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The majority of the township drains west to the [[Muskegon River]], which crosses the township's southwest corner. The southeast corner of the township drains to the West Branch of the [[Little Muskegon River]].
==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,975 people, 734 households, and 566 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|56.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 806 housing units at an average density of {{convert|22.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 96.76% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.46% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.61% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 1.82% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.41% of the population.
There were 734 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $46,071, and the median income for a family was $50,917. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $23,938 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $19,418. About 5.9% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.
==References==
===Notes===
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===Sources===
*{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |series=Great Lakes Books Series |type=Paperback |orig-year=1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |___location=Detroit, Michigan |isbn=978-0-8143-1838-6 }}
{{Mecosta County, Michigan}}
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[[Category:Townships in Mecosta County, Michigan]]
[[Category:1869 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
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