Colfax may refer to:

People

Ellen Maria Colfax Ellen Maria Wade Colfax (July 26, 1836 – March 4, 1911) was the second wife of Schuyler Colfax, who became the first House speaker to be elected vice president when he ran on a ticket headed by Ulysses S. Grant in 1868. She was born in Andover, ...

(1836–1911), second wife of Schuyler Colfax * Evelyn Clark Colfax (1823–1863), first wife of Schuyler Colfax *

Schuyler Colfax Schuyler Colfax Jr. (; March 23, 1823 – January 13, 1885) was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th speaker of the Hous ...

(1823–1885), politician and 17th vice president of the United States * Schuyler Colfax III (1870–1925), American politician, 11th mayor of South Bend, Illinois, and son of the Schuyler Colfax *

William Colfax William Colfax (July 3, 1756 – September 9, 1838) was a Revolutionary War figure who served as Captain of George Washington's Life Guard beginning on March 18, 1778. William was the fifth child born to George Colfax (born: December 25, 1727) ...

(1756–1838), American Revolutionary War officer

Places

Colfax, Saskatchewan Colfax is an unincorporated communityGovernment of Canada Place Names Colfax, Saskatchewan/ref> in Wellington Rural Municipality No. 97 in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located on highway 306, approximately 40 km north of the city o ...

, Canada, an unincorporated community

United States

* Colfax, California, a city * Colfax, Colorado, a ghost town *

Colfax, Illinois Colfax is a village in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 996 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bloomington–Normal Metropolitan Statistical Area. The journalist and Northwestern University professor Elmo Scot ...

, a village *

Colfax, Indiana Colfax is a town in Perry Township, Clinton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 691 at the 2010 census. The town was originally known as Midway since it was a half-way point on the IC&L Railroad between Chicago & Louisville. Rail ...

, a town *

Colfax, Iowa Colfax is a city in Jasper County, Iowa, United States. Colfax is located approximately 24 miles east of Des Moines. The town was founded in 1866, and was named after Schuyler Colfax, vice president under Ulysses S. Grant. The population was 2,255 ...

, a city *

Colfax, Louisiana 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 counted 1,558 at the 2010 ...

, a town * Colfax, North Carolina, an unincorporated community *

Colfax, North Dakota Colfax is a city in Richland County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 172 at the 2020 census. Colfax was founded in 1881. It is part of the Wahpeton, ND– MN Micropolitan Statistical Area. In the mid-1960s it billed itself as ...

, a city * Colfax, Ohio, an unincorporated community *

Colfax, Texas Colfax is an unincorporated populated place in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States. It is located within the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and had a population of 35 in 2000. History The settlement was originally named "Cold Water" and began as ...

, an unincorporated populated place *

Colfax, Washington Colfax is the county seat of Whitman County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,805 at the 2010 census. The population is estimated at 2,911 per the State of Washington Office of Financial Management in 2018 making Colfax the secon ...

, a city *

Colfax, West Virginia Colfax is an unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Colfax is south of downtown Fairmont. Colfax has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as ...

, an unincorporated community * Colfax, Wisconsin, a village * Colfax (town), Wisconsin *

Colfax County, Nebraska Colfax County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 10,515. Its county seat is Schuyler. The county and its seat are named after US Vice President (1869-1873) Schuyler Colfax. In t ...

Colfax County, New Mexico Colfax County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,750. Its county seat is Raton. It is south from the Colorado state line. This county was named for Schuyler Colfax (18231885), sevent ...

Colfax Township (disambiguation) Colfax Township may refer to the following places in the United States: * Colfax Township, Champaign County, Illinois * Colfax Township, Newton County, Indiana * Colfax Township, Boone County, Iowa * Colfax Township, Grundy County, Iowa * Colfax ...

Mount Colfax Mount Colfax is a mountain in the Capital District of New York. It is located north of Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a College town, university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximate ...

, New York *

Colfax Peak Colfax may refer to: People * Ellen Maria Colfax (1836–1911), second wife of Schuyler Colfax * Evelyn Clark Colfax (1823–1863), first wife of Schuyler Colfax * Schuyler Colfax (1823–1885), politician and 17th vice president of the United ...

, a summit near Lincoln Peak in Washington State *

Camp Colfax Camp may refer to: Outdoor accommodation and recreation * Campsite or campground, a recreational outdoor sleeping and eating site * a temporary settlement for nomads * Camp, a term used in New England, Northern Ontario and New Brunswick to descri ...

, a post in the military district of Oregon

Transportation

Colfax Avenue Colfax Avenue is the main street that runs east–west through the Denver metropolitan area in Colorado. As U.S. Highway 40, it was one of two principal highways serving Denver before the Interstate Highway System was constructed. In the local ...

, a major east–west thoroughfare in Denver, Colorado *

Colfax station Colfax station is an Amtrak train station in Colfax, California. Served by the ''California Zephyr'', it is unstaffed. The station was built in 1905 by the Southern Pacific Railroad and was restored in the early 21st century; in addition to a ...

, Colfax, California, an Amtrak train station *

Colfax station (RTD) Colfax station is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) light rail station on the R Line in Aurora, Colorado. The station is located on the light rail bridge elevated above Colfax Avenue between Fitzsimons Parkway and Interstate 225. The st ...

, Aurora, Colorado, a light rail station * Colfax Airport, Colfax, Louisiana

Other uses

* , a U.S. Revenue Cutter Service cutter; see USRC ''Boutwell'' (1873) * Colfax High School (disambiguation) *

Colfax Elementary School The Colfax Elementary & Middle School is a public school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Its building, built in 1911, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. As of October 1, 2017, there were a total of 890 stu ...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on the National Register of Historic Places * ''Colfax'' (beetle), a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae * Colfax Corporation, an American company now known as Enovis * AMD Colfax, CPUs of the Zen+ Threadripper line by Advanced Micro Devices * Colfax Theater, a theater building in South Bend, Indiana, on the National Register of Historic Places

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