Colfax, Louisiana
Colfax, Louisiana | |
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| Town of Colfax | |
Colfax City Hall | |
Location of Colfax in Grant Parish, Louisiana. | |
Colfax Colfax | |
| Coordinates: 31°31′15″N 92°42′01″W / 31.52083°N 92.70028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Grant Parish |
| Founded | 1869 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.50 sq mi (3.88 km2) |
| • Land | 1.49 sq mi (3.86 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 92 ft (28 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,428 |
| • Rank | GR: 1st |
| • Density | 957.6/sq mi (369.73/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 71417 |
| Area code | 318 |
| FIPS code | 22-16375 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406294 |
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 was 1,428 at the 2020 census. The town was the site of the 1873 Colfax massacre.