Historical events

• Colfax massacre
  Colfax massacre
  The Colfax massacre or Colfax Riot occurred on Easter Sunday, April 13, 1873, in Colfax, Louisiana, the seat of Grant Parish, during Reconstruction, when white militia attacked freedmen at the Colfax courthouse...
  
  , an 1873 incident in Colfax, Louisiana
• Colfax County War in New Mexico in 1876 between settlers and the Santa Fe Ring
  Santa Fe Ring
  The Santa Fe Ring was a group of powerful attorneys and land speculators in the United States during the late 19th century and into the early 20th century. It amassed a fortune through political corruption and fraudulent land deals. Many prominent people in New Mexico Territory including future...
  
  
• 1958 Colfax, Wisconsin tornado outbreak which killed at least 28 people

People with the surname Colfax

• Schuyler Colfax
  Schuyler Colfax
  Schuyler Colfax, Jr. was a United States Representative from Indiana , Speaker of the House of Representatives , and the 17th Vice President of the United States . To date, he is one of only two Americans to have served as both House speaker and vice president.President Ulysses S...
  
   (1823-1885), politician and 17th Vice President of the United States

Places in North America

• Colfax, Saskatchewan

• Colfax, California
  Colfax, California
  Colfax is a city in Placer County, California, at the crossroads of Interstate 80 and State Route 174. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,963 at the 2010 census...
  
  
  • Colfax High School (California)
    Colfax High School (Colfax, California)
    Colfax High School is a four-year public high school in Colfax, California in the United States. It is in the Placer Union High School District in Placer County. The school currently serves about 840 students living between Auburn, Grass Valley, and Alta/Dutch Flat...
    
     in Colfax, California
• Colfax, Illinois
  Colfax, Illinois
  Colfax is a village in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,061 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bloomington–Normal Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
  
• Colfax, Indiana
  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 Lafayette and Indianapolis; it was later renamed to honor Vice President...
  
  
• Colfax, Iowa
  Colfax, Iowa
  Colfax is a city in Jasper County, Iowa, United States. The town was founded in 1866, and was named for Schuyler Colfax, vice-president with U.S. Grant...
  
  
• Colfax, Louisiana
  Colfax, Louisiana
  Colfax is a town in and the parish seat of Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States. The town, founded in 1869, is named for the vice president of the United States, Schuyler M. Colfax , who served in the first term of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant, for whom the parish is named. Colfax is part of...
  
  
  • Colfax High School was consolidated into Grant High School in Dry Prong, Louisiana
    Dry Prong, Louisiana
    Dry Prong is a village in central Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 421 at the 2000 census.-History:...
    
    
• Colfax, North Carolina
  Colfax, North Carolina
  Colfax is a small unincorporated community located in Guilford County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a population of 2,469. Colfax is located at ....
  
  
• Colfax, North Dakota
  Colfax, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 91 people, 40 households, and 28 families residing in the city. The population density was 102.5 people per square mile . There were 44 housing units at an average density of 49.6 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White...
  
  
• Colfax, Washington
  Colfax, Washington
  Colfax is the county seat of Whitman County, Washington, United States.The population was 2,805 at the 2010 census.It is situated amidst wheat-covered hills in a valley at the confluence of the north and south forks of the Palouse River. U.S...
  
  
  • Colfax High School
• Colfax (town), Wisconsin
  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 , of which, 34.2 square miles of it is land and 0.3 square miles of it is...
  
  
• Colfax, Wisconsin
  Colfax, Wisconsin
  Colfax is a village in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,136 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Colfax.-Geography:Colfax is located at ....
  
  
  • Colfax High School (Wisconsin)
    Colfax High School (Wisconsin)
    Colfax High School is a public school serving grades 9 through 12 in Colfax, Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States.-External links:*...
    
    
  • Colfax Railroad Museum
    Colfax Railroad Museum
    The Colfax Railroad Museum is a railroad museum in Colfax, Wisconsin.-Collection:The museum currently has a growing collection of railroad equipment from railroads that serviced the western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota region...
    
    

• Colfax Oil Field, Grant Parish, Louisiana
  Grant Parish, Louisiana
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 18,698 people, 7,073 households, and 5,276 families residing in the parish. The population density was 29 people per square mile . There were 8,531 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...
  
  
• Camp Colfax, military camp, Malheur County, Oregon
  Malheur County, Oregon
  Malheur County is a county located in the southeast corner of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the eight-county definition of Eastern Oregon. Most of the county observes the Mountain Time Zone, although the southern quarter of the county observes the Pacific Time Zone along with the...
  
  
• Colfax Peak, summit, Whatcom County, Washington
  Whatcom County, Washington
  Whatcom County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name ultimately derives from the Lummi word Xwotʼqom, meaning "noisy water." As of 2010, the population was 201,140. The county seat is at Bellingham, which is also the county's largest city...
  
  
• Colfax Avenue
  Colfax Avenue
  Colfax Avenue is the main street that runs east–west through the Denver-Aurora 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 street system, it lies 15 blocks north of the zero...
  
  , a major east-west thoroughfare in Denver, Colorado

Other

• Colfax (band), a heavy rock band from Brockville, Ontario
• The Colfax, a 125-foot U.S. Coast Guard cutter (ship); transferred to the U.S. Navy in 1917 and served in the vicinity of Baltimore, Maryland during World War I; returned to the Coast Guard in 1919
• Colfax (genus)
  Colfax (genus)
  Colfax stewensi is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Colfax....
  
  , a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae

See also

• Colfax County (disambiguation)
• Colfax Township (disambiguation)