Colfax Township is a

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of Wexford County in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 897 at the 2020 census.

Communities

* Meauwataka is an

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in the township at . The community was first settled in 1867 near Lake Meauwataka, which was originally called Lake Dayhuff. A post office named Meauwataka began operating on May 2, 1872 with Enos Dayduff serving as the first postmaster. The post office remained in operation until April 30, 1952. *Soper is a former community that began as a sawmill settlement in the township, and a post office briefly operated under the name Soper from March 23, 1900 until August 31, 1901.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.40%) is water.

Demographics

At the 2000

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, there were 763 people, 286 households and 229 families residing in the township. The

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was 21.6 per square mile (8.3/km). There were 411 housing units at an average density of 11.6 per square mile (4.5/km). The racial makeup of the township was 99.74%

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, 0.13% from

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, and 0.13% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.13% of the population. There were 286 households, of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.2% were

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living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.99. 27.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.8 males. The

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was $39,135 and the median family income was $41,458. Males had a median income of $30,781 versus $23,167 for females. The

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for the township was $16,082. About 4.5% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the

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, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Colfax Township is served by two public school districts. The majority of the township is served by

Mesick Consolidated Schools Mesick ( ) is a village in Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 397 at the 2020 census. The majority of the village is located within Springville Township with a very small portion extending east into Antioch Towns ...

to the west in

Mesick Mesick ( ) is a village in Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 397 at the 2020 census. The majority of the village is located within Springville Township with a very small portion extending east into Antioch Towns ...

, while the northeast portion of the township is served by Manton Consolidated Schools to the east in Manton.

References

Sources

External links

Colfax Township office website
{{Authority control Townships in Michigan Townships in Wexford County, Michigan Populated places established in 1869 1869 establishments in Michigan