A town of 1,834. A regional job hub with 1,220 jobs.
The 2 things Colfax Township does most differently from other towns.
Where Colfax Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Colfax Township. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents leave Colfax Township for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Bad Axe (23%), Verona Township (8%) and Winsor Township (5%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
Colfax Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| What stands out | Colfax Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.4% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.3% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.2% | 7% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 16% of U.S. communities.
People 65 and older are 23% of residents (19% statewide). 16% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Colfax Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.7% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.2% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.4% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.5% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.1% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 49.5% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.5% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.4% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.7% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.5% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Colfax Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 43 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
The public schools Colfax Township’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 57% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Burning School | K–8 | 20 | Not graded |
| Huron Area Technical Center | 6–12 | — | Not graded |
| Huron Learning Center | PK–12 | 34 | C+ |
4.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Huron County Fairgrounds | — | 1 |
2 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Colfax Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,753 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Colfax Township.