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A township of 1,834 people in Huron County, Michigan

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Conserved land0.5%101 of 22,127 acres

Trails4.1 mi0.1 mi per sq mi

Parks & preserves155 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

1Huron County Fairgrounds1 acres

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About Colfax

Civil township in Michigan, United States

1,753Population

34.9 sq miArea

728 ftElevation

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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Health in Colfax

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Health Grade C−

Healthier than 17% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Michigan

13worse than MI

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.

Conditions 8▼ 4 close Habits 2▼ 2 close Care 1▼ 6 close Mind 2▼ 3 close Everyday needs all close

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16.4%More older adults who have lost all their teethMI 10.2% · worse 11.3%More adults with COPDMI 8.1% · worse 9.2%More adults with heart diseaseMI 7% · worse

Care nearby

Mclaren Thumb RegionBad Axe · 1.7 mi · ER · rural critical access

Great Lakes Bay Health Centers Integrated Care Thumb AreaBad Axe · 1.5 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

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School Grade B

The public schools Colfax’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.

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Big Burning SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 20 students Huron Area Technical CenterHigh · Grades 6–12 Huron Learning Center C+Other · Grades PK–12 · 34 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MI. Ratings are from neighbors.

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