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ColfaxMI

A town of 1,834. A regional job hub with 1,220 jobs.

Population
1,834
−7% since 2010
Median home value
$160K
Census ACS
Household income
$69K
median
Median age
40.4
years
Jobs based here
1,220
A job hub

What makes Colfax stand out

The 2 things Colfax does most differently from other towns.

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A job hub

Every workday, about 1,145 people come to Colfax for work

Where Colfax’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

23% → Bad Axe Bad Axe 23% 8% → Verona Verona 8% 5% → Winsor Winsor 5% 2% → Bingham Bingham 2% 2% → Harbor Beach Harbor Beach 2% 2% → Elkland Elkland 2% Colfax · 11% stay
1,220jobs based in Colfax
11%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2021

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Work & commute

About one in nine working residents works right in Colfax

Most working residents leave Colfax for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Bad Axe (23%), Verona (8%) and Winsor (5%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

11%work in town

Where working residents work

In Colfax11%
Bad Axe23%
Verona8%
Winsor5%
Bingham2%
13 mi
median commute distance
1,220
jobs based in Colfax
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSCommute map →
Health

Healthier than 17% of U.S. towns

Colfax beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.

C−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better19 too close to call13 worse
What stands outColfaxMI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth16.4%10.2%
More adults with COPD11.3%8.1%
More adults with heart disease9.2%7%
Mclaren Thumb Region
1.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
14th
percentile among MI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 16% of U.S. communities.

16risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
16Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Colfax 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.

43″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–31°
Spring34–54°
Summer57–78°
Fall41–59°
Oct 19
typical first frost
May 5
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Schools

Colfax’s public schools outperform 57% of Michigan districts

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.

BSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Big Burning SchoolK–820Not graded
Huron Area Technical Center6–12—Not graded
Huron Learning CenterPK–1234C+
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduationAll 3 schools →
Outdoors

0.5% of Colfax is conserved land

4.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0.5%conserved
0.5%
conserved · 101 of 22,127 acres
4.1 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Huron County Fairgrounds—1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Plat book of Huron County, Michigan - also patron's business and general farmer's directory of Huron Co., Mich. - with …
1904 · Plat book of Huron County, Michigan - also patron's business and general farmer's directory of Huron Co., Mich. - with … · Wikimedia Commons
Colfax’s story

Colfax in pictures

2 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

Colfax Township (Huron), MI location
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About Colfax

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.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
1,753
Area
35 sq mi
Elevation
728 ft

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