Colfax, Washington

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Colfax is a city in Whitman County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,844 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Whitman County^{[Geographic references#6GR6]} and was named after Schuyler Colfax.

Contents

1 History

1.1 Colfax notables

2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

History

Colfax was officially incorporated on November 29, 1881.

Colfax notables

_{Either born, raised, or made Colfax their home.}

Dinsmore Alter, astronomer and meteorologist
Yakima Canutt, rodeo champion and Hollywood stuntman
Tobby Hatley, TV news reporter for KHQ TV in Spokane, Washington
William La Follette, politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Washington
Abe Goff, politician, Republican U.S. House of Representatives from Idaho
Morten Lauridsen, composer of classical music
Kate Bigelow Montague, (5 May 1885 - 30 October 1984) novelist, author, and journalist (also: amateur travel films of primarily southeast Asia, Europe and North America taken by Kate Bigelow Montague ca. mid to late 1930s) [link]
Robert Osborne, Hollywood historian and journalist, prime-time host of Turner Classical Movies

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Geography

Colfax is located at [46°53′3″N, 117°21′49″W] (46.884033, -117.363668)^{[Geographic references#1GR1]}.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.3 km² (1.7 mi²). 4.3 km² (1.7 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

Demographics

As of the census^{[Geographic references#2GR2]} of 2000, there were 2,844 people, 1,191 households, and 740 families residing in the city. The population density was 657.5/km² (1,705.6/mi²). There were 1,357 housing units at an average density of 313.7/km² (813.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.16% White, 0.25% African American, 0.84% Native American, 2.07% Asian, 0.60% from other races, and 2.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.48% of the population.

There were 1,191 households out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,622, and the median income for a family was $47,589. Males had a median income of $32,188 versus $26,349 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,519. About 6.1% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

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