Colfax, Louisiana

Colfax, Louisiana
Colfax, Louisiana
Town
	Town of Colfax
	Colfax City Hall
	Location of Colfax in Grant Parish, Louisiana.
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	Coordinates: 31°31′11″N 92°42′30″W / 31.51972°N 92.70833°W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Founded	1869
Parish seat	Grant Parish
Metropolitan area	Alexandria
Government
• Type	Mayor
• Body	Gerald Hamilton (D)
Area
• Total	1.50 sq mi (3.88 km2)
• Land	1.49 sq mi (3.86 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	100 ft (30 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,428
• Rank	GR: 1st
• Density	957.75/sq mi (369.73/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	71417
Area code	318

Colfax is a town in, and the parish seat of, Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States,^[4] founded in 1869. Colfax is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana metropolitan area. The largely African American population of Colfax counted 1,558 at the 2010 census.^[5]

^ Mayor Gerald Hamilton is listed among the state and local officials who have endorsed the reelection in 2014 of Democrat U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu.
^ "Landrieu's GOP Endorsements Pale In Comparison To 2008 Election". thehayride.com. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Colfax city, Louisiana". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 14, 2016.^{[dead link]}