Colfax County, New Mexico

Colfax County
Colfax County
County
	Colfax County Courthouse in Raton
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	Location within the U.S. state of New Mexico
	New Mexico's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 36°37′N 104°38′W / 36.61°N 104.64°W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
Founded	January 25, 1869
Named for	Schuyler Colfax
Seat	Raton
Largest city	Raton
Area
• Total	3,768 sq mi (9,760 km2)
• Land	3,758 sq mi (9,730 km2)
• Water	10 sq mi (30 km2) 0.3%
Population (2020)
• Total	12,387
• Density	3.3/sq mi (1.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	www.co.colfax.nm.us

Colfax County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,387.^[1] Its county seat is Raton.^[2] It is south from the Colorado state line. This county was named for Schuyler Colfax (1823–1885), seventeenth Vice President of the United States under U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant.

^ "Colfax County, New Mexico". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "NRA Whittington Center". Raton, New Mexico. Retrieved October 12, 2017.