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Colfax, California | |
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 Location of Colfax in Placer County, California. | |
  Colfax, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°5′50″N 120°57′14″W / 39.09722°N 120.95389°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Placer |
| Incorporated | February 23, 1910[1] |
| Named for | Schuyler Colfax |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Trinity Burruss[2] |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Kim Douglas[2] |
| • Councilmember | Larry Hillberg[2] |
| • Councilmember | Caroline McCully[2] |
| • Councilmember | Sean Lomen[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.41 sq mi (3.64 km2) |
| • Land | 1.41 sq mi (3.64 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 2,425 ft (739 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,995 |
| • Density | 1,418.92/sq mi (547.85/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 95713 |
| Area code | 530 |
| FIPS code | 06-14498 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1655912 |
| Website | www |
Colfax (formerly Alden Grove, Alder Grove, Illinoistown, and Upper Corral) is a city in Placer County, California,[4] at the crossroads of Interstate 80 and State Route 174. The population was 1,963 at the 2010 census. The town is named in honor of U.S. Vice President Schuyler Colfax (1869–73), a bronze statue of whom stands at Railroad Street and Grass Valley Street.[5] (This is one of two known statues of Schuyler Colfax in the United States,[6] the other located in Indianapolis, Indiana.[7])
Some of the town's notable features include the newly restored Southern Pacific Railroad colonnade-style depot (which houses the Colfax Museum and Chamber of Commerce) built in 1905,[8] the downtown shops on Main Street, and Colfax High School, which serves a large surrounding area.
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Colfax City Council". The City of Colfax, California. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ a b "Colfax". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ^ Statue of Schuyler Colfax, Vice President of the US (1869-73), Colfax, CA
- ^ "Schuyler Colfax Monument | Sierra Nevada Geotourism". sierranevadageotourism.org.
- ^ "Schuyler Colfax Statue - Indianapolis, Indiana". www.presidentsusa.net.
- ^ Bender, Henry E. Jr. (2013). Southern Pacific Lines Standard-Design Depots. Berkeley and Wilton, California: Signature Press. p. 241. ISBN 9781930013339.