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href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%84%D9%81%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%8C_%D8%A2%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%88%D8%A7" title="کولفکس، آیووا – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="کولفکس، آیووا" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_(Iowa)" title="Colfax (Iowa) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Colfax (Iowa)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_(Iowa)" title="Colfax (Iowa) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Colfax (Iowa)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_(lungsod_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_Iowa)" title="Colfax (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Iowa) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Colfax (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Iowa)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax,_Iowa" title="Colfax, Iowa – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Colfax, Iowa" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_(Iowa)" title="Colfax (Iowa) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Colfax (Iowa)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_(Iowa)" title="Colfax (Iowa) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Colfax (Iowa)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_(Iowa)" title="Colfax (Iowa) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Colfax (Iowa)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%84%D9%81%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%8C_%D8%A2%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%88%D8%A7" title="کولفکس، آیووا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کولفکس، آیووا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_(Iowa)" title="Colfax (Iowa) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Colfax (Iowa)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax,_Iowa" title="Colfax, Iowa – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Colfax, Iowa" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_(Iowa)" title="Colfax (Iowa) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Colfax (Iowa)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%81_(%D0%90%D0%B9%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0)" title="Колфакс (Айова) – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Колфакс (Айова)" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax,_Iowa" title="Colfax, Iowa – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Colfax, Iowa" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%81_(%D0%90%D0%B9%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0)" title="Колфакс (Айова) – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Колфакс (Айова)" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_(Iowa)" title="Colfax (Iowa) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Colfax (Iowa)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax,_Iowa" title="Colfax, Iowa – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Colfax, Iowa" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%88%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B3_(%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%B1)" title="كولفاكس (جاسبر) – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="كولفاكس (جاسبر)" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%84%D9%81%DA%A9%D8%B3_(%D8%A2%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%88%D8%A7)" title="کولفکس (آیووا) – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="کولفکس (آیووا)" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_(Iowa)" title="Colfax (Iowa) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Colfax (Iowa)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%81_(%D0%90%D0%B9%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0)" title="Колфакс (Айова) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Колфакс (Айова)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_(Iowa)" title="Colfax (Iowa) – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Colfax (Iowa)" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_(Iowa)" title="Colfax (Iowa) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Colfax (Iowa)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_(Iowa)" title="Colfax (Iowa) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Colfax (Iowa)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%81_(%D0%90%D0%B9%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0)" title="Колфакс (Айова) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Колфакс (Айова)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a 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data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%81_(%D0%90%D0%B9%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0)" title="Колфакс (Айова) – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Колфакс (Айова)" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%81_(%D0%90%D0%B9%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0)" title="Колфакс (Айова) – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Колфакс (Айова)" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a 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data-file-width="2410" data-file-height="1360" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Downtown Colfax, Iowa</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Colfax,_Iowa.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Colfax, Iowa"><img alt="Flag of Colfax, Iowa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Colfax%2C_Iowa.svg/100px-Flag_of_Colfax%2C_Iowa.svg.png" 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.geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Colfax,_Iowa&params=41_40_33_N_93_14_40_W_region:US_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">41°40′33″N</span> <span class="longitude">93°14′40″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">41.67583°N 93.24444°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">41.67583; -93.24444</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">USA</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Iowa.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iowa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Iowa.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iowa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Iowa.svg/45px-Flag_of_Iowa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="714" data-file-height="477" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Iowa" title="List of counties in Iowa">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jasper_County,_Iowa" title="Jasper County, Iowa">Jasper</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Municipal_corporation" title="Municipal corporation">Incorporated</a></th><td class="infobox-data">August 10, 1875</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2020_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2020-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2.64 sq mi (6.84 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">2.42 sq mi (6.25 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.23 sq mi (0.59 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">801 ft (244 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,255</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">933.75/sq mi (360.59/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-6" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-6">UTC-6</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_American_Central_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Central Time Zone">Central (CST)</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-5" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-5">UTC-5</a> (CDT)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_code" class="mw-redirect" title="ZIP code">ZIP code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">50054</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_515" title="Area code 515">515</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">19-15060</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">0455527</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Colfax</b> is a city in <a href="/wiki/Jasper_County,_Iowa" title="Jasper County, Iowa">Jasper County, Iowa</a>, United States. Colfax is located approximately 24 miles east of <a href="/wiki/Des_Moines,_Iowa" title="Des Moines, Iowa">Des Moines</a>. The town was founded in 1866, and was named after <a href="/wiki/Schuyler_Colfax" title="Schuyler Colfax">Schuyler Colfax</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_vice_presidents_of_the_United_States" title="List of vice presidents of the United States">vice president</a> under <a href="/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant" title="Ulysses S. Grant">Ulysses S. Grant</a>. The population was 2,255 at the time of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020 census</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cen2020_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cen2020-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Newton,_Iowa" title="Newton, Iowa">Newton</a> is the county seat; both were named after <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">Revolutionary War</a> soldiers.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colfax,_Iowa&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Colfax was laid out in 1866.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is named for <a href="/wiki/Schuyler_Colfax" title="Schuyler Colfax">Schuyler Colfax</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In its heyday, the city of Colfax had two main industries that drew thousands to the area: the mining of coal, and the use of the <a href="/wiki/Mineral_springs" class="mw-redirect" title="Mineral springs">mineral springs</a> discovered near the city. </p><p>The first large scale coal mine in <a href="/wiki/Jasper_County,_Iowa" title="Jasper County, Iowa">Jasper County</a> was the Watson No. 1 Mine, 5 miles southeast of town, connected to the <a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Rock_Island_and_Pacific_Railroad" title="Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad">Rock Island</a> by a long railroad spur. From 1881 to 1900, the Jasper County Coal and Railway Company operated a number of mines north of Colfax. The Colfax Consolidated Coal Company formed in 1902, bringing the mines of Colfax under a common operator. They opened mine No. 8 in 1905; this was one of the best equipped mines in the state. The coal camp of Severs was run by this company.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/United_Mine_Workers" class="mw-redirect" title="United Mine Workers">United Mine Workers</a> local 56 was organized in Colfax in 1899; by 1907, it had 352 members. Mine wages varied from $2.36 to $2.56 per day.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1912, the UMW union had two locals based in Colfax, Local 56, with 350 members, and Local 671, with 230 members.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the process of drilling for coal in 1875, a well containing high mineral content was discovered near Colfax. The city flourished with this new discovery, and over the next four decades, thousands of people visited the town to partake in the healing powers of the fourteen mineral springs there. Nine hotels offering mineral baths and spa treatments opened to house guests, and four bottling companies opened to produce bottled mineral water for the masses. In 1912–1913, the city received funding to build a <a href="/wiki/Carnegie_library" title="Carnegie library">Carnegie library</a>. The library is still in use today.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The booming business of the city's <a href="/wiki/Mineral_springs" class="mw-redirect" title="Mineral springs">mineral springs</a> industry declined and died out as the Great Depression swept the country.<sup id="cite_ref-Colfax_Main_Street_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Colfax_Main_Street-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colfax,_Iowa&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the city has a total area of 1.80 square miles (4.66 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 1.79 square miles (4.64 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km<sup>2</sup>) is water.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colfax,_Iowa&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1261442011">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output 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class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">620</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">957</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+54.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,053</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+114.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,524</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+22.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2,504</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−0.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,213</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−11.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,222</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,279</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,331</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2,293</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−1.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,234</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−2.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,462</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+10.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,223</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−9.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,093</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−5.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,255</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+7.7%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">Source:<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov">"U.S. Census website"</a>. <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 29,</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=U.S.+Census+website&rft.pub=United+States+Census+Bureau&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.census.gov&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AColfax%2C+Iowa" class="Z3988"></span> and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://data.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/PlacesAll/plpopulation18502000.pdf">Iowa Data Center</a><br />Source: <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cen2020_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cen2020-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ColfaxIowaPopPlot.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="The population of Colfax, Iowa from US census data" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/ColfaxIowaPopPlot.png/220px-ColfaxIowaPopPlot.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/ColfaxIowaPopPlot.png/330px-ColfaxIowaPopPlot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/ColfaxIowaPopPlot.png/440px-ColfaxIowaPopPlot.png 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption>The population of Colfax, Iowa from US census data</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ColfaxMines.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/ColfaxMines.png/220px-ColfaxMines.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="194" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/ColfaxMines.png/330px-ColfaxMines.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/ColfaxMines.png/440px-ColfaxMines.png 2x" data-file-width="608" data-file-height="536" /></a><figcaption>Map of Colfax from 1908, showing the railroads and coal mines (shown in red) of the region.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:FEMA_-_45007_-_Flooded_road_in_Colfax_Iowa.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/FEMA_-_45007_-_Flooded_road_in_Colfax_Iowa.jpg/220px-FEMA_-_45007_-_Flooded_road_in_Colfax_Iowa.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/FEMA_-_45007_-_Flooded_road_in_Colfax_Iowa.jpg/330px-FEMA_-_45007_-_Flooded_road_in_Colfax_Iowa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/FEMA_-_45007_-_Flooded_road_in_Colfax_Iowa.jpg/440px-FEMA_-_45007_-_Flooded_road_in_Colfax_Iowa.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>Part of downtown Colfax was flooded in 2010.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_census">2020 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colfax,_Iowa&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2020 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_census" title="United States census">census</a> of 2020,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> there were 2,255 people, 874 households, and 551 families residing in the city. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 933.9 inhabitants per square mile (360.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 947 housing units at an average density of 392.2 per square mile (151.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The <a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_census" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States census">racial</a> makeup of the city was 92.1% <a href="/wiki/White_Americans" title="White Americans">White</a>, 0.6% <a href="/wiki/African_Americans" title="African Americans">Black or African American</a>, 0.0% <a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a>, 0.6% <a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian</a>, 0.5% <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_Americans" title="Pacific Islander Americans">Pacific Islander</a>, 1.7% from other races and 4.5% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic or Latino</a> persons of any race comprised 2.8% of the population. </p><p>Of the 874 households, 30.9% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 7.9% were cohabitating couples, 24.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 23.6% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 37.0% of all households were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. </p><p>The median age in the city was 39.2 years. 26.9% of the residents were under the age of 20; 4.8% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 26.9% were from 25 and 44; 27.5% were from 45 and 64; and 14.0% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.8% male and 49.2% female. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_census">2010 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colfax,_Iowa&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2010 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><sup id="cite_ref-wwwcensusgov_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wwwcensusgov-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2010, there were 2,093 people, 851 households, and 569 families residing in the city. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 1,169.3 inhabitants per square mile (451.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 927 housing units at an average density of 517.9 per square mile (200.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 98.3% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 0.3% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.4% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 0.1% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.1% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (U.S. Census)">other races</a>, and 0.7% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 0.9% of the population. </p><p>There were 851 households, of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.1% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.95. </p><p>The median age in the city was 38.3 years. 25% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.1% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 14.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.2% male and 50.8% female. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000_census">2000 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colfax,_Iowa&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2000 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the census<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2000, there were 2,223 people, 837 households, and 585 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,632.4 inhabitants per square mile (630.3/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 908 housing units at an average density of 666.8 per square mile (257.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 98.25% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 0.49% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.22% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 0.18% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, and 0.85% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 0.72% of the population. </p><p>There were 837 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.12. </p><p>Age spread: 29.2% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the city was $41,006, and the median income for a family was $48,300. Males had a median income of $35,326 versus $22,150 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,662. About 5.2% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colfax,_Iowa&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Colfax%E2%80%93Mingo_Community_School_District" title="Colfax–Mingo Community School District">Colfax–Mingo Community School District</a> operates area public schools.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Colfax and Mingo school districts consolidated on July 1, 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colfax,_Iowa&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/James_Norman_Hall" title="James Norman Hall">James Norman Hall</a> (1887–1951) author best known for the novel <i><a href="/wiki/Mutiny_on_the_Bounty_(novel)" title="Mutiny on the Bounty (novel)">Mutiny on the Bounty</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herschel_F._Briles" title="Herschel F. Briles">Herschel F. Briles</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> soldier and recipient of the <a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_B._Weaver" title="James B. Weaver">James B. Weaver</a> (1833–1912), 1892 presidential candidate of the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Party_(United_States)" title="People's Party (United States)">People's Party</a> and mayor of Colfax from 1901 to 1903.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Laws" title="Joe Laws">Joe Laws</a> (1911-1979) American Football Player <a href="/wiki/University_of_Iowa" title="University of Iowa">University of Iowa</a>, Big 10 MVP 1933, <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> 1934-1945, NFL Champion 1933,1939,1944, Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame 1972</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Footnotes">Footnotes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colfax,_Iowa&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Footnotes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2020-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2020_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_19.txt">"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files"</a>. 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style="color:inherit;"><div><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat"><span>County seat</span></a>: <b><a href="/wiki/Newton,_Iowa" title="Newton, Iowa"><span>Newton</span></a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/City" title="City">Cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baxter,_Iowa" title="Baxter, Iowa">Baxter</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Colfax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kellogg,_Iowa" title="Kellogg, Iowa">Kellogg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lambs_Grove,_Iowa" title="Lambs Grove, Iowa">Lambs Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynnville,_Iowa" title="Lynnville, Iowa">Lynnville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mingo,_Iowa" title="Mingo, Iowa">Mingo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitchellville,_Iowa" title="Mitchellville, Iowa">Mitchellville</a>‡</li> <li><a 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Iowa">Metz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murphy,_Iowa" title="Murphy, Iowa">Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newburg,_Jasper_County,_Iowa" title="Newburg, Jasper County, Iowa">Newburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rushville,_Iowa" title="Rushville, Iowa">Rushville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vandalia,_Iowa" title="Vandalia, Iowa">Vandalia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;">Footnotes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3" style="color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Iowa_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portal:Iowa (state)"><span>Iowa portal</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:United_States" title="Portal:United States"><span>United States portal</span></a></li></ul> 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